Story of My Life
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“ Worthy of Worth?” by Josiah Watanabe-Pg. 17
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Amanda Angeles-Pg. 6
Story of My Life
“ Johnny Smith: Belonging” by Sarah Lee
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A Journey of
“ Worthy of Worth?” by Josiah Watanabe-Pg. 17
Strength
By Audrey Wasito
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I n our darkest hour we find a force compelling us to give up. It might also get Volume to the point 5.1 when October both our mind and body give up; this is when depression hits and just when we thought things couldn’ t get better, hope comes. Hope comes in all different forms, but for Mr. Fosdahl, it came telling him to start anew. It told him to open a new chapter of his life, even if it meant doing something out of this world.
Mr. Fosdahl’ s darkest hour came during the last semester of his master’ s degree in college. Maybe it was because of the workload, but nonetheless his exhaustion prompted depression to hit him. Mr. Fosdahl, not knowing what steps to take next, did something very simple: he called his parents. They encouraged him to take some time off. So, he decided to attend a conference which hired teachers to teach abroad. One school caught his eye: a school at Kabul, Afghanistan.
He arrived in Afghanistan with no experience of teaching as a certified teacher, but he did have bravery- and frankly, that ' s all he needed. As soon as he arrived at Kabul, his schedule was already packed with six classes to teach. Additionally, he was also in charge of Model United Nations, Student Government, and of the school’ s accreditation process. To many of us the list above may just be a list of classes, but for an aspiring teacher it was a challenge. His new beginning did not start off smoothly. He experienced several bomb attacks and emergency evacuations; this did not make his transition easier. He was working harder than ever by teaching a multitude of classes and also finding time to take care of himself. It was challenging to say the least, but he preserved through it with relentless grit. Nothing was going to bring him down; he kept pushing through his emotional stress until his hectic schedule became normal. Mr. Fosdhal was stepping into a new world, and he survived simply by his strength to conquer what seemed impossible. Today, the challenge Mr“. Italy Fosdahl faced: Rising in Kabul inspires him to push himself harder in life. Even when things look hopeless, you should keep believing in yourself. He came into a warzone, not knowing what to expect, but he left with a valuable From life lesson the: to have a fearless attitude even in the hardest of by times. Mr. Fosdahl had a dauntless willingness to begin an adventure with essentially nothing but courage- this is“ a Brave Start.”
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