"Ini ndinonzi Mariam uye ndakapedza kudzidza kuSan Diego State University muna Chivabvu gore rino, ndine dhigirii reinjiniya. Chiitiko changu chesvomhu, kubva pre K kusvika giredhi regumi nembiri, changa chiri dombo. Hameno, yaive nema ups and downs ayo. Ndaiti kusvika giredhi rechisere, ndakava neruzivo rwakanaka pasvomhu apo ndainyatsokunda pasina kushanda nesimba. Saka chero zvandaidzidza mukirasi, ndaisafanira kudzokera kumba kuti ndinyatsozvidzidza nokuti ndakangozviwana. Zvino pandaiuya kuzoita bvunzo, kana kuti ndoita basa remumba, kana rimwe rakadaro, chero chinhu cherudzi irworwo, ndaiwana maA pasina kumbonyanya kuzama mazviri. Saka ndinofungidzira kubva ndichiri mudiki kusvika giredhi rechisere, chaive chiitiko changu chesvomhu apo ndaingodziwana. Uye ndizvo zvazviri.

Zvino chiitiko ichocho chakaita shanduko huru pandakangopinda chikoro chesekondari, uye ndaifanira kutora kirasi yejometry nemumwe mudzidzisi. Ndaisanyatsonzwisisa pfungwa yekuti ndiende kumba kunodzidzira chimwe chidzidzo, nekuti ndakanga ndichangopedza chikoro ndisina. Uye saka pandakanga ndichitora iyo kirasi yejometry, ndaive nedambudziko rakawanda. Ndakanga ndisiri kunzwisisa pfungwa dzacho. Zvakanga zvisina musoro kwandiri nekuti zvaisaita kunge zvinoshanda. Asi sewe giredhi repfumbamwe, geometry ine musoro here kwauri mupfungwa yenyika? Nyika inoshanda sei? Kwete chaizvo uye saka zvaindibhowa. Handina kunakirwa. 

Mukirasi yacho yaityisawo. Mudzidzisi aingodaidza vanhu kuti vapindure mibvunzo zvisina tsarukano. Uye kana usina kunyatsozvinzwisisa unenge watonyara pamberi pekirasi yese kwete nekuti hauna kuwana mhinduro chaiyo asi nekuti anenge... haana kupopota asi aiti, “ Sei musiri kuterera? Sei usina kudzidza? Sei uri mukirasi yangu?" Zvinhu zvinoenderana nechisikigo ichocho chaunoziva kuti haudi kutorwa asi hauzive kana uri, saka zuva rega rega kupinda mukirasi kwairwadza nekuti [ndakafunga], "Aa ini ndichasarudzwa. nhasi? Handisi kuenda nhasi?" Zvino kana akakufonera uye kana ukawana zvakanaka, ipapo unowana rumbidzo dzese uye kana ukasazviwana zvakanaka zvinonzwa sekunge ndicho chinhu chinonyadzisa kwazvo chakaitika kwauri. 

Uye kana zvasvika pakutora bvunzo yekutanga, ndakawana nhamba muma30s. Muzana ungwaru, ndinotenda kuti yaive 38% kana 32% yandakawana mubvunzo yangu yekutanga yejometri muchikoro chesekondari. Uye, chokwadi chakandiparadza. Zvino ndakatarisa bepa rangu, uye zvizhinji zvacho zvaive zvehunyanzvi. Zvaingove zvehunyanzvi zvekuti akabvisa mapoinzi akawanda, kwandaive ndawana mhinduro chaiyo, asi handina kuzviisa mubhokisi, asi iniwo ndakawana zvinhu zvakawanda zvisizvo, kungoita zvisizvo. Senge ndisina kuzviwana. Saka ndakaenda kunotaura naye ndikati, “Ndoita sei? Ndinofanira kupasa kirasi yako. Chii chandingaita kuti ndipase kirasi yako?" Uye akati, "Zvakanaka, zano rangu kwauri nderekuti udzikise kirasi yangu, nekuti haisi yako, hausi wekirasi yangu, unofanirwa kuenda kukirasi yepasi yemasvomhu," nekuti yaive kirasi yejiometry yekuremekedza. . Uye ndakati, “Ndichafunga nezvazvo.” 

Asi nechemumoyo, ndaiziva kuti ndaisazozviita. Ndaive ndopedzisa class. Saka ini, ndiyo yaive nguva yekutanga kuenda kumba. Uye ndakangozvitarisa mugirazi ndokuti, "Mariam, unofanira kunyatsodzidza." Uye saka kweiyo semester yese, ndakadzidza butt yangu. Uye zvakadaro, payakasvika kune yekupedzisira, payakasvika kugiredhi rangu rekupedzisira, kunyangwe bvunzo yangu yekutanga yaive kuma30s, mushure meizvozvo, bvunzo dzangu dzese dzaive 90% zvichikwira, ndakapedzisira ndawana C mu. iyo semester yekutanga. Asi zvino semesita yakatevera, ndakawana A mukirasi iyi. Uye ndakanga ndataura naye ndikati, “Ndaiva mudzidzi weA,” saka ndakanga ndine maA ose, kunze kwejeometry. Semester yangu yekutanga, ndakaita C, uye zvaive nekuda kwebvunzo imwe yekutanga. Uye ndakabvunza kana aigona kungoidonhedza. Kureva kuti yaingova bvunzo imwe chete. Uye iye akati, “Kwete.” Uye chii chaizvo akamira neni ndechokuti pandakanga ndichiedza kuenda sophomore gore rangu, nemakirasi, uye akati, "Musafunga kutora honours kirasi," akadaro. “Edza kuenda padanho repasi,” kunyangwe mushure medzimwe bvunzo dzese dzandaifanira kuita mukirasi iyi dzaive pamusoro pe90%. Akanga achiri kundiona pabvunzo yekutanga iya kuti ndaingova mwana wechikoro uya."