taking a break from the holiday rush (and from our blog delinquency!) by sharing you what was shared with us.
a few weeks back, i had a friend arnel casanova come to our office to share his story with us.
if there's anyone who can say that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, it's him.
he was born into a very poor family,
and against all odds, he was able to finish school...
learning english through the old pages of old Newsweek magazines that were used to wrap fish in the market he worked in as a child...
working in a bakery (to get through college), and sleeping on its floors since he had nowhere to stay...
all this (and more) didn't stop him from succeeding...
and when i say "succeed", i mean
graduating with flying colors,
getting a law degree
(while working for a law degree, winning an honorary award from President Ramos for some peacekeeping work he had done),
... and yes... getting a degree in Harvard.
read more about him here.
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