MY MOTHER AND ELDER BROTHER, both residents in the United States, had been looking for opportunities that would enable me to join them. Knowing this filled me with hope. And, though it took a while, I eventually received a phone call from my mother. She had secured me a scholarship at the University Academy in Silicon Valley, California. I was among ten students from countries around the world picked for a pilot class to undertake a master’s degree in global trade and finance. I was thrilled beyond words. And, thus, would begin a journey not only in distance to the fabled land of opportunity, but a journey to the intricacies of life and love.It would be a long way from the days I used to belittle myself that I was inadequate, that I didn’t have it in me to accomplish things. To see success in people, I did not see the hard work they must have put in to be where they are. To me, their success was a straight line, not one of ups and downs. And yet, to lead the life I would live in...
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