The Journey Begins

Growing up in a Jamaican home is always fun. We get to go out and play football with our friends, swim in the nearby river, or climb the neighbour's mango tree and hide out up there until we had a full stomach.
We then pass through primary school and pray we get into the high school of our choice. That, my friends, is when we realize that we want to be somebody big: a pilot, a doctor, an engineer, a lawyer, to name a few.
My dream was to become a nurse, like my mother. Sadly, I graduated from high school at a very tender age and none of the Nursing Schools I applied to would take me; so I did the next best thing: I applied to Teachers' College. I was qualified but still had to wait another year before they would take me. So in 2003, I started; and I did what anyone my age would have done: I proved the masses wrong! Age is just a number and it does not define when one can become successful!
I went on to pursue my Bachelor's Degree in Education, and I managed to get a few years' teaching experience in the mix. But something was missing! That was just not enough! I wanted more! So I applied to university in Canada, and no, I'm not pursuing a Master's Degree in Education. I'm planning to revolutionize people's way of thinking; the way how people look at and think about their environment.
So my journey began in the middle of winter 2012, when I moved to a whole new country to start my educational journey. Follow my bi-monthly blog to learn of my experiences in Canada, and how it might help you to realize that everything is indeed possible!


Jodi-Ann is an Environmental Studies major in Nova Scotia, Canada.