Life long learning... Never too late!

"Both of my parents are in their 60s and they are hardworking farmers.  I am 38 years old now and I love learning but it wasn’t the same when I was younger.  When I was 16 years old at grade 9, I dropped out from school because I didn’t enjoy

it.  So I became a carpentry apprentice and was earning $1 a day.  After a few months, I lost interest so I started farming with my parents.  I wanted to return to school after a few years of farming, unfortunately, my father would not support me.  To make the matter worse, no school would take me as I was much older than the other children.  Then I started learning English in the evening and farming during the day.  When I was 22 years old, I wanted to attend High School but may father once again could not support me.  So I became a tourist motorbike driver where I could earn money and practiced English with tourists at the same time.  Later on, I went to the temple school for education.  After 7 years at the temple, I finally graduated from High School and I was 31 years old.  That was one of my proudest moments in life!  My spirit for learning continues from there and I finally graduated from university not long ago.  When I was young, my dream was to become a policeman as they look handsome in the uniform.  Nowadays, I farm in the morning then work at my wife’s corner shop before teaching at the community school.  I am happily married and have two beautiful daughters."