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我是我们的。 我来自菲律宾，2019年刚搬到这里。

我想说，六年前，当我搬到这里时，我经历了文化冲击。

I moved here and I couldn’t even speak English well. I didn’t have any friends.

我只是呆在家里。 I didn’t work.

我只是躺在床上，刷手机。

My body clock was changing because, you know, we’re 12 hours ahead back home—so it was very different.

我妈妈告诉我，我必须参加普通教育水平考试才能拿到文凭，上大学。

I was like, “But I just got my diploma from the Philippines!”

It’s a different program. I didn’t know they had a 12-year school system here.

我们有一个不同的设置。

But my mom said, “You can do it.”

所以我在2020年开始参加GED考试。

我拿了，然后停了下来。 我戒了几个月。

Then I took it again—and I failed.

我又放弃了。

Until one day, I said to myself, “I have to do it, because I really want to be a healthcare worker.”

但要做到这一点，我需要一张文凭。

I took the last two subjects—and I finally made it!

我决定回到学校，因为我意识到教育是如此重要。

I realized that education is what’s going to lead me to my professional goals and my career.

我想为自己创造一个更好的未来。

东北大学做得很好。

他们真的帮我度过了难关。

The people who work in this area didn’t give up on me.

太不可思议了。 I was like, “Wow.”

每一步，他们都指引着我。

“Okay, this is what you need to do. 这就是你需要学习的。 You can do it.”

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不可思议。

So, I’m a caregiver right now—and I enjoy it.

我的一些病人是孤身一人。 They don’t have family. They don’t have kids.

That’s why I’m here—to help them. I’m here to support them.

That’s the reason why I want to be in healthcare, and I want to continue.

我已经完成了我的助理技师学校。

It was so hard—so hard to memorize the top 200 medicines.

I thought, “Maybe I should try a different career.”

然后我看到了这个节目：x射线技术，也就是放射技术员。

A radiology technician is a healthcare professional who does imaging—X-rays, ultrasounds.

I thought, “I want to do this.”

And that’s what I want.

As long as it’s a healthcare job, I’m fine.

你必须相信自己，走出你的舒适区。

To anyone out there who thinks they’re starting too late or that the odds are stacked against them—please remember my story.

你比环境更强大，你的未来正等着你去把握。