Dreaming of College
Grace, Vienna and Joan are poor, hardworking and imbued with the desire for knowledge and a comfortable life. For the moment, however, all they can do is dream about the possibilities.
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By Jeffrey B. Javier
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? This is the story of three young women and their dream of a college education.
Grace Cloribel, 21, was born in a family of 10 children. Being the eighth, she was lucky enough to graduate from high school and had the chance to enter college. On her freshman year, she enrolled at the University of Mindanao, taking up commerce. She wanted to be a corporate woman.
One year later, she was forced to stop schooling because she had to help provide for her poor family?s needs. Her rather large family depends on the salary of their mother, who works as a clerk at City Hall. The father, a tailor, contributes to the household?s meager income. Grace?s older siblings are busy raising their own families; some don?t have stable jobs, some just bum around.
DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) — Some may think it was bound to happen: banana chips that taste like durian. The Davao provinces, after all, are known for their bananas and their durian. Wouldn?t it be nice to fuse — fusion chips! — the flavors of the two fruits?