hiiii! i'm a silent reader of yours and i haven't sent you an ask until today. >< i was honestly happy when i learned you're a filipino too! just turned 18 a month ago and it's my first time voting. i thought we'd finally have a good president but.... 😔
you're like an ate because i can see how you respond to your readers and your blog radiates safe place and i feel like you're the right person to ask something about life or adulting 🌹 i'm currently a humss student and will be in college soon. i was thinking that i will most likely take courses aligned to my strand like social work, but i'm still very undecided. my parents said an uncle living in the states is willing to pay for everything if i take nursing. problem is i'm a scaredy cat and i don't know if i could make it. only thing i want in the future is to leave the philippines, specially because of what's happening right now lol 😭 what should i do? T^T
Hi darling! Oh my gosh, I wasn't expecting this ask and now I'm feeling a little nervous answering it because I feel like it holds a lot of weight BUT i will try my best to help. 😭
First of all, I am so SO proud of you for being a part of the youth who chose to stand in the right side of history. It is a very heart-breaking era that we're facing right now in the Philippines—i have been staring at nothing and felt so empty after hearing about the results of the elections—but I want to believe that it's people like us, especially young blood like you who can give us hope.
As for your course, I know it can be difficult to make a decision especially with a fully-paid tuition involved but if you ask me, I'd go for whatever it is that I really am interested in. It sounds cliche, but i really do believe that if you like what you're doing, you really wont have to work a day in your life, or at least it will make the hard times of your career (and believe me, you will have them) livable because you believe in what you're doing. BUT i do understand why you would consider the other option, especially with the possibility of our economy crashing. Also, if you do choose nursing, that doesn't mean you'll be stuck with it forever. We can always start and restart no matter which stage we are in life.🙂 personally though, i'd prefer choosing what i love. Maybe you can ask yourself, "will this make me happy?" "Can i live with this?"
Anyway, i hope this was helpful! I feel like i just ranted there lol. Oh. And maybe you can listen to T.Swift's song "Only the Young." I have been listening to it on repeat and i think it suits our situation now. You might find inspiration from it. Laban lang. 💖