good evening, america, and maayong buntag, pilipinas.
it's nice to meet you. my name is jia, a 20 year old girl looking to share her story with the world as i find my life's purpose.
a bit of background on who i am--
i was born in the winter of 2004, in a little place called surrey, in beautiful british columbia, canada.
not long after, my mother, my kuya (older brother) and i picked up and moved to mandaue city, philippines where my mother went back to school to get her BSN. my father stayed in the USA to provide for us while she studied.
and just about two years later, she graduated, and we were joined together with my father again in the beautiful state of oregon, USA.
i grew up in oregon for over 15 years of my life. we visited our hometown in the philippines as much as we could; almost every one to three years. alongside of that, we frequented canada as much as possible, too. wherever our family was, our hearts travelled to them.
which brings this brief story of mine to the present.
i now live a completely new life, as i have moved back to my gorgeous hometown in mandaue city, philippines. though it hasn't been anywhere close to easy living without my parents and brother, i feel grateful to be able to seize the opportunity to attend school at the university of san carlos in the bachelor of science in nursing program.
with a plethora of new things to learn, experiences to live, people to meet, the ineffable wander of human life is one i want to share with you everyday.
i can't wait to get to know you.
yours,
miss jia.