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Graduation Feb 2019, Inha University A Tough but A Start |
Every morning, getting up from a sleep, preparing and heading to work, I was working as a housing planning officer in my office which had only me as a person who graduated from architecture. This daily habit repeated again and again till I felt I wanted to do something different but it was just a feeling not an actual plan. I had a good relationship with everyone around me and could be said I was having a good job too. It was maybe what I dreamed for.
It was a time I were on a mission trip outside the country that I heard about a scholarship opportunity. I was hesitate to apply because it was too rush and I thought I were not ready to move to live in another country for three years in this next 5months if I passed. There was something happened and it was a sad night with a heavy raining. The atmosphere started to change. It was not simply quiet, stable, and peaceful anymore. My few shell collection from the beach were all dead as well. There seemed a sight of "it's change". Situations made me move on to the next step so I had to apply. Yeah, I passed! it was a sad moment to decide to go or not. It was probably what I had dreamed for so far but it just did not come into the right time. Anyway, I had to make a decision. Then I chose to go and laid the rest work for itself. A song "when God has another plan" which I steadily listened draw me far away from all the confusion. Learn to be small is a voice from several preaching on Sunday so I said "yes, I go".
For three months, it was so short and I was not really ready to go. On March 05, 2016, I arrived South Korea with other three Cambodia students. I was heading from the airport to a dormitory which was already prepared for me. It was on Saturday. I was heading to a church. For the first year in Korea, I had to study Korean to prepare for TOPIK exam. I had to pass level 3 to be able to enroll for Master courses and level 4 for the graduation. It is the school regulation. My first year was frustrated. I had a burden of a must pass Korean test to go for a Master. I had two times exam. I failed!. It was my last time to take the exam. If I could not pass, I would have either been sent back to Cambodia or stayed in Korea for 6months before I could enroll to Autumn semester and wait for another exam date. It made me nervous. I did not study hard enough to be ready for the exam. I lost my spirit. I did not feel belong to where I were in. Finally, I did it! I passed the exam. I eventually found a studio design under supervision of my research professor. For two years, there were many to write about but let me keep in blank here. In early 2019, I graduated but I could not be back to my home country right away. I had to stay for two months for a treatment.
Now I am working with Petram Design International as an architect. It is a very good start back to home country. I have many things to learn in the company. They are so nice. Yeah! Also, I can say that I am on the right path to my dream. I take some of my spare time to write down this blog and I hope it is something that is a part to help you in struggling time of life or it might be a motivation story for me and you to go for the next. The story is missing much part of it. I am trying to write it down into a whole story. It is what's next!
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