A Life in Progress: My Story of Growth and Self-Discovery

julianajillpajaganas2005 — 2024-04-25 13:38:31 UTC

I am Juliana Jill R. Pajaganas, I was born on May 31, 2005 and I am eighteen years old. I am a BAEL student at Cebu Technological University. I grew up at Brgy. Apalan, Tuburan, Cebu but in fourth grade we moved in Brgy. 1, Tuburan, Cebu which I am currently living right now. Until third grade my family and I lives at my grandmother's house while she was in the abroad working. When I was still living at my grandmother's house I could say that we were kinda lucky, it was because my grandmother was the one who sustain our needs, she would even deliver us packages full of goods, we we're really living in much more better life back then. What I also remember back then is that our house was far from our neighbors and I rarely go out. I could only go out when I am with my father or my mother, I am rarely around people and maybe because of that I grew up as a quiet, shy, and clumsy kid, but this personality of mine changes when we moved to the house of my other grandmother. Something bad happened and something has changed. Living in such new environment means you would also learn how to adjust. For me this was the start on how I become a much more better person, this was the beginning that drives to what I am right now. So we moved and I meet the relatives of my mother, this was the time where I built friendship with my cousins. Back then we are really inseparable, that was really the time where I really felt happy and was really thankful that I was able to have the chance to experience some great time of my life. As I grew up and as I was living to a new environment I have learned various things, I learned how to do chores, I also get to know how to play various games together with my cousins, and I even develop my talent. I discovered that I can sing and even dance which lead into my hobbies of listening to music and even fangirling over a singer. With such new environment I was influence either good or bad and I think it doesn't really matter at all since I get to encounter something wonderful. By the time I reach highschool my interest dive into music and I was introduce to a lot of knowledge which I get to explore and was able to use as a tool for improvement. I even now have those moments that I feel so proud with myself, one of those was when I get to perform and was part of the cultural festival which is the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo, it was like my stepping stone, it just felt surreal and I was just really happy to be part of it, that I get to explore my talent. However in this life that is not just all about rainbows and kisses, I also faced a lot of struggles, one of those was financial crisis, but being able to experience this kind of hardship does not stop me from striving hard. It would even inspire me to work hard and to never give up until I get the success that I want. Well, there is also a special place in my heart that also inspire me, and that would be my family. Getting to know the fact that I grew up where money is the problem l am even more determined. Even though we're not really that poor but in our state right now it is not also the ideal life that me and my family wanted to have. I want to seek more until I am assured for the life of my family. I am even also eager to help, getting to encounter different people with also different challenges, not just people but also animals and the nature. Those people around me that influence my principle in life, that affect my way of living is my source of passion, they are the reason why I choose to keep going. Looking back to the life I have live so far, I choose to always remember where I came from. Therefore, I vow to always be humble and to always be aspirant. I believe that life is not permanent so I wanna make my life worth living while I'm still breathing.

My Journey full of twist and turns by Juliana Jill Pajaganas

A Life in Progress: My Story of Growth and Self-Discovery