Breakaway stories
Trang Nguyen
is from Vietnam and working for an economic consulting firm in New York, USA“So if you feel like this, like you are down in the bottom of the mud, don't lose faith in the more important things and don’t forget that the only way possible is to go up.”
Kristofer Jönsson
is from Sweden and an incoming student at the University of Oxford, England“It’s good, I think I have found something (political science) I can imagine myself doing for the rest of my life.”
David Mullings
is an entrepreneur originally from Jamaica living in the USA“If my story can teach you one thing, it is that you should embrace all aspects of education in order to achieve your dreams.”
Carrie-Ann Gordon
is from Jamaica and currently a student at Brown University in Rhode Island, USA“I don’t regret where I am. I just wish it was better or even half as good as the feeling of being home, but I understand it to be a blessing. It offers me something being home at the moment doesn’t and that’s promise.”
Kate Jackson
is from the USA and currently a student at Bates College in Maine, USA“It’s scary to think what my life would have been like if I had followed through with my desire not to go on to higher education.”
Jamie Richards
is from Jamaica and currently a student at Howard University, USA“Because of my spring revelation I began to appreciate school. I realize now why I was able to bully kids twice my age - because, who I am is thrice my size.”
Dwayne Brown
is from Jamaica and currently a student at Brooklyn College, USA“My future shall never be dark and full of regrets but filled with good times and tones of success stories.”
Mireille Ikirezi Umuziranenge
is from Rwanda and currently a student at Bates College in Maine, USA“...nobody should order rivers to stop running, rather everybody should learn how to swim in them especially in the midst of stormy times.”
Andrius Staisiunas
is from Lithuania and currently an investment banker in New York, USA“People think ‘oh I’m smart’, that’s not it. Even if you’re born with something, you have to develop it.”
Roderick Cort
is from Guyana and currently a student at Bates College in Maine, USA“In retrospect, I believe the best thing for anyone to do is to be an active member of whatever community you may belong to.”
Emmanuel Drabo
is from Burkina Faso and currently an investment banker in the USA“I just want to deal with allocating resources efficiently and designing good policies to combat diseases.”
Fatima Diaz
is from the Dominican Republic and currently a student at Bates College in Maine, USA“My life is a gift from God and ever since the day of my birth... I have worked hard to live my life with love and purpose”
Shawna-Kaye Lester
is from Jamaica and currently a student at Bates College in Maine, USA“Get involved, get out there, meet people, form networks, truly pursue excellence in everything you do and open doors for yourself.”