Good evening everyone, my name is Jean Joseph, I am a transfer student from Borough of Manhattan Community College. I was born in Haiti and came to New York at age of 33. All of my brothers and sisters and both of my parents lives here . I enjoy being a New Yorker even what “ Diaspora “ was telling people are lies., that you can get money everywhere, on the trees or on the streets. As the first male member of my family to have a chance to get a associate degree in US. It means a lot to me, made me proud of myself also will not stop there and continue to achieve my goal to get my bachelor. I remembered growing up in Haiti, things wasn’t bad at all for, never get a chance to work for people, I used to have my own business and didn’t even know that was kind of like a job for me. Didn’t know the concept of being an entrepreneur, which I was since at age of 18 years old. I started understand about jobs when I started working my first job and was totally confused and from that one job my entrepreneur mindset was starting to change and understand life, wish I should known that when I was very young. I can say that US really changed my life, I did not know what was about money, about family even friends, saving. I was in an opposite world, even about relationships, I was doing everything wrong. I thought that I could help everyone of my friends and family, I spent so much time and money, thought I could get things better and later realized life is a journey. I have to thank my parents for helping me out to get there and thank God for helping me figure out how to get things done.
Hi Jean Joseph, it’s really nice and inspiring to hear your story about how you achieved your goals and improved yourself. I agree with you about how life is a journey and we must always learn and make ourselves better. I hope you continue to do better.
– Sangey Lama
Hi Sangey Lama, I am so grateful to have someone like you, to reply to my ups and down life i had experienced in the past couple years. Yes I agree with you regarding ” we must learn and make ourselves better” and for others to benefits from you.
Hi Jean Joseph, I find your introduction inspiring and interesting. Its inspiring to know that you were able to learn a new way of life after starting a new life in the U.S. Its also pretty interesting how you ran your own business from age 18, because that’s not something that you hear very often from people. I hope you accomplish your goals of attaining a bachelor’s degree!
Hey Jean!! You are definitely someone I want to look up to. Some one who is persistent, ambitious and you sound like you know how to hustle. No matter what life throws at you in the future, I am sure you will get come out the other side. It will be my honor to get to call you a friend by the end of this semester!! Best of luck to you and your future endeavors.
Oh my God Tianhui Lei, I can not believe that wow, i am so flattered by your words and inspiring someone like you, it means a lot to me. Just to let you know that you are already part of my friend list, ” friendship” for ever.