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Ten years from where I am standing, I imagine myself walking along with the terminals of Hamad International Airport of Qatar and embracing my family after years of being separated. By 2031, I obtained my Bachelor's Degree in Science of Chemical Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology and recently completed my Master's Degree from New York University. As the oldest daughter of my family, I want to fulfill my obligations to my siblings and parents. With my monthly income of $6,000 (Php 303,000) as a Chemical Engineer who migrated to New York (with my uncle), I would have paid for my siblings' college education. As my two youngest siblings pursue their college degrees and my parents prepare for their early retirement in a beach house in Zamboanga City, I will return to Qatar and pursue my true passion - Education. From the illustration above, I am holding a book that represents my aspiration to become an educator. I want to apply as a professor of Mathematics at Qatar University and possibly earn Qar 54,000 (Php 750,000) monthly. Ironically enough, it was the university that rejected my application as a freshman. There is something truly poetic about returning to the place where you felt like a failure. By applying, I want to showcase that after ten years, I have become a better version of myself from 2021, and I want to teach that value to my future students. Hence, I included a reflection of my younger self in the mirror. Admittedly, college life has been difficult even as a first-year student in a Philippine university. I cannot imagine how challenging life will become in the next four years of my program. However, this course has taught me that self is not only defined by your accumulated experiences in life. It is also defined as where you wish to be. Ten years from now, I want to become a better Julianne who faces challenges without hesitation. I hope that I can reflect on my journey in the future - from all the moments, I have felt my world slowly crumbling before my eyes. I want to believe that these moments have made me stronger and showcased that version of myself to my class. It has always been a goal of mine to contribute to the academic community, not only through academic research but influencing the lives of the youth today. I remember it was my 5th-grade teacher who, despite her stern appearance, was the person who allowed me to search for the best version of myself. At that moment, I realized that educators genuinely impact students' lives, and I want to give that impact to university students.

Simultaneously, I want to begin my doctorate program in the field of Special education as it has always been my advocacy to provide a suitable and quality education to students with special needs in the Philippines. Once acquiring my Ph.D. in special education, I plan to build an inclusive university that will allow disabled youth to pursue their desired programs without limitations. Undeniably, it is an ambitious goal, and it may take decades before I can successfully build such a school. However, we all have a purpose as to why we exist, and I believe that in some way, we share a shared sense of building a better community for all. Thus, I want to design a better future for myself, my family, and students regardless of their disabilities and backgrounds. As for my plans in a relationship, my partner (at the current time) and I are not seeking marriage. We believe that we each have our obligations to fulfill, especially in the next ten years. In the next ten years, I want to prioritize my family's future (my siblings' education and my parents' retirement) while building my path towards becoming a professor in Qatar. We can provide one another with the support and encouragement that we need to pursue our dreams, with or without a ring that binds us together. As I write this paper in 2021, I realize that perhaps not all of my plans in the next ten years will come true. However, now that I have discovered and listed what I truly desire to accomplish, I have become more motivated to face this challenging college life and dream of the infinite possibilities the universe holds for me. There are more to the content of this paper that I am yet to accomplish, and who knows what they may be. I am genuinely sure that I must give my best because I want to build a future for my family or possibly a better future for the community.

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