Julian Magadia

I am Julian Magadia from the Philippines. I started Kindergarten in my home country and moved here when I was in Grade 4. At first, I thought it was going to be a nightmare moving here and leaving my friends and relatives back home.

I was scared, and we were afraid. However, growing up my mom would always say, be brave because life is so much better here. She was right. I attended OPS and SCHS, and it feels like I have finished school in no time. I have so much to be grateful for, from small wins to bigger wins. 

My favourite part of this journey was meeting my friends, being able to go through school and all the activities with them, and late night calls to study for a test the next day that I didn’t even know if I would pass! Honestly, my dream is to be a successful business man one day; it is the only clear vision in my head. It’s sometimes indefinite which way I go first; is it normal to say that I don’t know where to start? Sometimes I feel like a kid, and sometimes I feel grown-up, but I will continue to search for myself and not give up.