So in 2011 after finishing high school....I was beginning to face the world as an adult...I now had to see everything going on around me including family ...noone was sugar coating it for me anymore..was seeing the world as a harsh place as it is.......issa thread

I started applying for varsity all over the world like my peers...but then looking at what was going on around me..my mum had jus been retrenched at work..things had changed financially but I was still caught in the childhood bubble of wanting everything fancy..

2012 am still home 2 years after finishing A level..I humbled myself and applied by UZ..I got no response..reality was starting to kick in..my friends were already in second year..staying home broke was now painful..job hunting but couldn't find anything

It was starting to get real..I had moved in with my sister and my mom had gone to stay at granny s farm...tensions were building...staying home doing nothing and not bringing any income and have no plan...my pride couldn't let me apply to any other universities

That very year 2012 I decided to go to kwekwe to be with my cousins, we were same age & wanted to have some fun..twas fun there...freedom..parties etc..was having a best life...forgot all about college..Life was good

In the very year...my dear cousy got married...my mum had moved to Gweru...so I returned home to Gweru....and twas already December of 2013...the memories of the crazy life in Kwekwe were there but reality also sinking in

I had put 3 options....Geo and environmental studies....media studies and Business Studies.....my dad is a journalist...I have an A in Geo and Good wt business studies..those were th factors behind th options..I woke up bought a Newspaper and of cause my name will be there

I got the newspaper..I searched for my name..by the way I was back in Harare when the admissions came out and my mom back at the farm..her bizness n Gweru hd nt dne so well..I scrolled all the programs..my name was nowhere to be found..I was doomed..even MSU ddn't want me

Life was getting real.....I was sppsed to be in 3rd year but I can't even get a Varsity place...UZ had gne quiet on me bt it's expected of them and now MSU .......I couldnt understand what was going on...I had applied nursing several times as well with no response

All my worries were about getting a varsity place...I had never thought of who was going to be my sponsor because noone in the family by this time was still following up that much on my progress except my mother ...but was financially incapable at that time..

So when my name ddn't show up...I was devasted..bt then someone told me that Faculty of Arts had vacancies in some programs...So the following morning I took a bus to Gweru... willing to go and take whatever was there....twas high time I started college.

I got to Gweru around 11am and on my way to the Campus I got a call.... "Hello my name is Mr ....... Am calling you from faculty of Natural resources management and offering you a place in Agronomy"...I said Agro wat...had never heard of this word ever before in my life

I told them I was on my way to the Campus...they directed me to their office...they explained Agronomy to me and then said I was free to choose any other program in the department, I was confused...asked them to give me sometime..went outside called my sister s husband to enquire

He said wow that's a good program don't lose that opportunity..snce I was confused but trusted his judgement ..I agreed....and at that moment I had been admitted to start Bsc Honors in Agronomy and a journey that changed my life had started......

Went back home all excited but the biggest challenge had started...school was opening in a few weeks..I needed accommodation and fees....that when I realised life wasn't a bed of roses...everyone was pre occupied with their lives and had their own fair share of problems.....

I managed to get accommodation at a boarding hse in Kopje my sis offered to pay rent but biggest challenge there was no tuition money...I headed to Gweru...little did I know there was a process called registration and Reg form was the gateway to life at Campus..

Anyone else who went to MSU knows what am talking about... However somehow I managed to start my lectures...some days I would get kicked out of the lecture without reg form some days were better...FF twas Exam time and the great Taguta was still there...(if u know...u know)

Life was hard already ...but it got worse after a whole semester of working hard I couldn't write exams..I called home but everyone had no money..they needed 3/4 of the fees for me to write exams..lucky enough my aunt came through and paid ..I managed to write exams

We closed the semester after all twasnt so bad ...and then Results came out...k couldn't view them coz of pending tuition...second semester came thru and this time things had gotten worse financially...I was struggling to get meals ..worse off balance of fees from last semester

I jus continued the semester wtout viewing prev semester results and I wasn't also registered for that very semester...Life was hard ..I was depressed most of the time and noone knew it...am sure most ppl I went to college with don't know this story

I suffered emotionally...things weren't well and noone could see it...am one of those ppl that always look well and as if things are moving for them and it hurts the most wen noone knows wat u going thru

This non payment of fees continued..I had to beg the Chaplain &registrar office every semester..I had to knock on every door on campus to get a letter to allow m to write exams..ndri ku confusion bay (this is where ppl wt pending fees wld sit in an exam Hall)..twas embarrassing

I jus knew what I wanted I had to remain focused..I had to let go of all other things college girls worry about...my biggest worry was about my next meal and how I was going to write exams...I learnt survival..I learnt importance of friends....ndakarwadziwane life pane vamwe vana

Time moves that's the good thing 2015 I went to Attachment..rem I still had not seen my results since 1st year...I was jus proceeding..now I owed fees of 3 full semester plus balance from 1st semester and it was a lot of money those days...local currency and USD were 1:1

My Work related learning was blessed..I worked for good companies and gained lots of experience and made connections in the industry..my bubbly character helped me blend in though I was carrying a heavy burden inside...I sti owed fees and now was for 5 full semester including WRL

My name wasn't on the WRL list since I was not a registered student for a long time..I had to call the department..thank God the lecturer who came to assess other students assessed me too...I handed in all my reports..WRL was over..back to campus

Now it's 4th year..fees hasn't been paid ever since..was called in by Chaplain he explained I cldnt cntnue like this..I had to find a sponsor or something..I cried like a baby in his office that twas too far for me to quit..I tried looking for a sponsor in many organisations

There was a program for SRC that assisted students with loans..bt he said I cldnt meet the criteria but seeing my drive and my dedication he added me to it but unfortunately I wasnt approved by the board wasn't getting any better

I finished my 4th year...doing the same door knocking tactics to get a letter to write exams...MSU alumni know how emotionally draining this is....I couldn't graduate with my class...I had too much debt..so I went home and ddn't know what the future was holding

I was hopeless...I was stressed....seeing everyone posting and excited about graduation..I left all WhatsApp groups with my classmates...I was devastated....I also wanted that gown...I also wanted to see my results and how I performed snce first year

I owed the university money that's almost equivalent to 4000 USD now.. includin Res fees coz I had managed to negotiate to stay in Campus res for all my sem till 4th year....in all that....sme gud news came thru..the SRC had managed to pay a portion of my fees and now I owed 2400

That was 2016 when I finished my degree..I cldnt look for work...I had no transcript or any proof to show I had done the degree...had to pay up to get them and by that time 2400 was a lot of money to someone in my situation..I was job hunting any type of job to help pay up

When I left my job at the butchery...I was home stressed think of a next plan..got a job at an irrigation company that has opened and still the payment wasn't enough to save...cldnt even sustain me for a month...I then left for other reasons I can't mention here...

2018 I was still jobless and frustrated..I thought i wld never get this degree..I even texted the then chairperson of the Agronomy department that I had given up...I was applying for nursing and prisons officer vacancies with no response..I hd given up on being an Agronomist

The very same year ..My sister linked me up with a job..A shop attendant for a state of the art clothing brand at Arundel Village..twas a fancy job..am sure the owner of the shop is reading this Thank you Aunty ..I love you and thanks for trusting me and giving me hope in life

Twas an awesome job..I brushed shoulders wth the rich and famous ..no complaints it groomed me...however in all this I still had a burden..esp if customers are rude to u & u rem bt I have a degree shuffled smewhere bt I humbled myself..I later left the job fora family emergence

2019 after the shop..I then got a teaching job in Namibia..I went there..it ddn't go well I came to Zim..the college ddn't get enough students so they cldnt afford salaries..I was back in Zim...fees unpaid and still had no degree 3 years after completing it

The very same year ndakaita zvivindi and applied for a job vacancy yaida Agronomist even ndisina any proof....and guess what May 2020 I got the job..I had relevant experience from my WRL , the irrigation company & also my consultancy I was doing....and that's how my story changed

August 2019 the rates had tumbled..everyone was crying and I was out here smiling..my tuition balance had been eroded by inflation...kushata kwezvimwe kunaka kwezvimwe...I changed 200usd plus 100usd I had got from my UK based sekuru and cleared my fees..to God b the Glory

The devil doesn't want good news..after clearing fees and opening my results I realised I was carrying a module from second year ..bcoz I was jus continuing without seeing results..so I had to go back and do it....that was the least of my worried...the joy I Had

Nov 2019 I wrote my exam for the pending module from 2nd year and passed

And yeeeeeeees Nov 2019 I graduated with a BSc Honors in Agronomy...3 years after finishing the program....
A dream delayed is not a dream denied
Believe in yourself nothing is impossible
Obstacles make us stronger
I can shake but will never crash
God of miracles

I hope this thread inspires someone to never give up....nomatter the circumstances..don't be pressured...God s time is the best time........and be proud to let the world know your story....We are all going thru something or have been thru something..it is well...stay inspired

And yes my mama finally attended my graduation...Her dream came true as we await Corona to be over so we proceed with education.....