Early life
“My name is Marycelina. I am 16 years old. I came from Kilimanjaro Region.
I was the fifth of eight children in the family. I suffered from poor upbringing of my father after he becomes a drunkard. He was just spending his money in drinking alcohol and not supporting the family. We are just depending on our mother who become sick later on because of too much hard work.
I also get a lot of challenges during primary education because of school fees. I remember I was not able to enter in the class because I was not able to pay the school fees and also to take lunch at school. We can only eat sometimes once or twice in a day.”
Life at school
“When I first came in the Sisters of Mary I was amazed by the environment which make me struggle (strive) to study hard because of the supportive environment. I cannot imagine what happen until I came to study here.
Also I was impressed for the meals which we are eating for they are different from what we are eating at home. We are able to eat chicken every Sunday while at home we are eating chicken only on holidays.
What I like most about the Sisters of Mary is here we have a balance of time means that we have time to play, pray, work, and study. Through this I discover my talents and becoming a good student who excels most of the time academically.
One day, I would like to become a doctor because I wanted to serve those people who are dying without treatments especially the poor.
I imagine that after I graduate here. I will have a nice job so that I can use my salary to continue with university studies until I can fulfil my dream of becoming a doctor.”