Escondido Real Estate

Escondido Real Estate slice of life - Anna Vargas and daughter Christina Acosta were very much similar in what they have done in the past. They're both school dropouts and had children at a very young age. Eventually they both worked in the same company but lately spent the last couple of years unemployed.

Acosta dropped out of school when she was in the ninth grade, got married and pregnant at the age of 16. She got divorced at the age of 28 and worked in a job wherein she's paid just above the minimum wage while taking on the responsibility of being a single mother. She has two children, a 9-year old daughter named Jordan and a 2-year old son Noah.

Vargas, 55 years old, said that she was a good student but just like her daughter, she didn't want to finish. She worked in a window-treatment company Hunter Douglas. As she found herself stable in the job, the company closed its Rancho Bernardo plant in 2008. She and her daughter lost their jobs. Before all of that, Vargas considered having thoughts on continuing their education and get a GED about 15 years ago.

They attended Escondido real estate adult school last November and both received general Educational Development Certificate this semester. They are both part of the 123 students who received this award. Acosta then attended the delivery night where she was the speaker of the adult graduating ceremony held in Kit Carson Park Amphitheater. "I am grateful for this second chance to finish my education," said Acosta.

Both of them are hoping for a better future after graduation. Vargas on the other hand realized the real value of a high school diploma. Back when she was looking for work, she couldn't find a job even in a fast food company because they're asking for a high school diploma. Acosta had that similar problem, but was determined to give a better life for her two growing children. "I want to show Noah and Jordan that there's another life out there besides struggling and following a bad pattern," she then said.

Acosta believed that the path of her career will continue on in Palomar College. Vargas was quite influenced by the plans of her daughter. "I thought about that for so many years, and there was always a reason I didn't do it," she said. "So I said, 'Let's both go" she said. Lately they found out that they have one more thing in common, they are both having troubles in math and English.

Other graduates had their inspiring stories, "We had to overcome many obstacles before we got to this day, and here we are. Our age or our past and where we came from don't matter. We did it", part of the speech of graduate Laura Moctezuma.

After telling her children how she had dropped out only three months before graduation, without thinking of how the consequences would affect her life, graduate Becky ZubecAfter relates, "I am proud of my decision to go back to school and, most of all, I am proud to be a parent that my children will be able to look up to." She also then realized that it wasn't too late.

Graduate Jorge Mata said that he was inspired by his wife who earned her GED certificate 5 years ago. And now is his time. "It wasn't easy, but it wasn't too hard either," he wrote. "I think that if I could do it, anyone can do it, no matter how old you are."