A Filipino Farmer’s Son Is Set To Fulfill His College Degree At Harvard University!
https://theconfidentialfiles.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-filipino-farmers-son-is-set-to.html
Just like this very fortunate Filipino student who was given a chance to study in one of the most prestigious university in the world, Harvard University. Although there are also other Filipinos who are rich enough to afford studying in the said university, Romnick “Rom” Blanco is different, as he is a son of a humble Pinoy farmer.
His hard work and dedication paid off in 2011 when he became a scholar of a non-government organization called GreenEarth Heritage Foundation which promotes sustainable agricultural development. The organization’s farm is located at the foothills of Sierra Madre in San Miguel, Bulacan.
As a scholar, he received monthly allowance enough to pay for the costs of is education. Aside from that, he could also use the foundation’s English and computer literacy class for free.
After graduating in the International School of Manila, Row once again received a college scholarship abroad where he can choose to study among the top-rating universities such as Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Wesleyan University, and the New York University at Abu Dhabi.
When asked why he chose to study at Harvard, Rom explained, “I selected Harvard for all that it represents. Its reputation precedes itself. I love its motto, ‘Veritas: I will go where truth leads me.”
This year, Harvard accepted his application and is set to begin his journey studying abroad in 2018.
Rom also hopes to inspire Filipinos with his story, he added, “If they write about me, people will be happy to read my story for two minutes, feel good, be inspired, and then they will quickly forget. But if they talk about the kind of community I come from, full of hopelessness, poverty, and despair, and talk about how GreenEarth Heritage Foundation is addressing the problems, that will serve a bigger group of people beyond myself, I think that has more impact.”
Congratulation, Rom! And good luck to your journey.
