Progress through persistence
<p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="late">late</span> 30'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="call">call</span>, "<span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="students">students</span>". <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="life">life</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>' <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> – <span word="rounded">rounded</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p><span word="Personally">Personally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="just">just</span> 18-24 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="savored">savored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="reaping">reaping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span>.</p>
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