无家可归的大学生活 是命运对我最好的赏赐
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> 3 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</span>,</p><p>我在距离彼得堡3小时车程的地方长大</p><p><span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> 3 <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> .</p><p>与我母亲，还有三个弟妹同住</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mother">mother</span></p><p>我母亲是一个单亲妈妈</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="job">job</span>,</p><p>干活只能挣到极少的钱</p><p><span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="much">much</span>,</p><p>我们的生活一直捉襟见肘</p><p><span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>,</p><p>可是没有关系</p><p><span word="we">we</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="anyhow">anyhow</span>.</p><p>无论如何我们总算撑起了这个家</p><p><span word="Freshman">Freshman</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span></p><p>进入高中的第一年</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span></p><p>我在当地的一家烘培店开始打工</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="college">college</span>.</p><p>并且马上开始为我的大学学费攒钱</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</span></p><p>后来我收到了圣彼得堡大学的录取通知书</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="scholarships">scholarships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span>.</p><p>还收到了一笔奖学金，足够支付我的学费</p><p><span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="covered">covered</span></p><p>但是住宿和交通费还是没有着落</p><p><span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span></p><p>于是我决定把自己的钱花在吃饭上，但不能花在住宿上</p><p><span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p>
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