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