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My name is Safa Mustafa and I am proud to call myself a Dunwoody alumna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a mother to two beautiful children under the age of 10. I am an international and a non-traditional student. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I share my story with the hope that it will resonate with others who are on a similar journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I came to the United States in 2012 from Sudan with a goal to complete the education I started eight years earlier.  I had earned an associate’s degree in Architecture, and gained experience working in a firm in Khartoum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I wanted more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I arrived in this country, my son was only 9 months old and the responsibility of caring for one so young left my educational goals to simmer on the back burner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote down my goals in a note so I would not lose track of my dream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First on the list was to earn a Bachelor of Architecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five years passed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My son started kindergarten and my daughter began preschool.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Safa<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That same year I enrolled in the Bachelor of Architecture program at Dunwoody, determined to complete what I started 15 years earlier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The balance of being a full-time student, having a full-time job and also being a mother to two active children was hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, I made it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I never gave up on my dream. The relationships I built with my classmates, the faculty and the friendly Dunwoody environment saw me through to the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can check that first goal off the list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night, my name was called during the Commencement ceremony, recognizing my achievement  as a graduate from the Bachelor of Architecture program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to say thank you to Dunwoody for all of the support you have given me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I am not done yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am going after my master\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am still Born To Do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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