Marissa Tabaldo is a 30-year-old Hospitality and Tourism major who is from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan in the Philippines. As a young woman, she began looking for better opportunities 12 years ago when she arrived on O’ahu.<\/p>\n
Tabaldo will be graduating at KCC this semester after years of being a working student.<\/p>\n
“I have a lot of personal plans besides finishing my A.S. [Associate in Science] degree,” she said during Thursday’s Grad Fest. “I figured as I grow older, it’s good enough that I have this degree with me.”<\/p>\n
Currently, Tabaldo works in a restaurant on K\u016bhi\u014d Avenue in the heart of Waik\u012bk\u012b.<\/p>\n
“After this graduation, I’ll be just focusing on what job I have right now,” she said.<\/p>\n
Although Tabaldo has already been accepted to University of Hawai’i in West O’ahu, she has decided not to transfer to a four-year university yet. She plans to enter the airline industry in the near future.<\/p>\n
“I kind of want to travel,” Tabaldo said. “Even though you don’t have that much money, why not just travel while you can? Life is too short.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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