The Luckiest Girl

[Drifa]

Nicholas Kristof's column in the NY Times. I thought this was a sweet article.

This year’s college graduates owe their success to many factors, from hectoring parents to cherished remedies for hangovers. But one of the most remarkable of the new graduates, Beatrice Biira, credits something utterly improbable: a goat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/o...12&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

 

[ULTIMATEgrafx]

That is a really awesome story, I got all teary eyed, thanks for posting!

 

[WENEEDLIGHT]

"..villagers in western Uganda recently held a special Mass and a feast to celebrate the first local person to earn a college degree in America."

That's so nice of her village to do that for her!

 

[JoyceHarkless]

It is a sweet article, thanks for posting.

 

[JerryP]

Not luck. It was the hard work, industry, strong will and courage of this determined girl. An excellent roll model. Although she is not American (as neither were our "founding fathers") in many ways this is what makes America the great country that it is. It can be emulated anywhere there are people. Bravo! :claps: