MAGDALENA AMONG
This is a short biography of Magdalena Among . She
was a teacher in my senior high school .
Magdalena Among was born on August 1971 in
Senduruhan . It is in western Borneo . She finished her study at Sekolah
Pendidikan Guru in 1991 . She got a scholarship and she continued her study in
Sanata Dharma University , Yogyakarta . In that university , her major was
History Education . She was the only one student from Borneo in her major at
that time . After she passed various challenges in the university , she
graduated in 1995 .
After she graduated , she couldn’t return to Borneo
. The money that she had was not enough to buy a ticket . She continued her job
in her campus library . Then , she returned to Borneo in 1996 . She received a
job from Pangudi Luhur foundation . She was asked to become a teacher . She was
a history teacher . She was also scoutmaster in Saint John senior high school .
At the same year she returned to Borneo , she
married with Lukas and she got two childern . Something happened after their
married . Her husband stopped working because of illness . Because of that
condition , she swapped roles with her husband .
In 2013 , she decided to divorce her husband .
Although she struggled alone , she didn’t give up . She always tried to do her
best for her family . She collected money and slowly built her house .
She managed to restore her situation for the better
. She was the person who can motivate us to never give up . She is a wonderful
woman .
