As if working as hard as she does isn't enough, my mom also loves to learn. Nothing proves this more than her desire to finish school and obtain a degree. When I was still in jr. high, she revealed to us that she was going back to school for her degree. Her chosen major was nursing which is one of the most difficult programs to be accepted into. Silencing all of her critics, she was accepted to the nursing program at UTPA. Contrary to many other students, she was always anxious for her next class.