u/Perfect_Car8864

Hi everyone,

My name is Daniel, and I'm a 27-year-old international student from Guatemala studying a Double Degree in Music Production & Performance at the University of Tasmania.

A few years ago I made one of the hardest decisions of my life: leaving my family, friends and church community to move across the world in pursuit of a dream I've had since I was a child.

Growing up, I taught myself guitar and music production with very limited resources. Today, after years of preparation, I've completed my first semester studying music in Australia—something I once thought would be impossible.

I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity and I'm continuing to work as much as I can while studying to keep this dream alive.

I wanted to share my journey here because I know many people in this community understand what it's like to chase a dream despite financial challenges.

If anyone would like to read more about my story, I've shared it on my GoFundMe link :)

Either way, thank you so much for taking the time to read it.

Daniel 🎸

Hi everyone,

My name is Daniel, and I'm a 27-year-old international student currently studying a Double Degree in Music Production & Performance at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Music has been my passion since I was a child. I taught myself guitar and music production with very limited resources, volunteered in my church's worship team for many years, and dreamed of one day studying music professionally. Since those opportunities were limited in my country, I decided to leave my family and friends behind, leave my comfort zone and move to Australia to embark on this musical journey.

It hasn't been easy, but I recently completed my first semester at UTAS, and it's been everything I hoped for (The video of me playing it is in the university studio, a dream come true!!)

The challenge now is paying for Semester 2.

Tuition is around AUD $14,000. I've already worked to cover about half of it by driving Uber, doing delivery work, and taking casual retail jobs whenever I can. I'll keep working while I study, but with just over a month before classes begin, I'm still short by about AUD $7,000.

If you'd like to read more about my journey or support it in any way, even just by sharing the campaign, I would be incredibly grateful.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story.

🎸Daniel

GoFundMe link:

https://gofund.me/ef6bd4eca

Help Me Continue My Music Degree Journey 🎸

Help Me Continue My Music Degree Journey 🎸