Who I am and Where I’m going
My name is Rivka Suleymanov. I am a 22-year-old mother married to my wonderful husband Ilan. We have been married for almost three years now and have a beautiful 14-month-old daughter. She brings so much light into our lives and my husband and I learn from each other every single day as parents. I am currently an Occupational Therapy student who is one year away from receiving a BS/MS degree in Occupational Therapy.
To say that I always knew where I would be five years ago would be an understatement. Graduating high school at the age of 17, I was not ready to take on the world but there were moments in my life that encouraged me to take a step in the right direction. At the age of 22 to accomplish what I have now is very inspiring to me but I know it is just the beginning and their is much more to come.
I am no writer, editor, or journalist. I want to start writing posts and articles on experiences that I have gone through that can benefit someone out there. My joy in life is to provide for others especially my family. I truly believe that this is the reason I had an inner calling to become a wife and mother at a young age. However, I could have just become a stay-at-home-mom (which is amazing and I applaud all the moms out there) but I knew I wanted to pursue a career in Occupational Therapy as this profession has had an impact on me since I was a child. This year during the 2020 pandemic, my school changed things to online schooling in March, and let me tell you, it was NOT easy with a 5-month-old at home with you. I would have a babysitter watch her for a few hours a week whenever necessary but for the most part, I had to manage it all; mom life, school life, housework, time for my spouse, time for myself.
This is my current situation, with tears of joy and stress along the way. My goal in this platform is to provide tips I learned along my journey as a continuing student, mother, wife. Sharing my passions as well as how I manage to balance it all. My life may not be as interesting as the CEO of the next leading business or even a Harvard graduate pursuing areas of technology. However, I do know that if I can help or provide any sort of insight, I would be happy with just that.
