HDFS (FamR) alumna Esther Yasuda didn’t return to college until she was 29, but once she started, she was hooked: she just graduated this summer with a master’s degree in Education from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. Family Resources wasn’t her first choice, either, she admits; she had originally planned to go into nursing, but a counselor suggested she look into HDFS (FamR), and she couldn’t be happier with her decision. She writes, “I had many people help me realize what I wanted to do with my career. All of my instructors instilled in me the values, skills, and knowledge that equipped me, along with sound advice and wisdom.” After graduating, in addition to working on her master’s, she took a position with a non-profit organization working with youth and senior citizens in Kalihi; now she works with the YMCA of Honolulu as an outreach treatment counselor for middle-school students. She says, “My job is quite a challenge, but it is quite fulfilling and rewarding, too. I am glad that I am able to help the people of Hawai‘i through my job. I don’t know what the future holds as far as a career path, but as long as I can help people that’s fine by me.”