Accept warm steem greetings from my end to all the beautiful women and handsome men of this platform. It’s a pleasure to participate in this contest as I will reveal the person that matters a lot to me and has impacted my life. I am who I am today thanks to her as she stood her grounds to make sure I succeeded through school. She gave it all not only to me as her kid sister but also to extended family members who needed help. Below is my sister and I will talk briefly about her.

The Person That Matters in My Life

_{My sister Dr. Adeline Ngie}

My sister Dr. Adeline Ngie is that one special being in my life that has greatly impacted my life. She is like a role model to me and in anything I do, I seek advice from her. She is a senior lecturer at North West University , she is a researcher and head of department in her university. She is the second child of my mother and has 6 followers.

_{My sisters standing according to birth right😃🤓}

She is the most educated in my family and everyone look up to her as one goddess 🤓🤓to the extent that What ever she suggested to be done in the family, everyone complies with the suggestions because they believe she is intelligent and cannot suggest what is detrimental to the family.

why She is important

We are from a royal family where gender stereotypes hinders a lot of women from going to school. Our parents especially fathers believed so much in this traditional stereotypes and did not see any need educating a female child. My father took to advice from his brothers not to send us to school because we were all females. My sister stood her grounds and hawk on the streets selling peanuts to raise money and see herself through school. The hardship she went through to educate herself and also educate her younger ones make her the most important person in my life.

She is one person who does not accept failure but will keep trying until she succeeds. It is thanks to her that I went to school till obtained my masters in Peace, Conflict and Security Studies. One of her strategies she uses to make me perform well in school is that she always promised to buy a gift if your performance meet her expectations. I remembered during my undergraduate studies in 2009-2012, she promised me a laptop and a digital camera if my performance was good. Whenever I thought of the promise, I could not sleep but study hard to achieve that result. One thing about her that motivated me a lot during school days was that she has never promised and failed to meet up with her promises.

Also, she deconstructed the gender stereotypes in my family and today many of my siblings are going to school. Most of my uncles who were against us going to school will now tell her that she should know she has many fathers and not just her biological father. She is one person that does not hold grudges and will always put on a smiling face. She will always tell me to stay away from those who discussed about other people rather than discussing about ideas.

Furthermore, she loves unconditionally irrespective of who you are. At times I use to be angry with her because of this but later realised that it was what makes her happy always.

_{My sister, our Zimbabwéen friend and myself on our way to Church in Johannesburg}

She is caring and hate when you do not eat. The reason why she is always in the kitchen during her free hours. During my postgraduate studies, I bet with you guys if I was staying alone like my undergrad days, I would have suffered from gastric because I did not have time to cook. All my attention was buried in my studies. At times she will come back late but will still prepare food and forced me to eat 🤦🏻‍♀️.

My memories with My sister

I became close to my sister during my postgraduate studies in the University of Johannesburg. We were apart since I was schooling in Cameroon while she was schooling abroad. But thank God i followed her footsteps and we had some good memories together. I have lots of memories with my sister to share. Everywhere she is, I am always there so far as we are in the same town. My first memory with her was on campus at the postgraduate residence where I was living. She came to visit me and we took a picture.

_{My sister and I. I was going to see her off at the parking as she came to visit me on campus. I was on scholarship and the scholarship covers accommodation. She was constantly visiting me but I stayed there only during first semester and had to stay with my sister from second semester}

_{Second semester I moved in with my sister. I could not cope on campus in a foreign land😃🤓}

_{Apart from studies we both love sports. Learning without play at times makes you dull. 😃🤓 We had good memories playing handball 🤾‍♀️ and she captain our team and we were crowned champions}

_{As I earlier said, everywhere she is, so far as we are in the same town, we are good to go😃🤓. I am not a scientist but had to help her with her research samples in the lab.}

Conclusion

In sum, My sister is more like my mother because of the role she has played in my life. Even when I am married, she is always there willing to assist us, telling us strategies to use to conquer setbacks. She is that person I will never hesitate to call when I am facing challenges because she will always give a listening ear to my issues. I cannot stop thanking her for her endless efforts to see that I become a successful woman in life.

Many people do things to people expecting favour in return but my sister is one person whom will go extra miles to assist without expecting.

I have said it all about the person in my life that matters a lot and I will therefore invite @saxopedia @thegreens @wase1234 @vvarishayy @chiabertrand
to share with us that person that has created impact in their lives.