Gran Graduates From Primary School At 100

Well, hi there! Wonderful to see you. Coffee's hot and the treats are arrayed in all their delicious splendor just for you. Dig in! Y'know, I've always been a proponent of lifelong learning. Sometimes life throws you a curve that takes you away from the classroom, but... you can always go back  later. Look at Manuela Hernandez...

Manuela Hernandez, who was born in the state of Oaxaca in June 1913, left primary school after just a year to help her poor family with the household chores.

She only resumed her studies last October at the age of 99 at the recommendation of one of her grandchildren.

She has now been handed her diploma at a celebration held in the southern Mexican state.

"I liked school very much, but I could not continue studying," she told Uno TV. "By the next year I could already wash and iron."

Ms Hernandez says she will  now continue her studies in secondary school.

More than half of Oaxaca state residents older than 15 have not completed their primary education.

I wish her success in her studies. Wonder what career she'll embark on once she completes university?

See ya, eh!

Bob