I will be the first one to admit that I have a love-hate relationship with college. Frustration is not uncommon. There have been so many times where I was so overwhelmed, I question whether putting myself through thousands of dollars in debt, and working all the time to pay my way through is worth it.

However, no matter how difficult, stressful, and downright exhausting the semester gets, I have to remind myself to be grateful. It is a blessing to live in a country where we are guaranteed both a primary and secondary education, as well as the opportunity to continue studies in college.

According to the UNESCO Institute, "about 263 million children and youth are out of school" including "61 million children of primary school age, 60 million of lower secondary school age, and includes the first ever estimate of those of upper secondary school age at 142 million."

The study goes on to explain that girls are still more likely than boys never to go to school.

UNICEF states the barriers to girls' education around the world includes school fees, where "strong cultural norms favoring boys' education when a family has limited resources; inadequate sanitation facilities in schools such as lack of private and separate latrines; and negative classroom environments where girls may face violence, exploitation or corporal punishment."

Other barriers range from household obligations and child labor to child marriage or armed conflict. Many children are limited by the lack of safe transportation to and from school.

The video below follows children in the remote fishing villages of Sorsogon, Philippines, who had to travel for three hours crossing through rivers and jungle just to get to and from school every day.

With this in mind, annoyance about having to walk to campus from a parking garage or frustration with exam week seems a little ridiculous in comparison. Remember the 263 million children who would love to have our opportunity to learn.