Why are you worth knowing?
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 That one question really pondered me a lot. As we began our second semester yesterday, that question was asked by our new teacher, and I was really inspired by him because he's very adventurous. He's from the Bicol region and moved here to Iloilo City, taking a risk to start a new chapter of his life, and I was in awe of it. Within that first meeting, he taught us a lot about how life works and different perspectives on dealing with problems—lessons that seemed to transcend the boundaries of environmental science. What was even more interesting is that he's not even our major subject teacher—he's our environmental science teacher. Personally, he said that he doesn't know why he went into the science field because he loves English more, poetry, movies, and anything about art. His story was a reminder that our paths are rarely linear, that passion can lead us through unexpected territories. So, going back to when he tells us to introduce our...