A Candid Resolve
Every time I reflect back after leaving Bishop Cavallera Girls’ School, one thing pops up in my mind. I needed the school more than the school needed me. I needed the students more than they needed me. I learnt more than I taught. Every impact that I had dreamt of transmitting turned back to me. I won’t lie to you that I helped the students in achieving their goals. What I know is not a lie is that students made me better at what I did. In its location, culture and composition. I miss the place. It is not that the place was ideal. I made a lot of mistakes. I made enemies and there were times I gave up on my struggles. At some point, I had to give up. I yelled, I shouted. I was angry. I was lonely. There are those classes I attended unprepared. Some I felt I never gave my best. Some I was consumed by disappointments that I was not effective in delivering. It never stopped me from loving the place. It never stopped my pursuit. I still felt at home. I still derived happiness from the ...