Vashti Chowla, Grade 11
UWCSEA East Campus
The moments that define me are usually not the significant ones. The ones I’ll remember for the rest of my life aren’t the momentous occasions, nor the frustrating failures. The moments that define me are puzzle pieces. When put together, they depict me. Those moments when I find myself, are the moments that find me, later in life.
So many of these puzzle pieces have occurred at UWC. Being a student at UWC is not only that. It’s an identity in itself. I’ve often thought of identity as a garden, or a greenhouse, where I water the parts of my identity I want to grow and display, and the others are banished as compost. But a UWC identity is not something that you could hide. Not even if you wanted to.
My jigsaw is far from complete. I’ve still got so much to discover about myself. But at least I think I understand the path I’m walking on right now.
Because of UWC I’ve discovered I’m a gymnast. I love gymnastics. When I’m at the gym, adorned with pride in our school’s comforting hues, I feel on top of the world. There is no room for fear. Every training session I need to push my limits, and put trust in my body to do things I never thought possible. Gymnastics has taught me to love my body and mind in such a complete manner.
Because of UWC, I’ve discovered that I want to be a physicist. The day I walked into my Grade 9 coordinated science class, my teacher Mr Mccann pertinently revealed how possible it was that we are living in a simulation. After that, I so badly wanted to find out what our universe really is and uncover it like Dorothy did with the Wizard of Oz.
Another piece I’ve put together is my passion about raising awareness about human trafficking in Singapore. After joining the Traffic(k) Light focus group, my eyes have been opened to the horror that is human trafficking and how little we actually know about it.
And call me an optimist, but I believe in a bright future. Because what’s the point of trying to live my best life, if not. The fuel for survival is hope. Hope is perhaps more important to human survival than food or water.
For my part, I’m trying to protect our future by creating sustainable habits now, in the hope that it’s not too late. I envision a future filled with adventure and discovery. I envision a world with collaboration, because although I know that the individual has immense potential, it is only unlocked when they work with others.
I hope for a future where my puzzle never ends, because there will always be someone there to put the pieces together. I want to contribute to a future that takes us to new places, one that reveals truths about ourselves and this uncharted world we reside in. want to know all there is to know about.
A tall order, huh?
Well, as Kurt Hahn said, “Plus est en vous.”
(There is more in you than you think.)
So many of these puzzle pieces have occurred at UWC. Being a student at UWC is not only that. It’s an identity in itself. I’ve often thought of identity as a garden, or a greenhouse, where I water the parts of my identity I want to grow and display, and the others are banished as compost. But a UWC identity is not something that you could hide. Not even if you wanted to.
My jigsaw is far from complete. I’ve still got so much to discover about myself. But at least I think I understand the path I’m walking on right now.
Because of UWC I’ve discovered I’m a gymnast. I love gymnastics. When I’m at the gym, adorned with pride in our school’s comforting hues, I feel on top of the world. There is no room for fear. Every training session I need to push my limits, and put trust in my body to do things I never thought possible. Gymnastics has taught me to love my body and mind in such a complete manner.
Because of UWC, I’ve discovered that I want to be a physicist. The day I walked into my Grade 9 coordinated science class, my teacher Mr Mccann pertinently revealed how possible it was that we are living in a simulation. After that, I so badly wanted to find out what our universe really is and uncover it like Dorothy did with the Wizard of Oz.
Another piece I’ve put together is my passion about raising awareness about human trafficking in Singapore. After joining the Traffic(k) Light focus group, my eyes have been opened to the horror that is human trafficking and how little we actually know about it.
And call me an optimist, but I believe in a bright future. Because what’s the point of trying to live my best life, if not. The fuel for survival is hope. Hope is perhaps more important to human survival than food or water.
For my part, I’m trying to protect our future by creating sustainable habits now, in the hope that it’s not too late. I envision a future filled with adventure and discovery. I envision a world with collaboration, because although I know that the individual has immense potential, it is only unlocked when they work with others.
I hope for a future where my puzzle never ends, because there will always be someone there to put the pieces together. I want to contribute to a future that takes us to new places, one that reveals truths about ourselves and this uncharted world we reside in. want to know all there is to know about.
A tall order, huh?
Well, as Kurt Hahn said, “Plus est en vous.”
(There is more in you than you think.)
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