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Away in 2015

Yes, I've been away in 2015. It was a year full of trials, experiments, loss and self-discovery. I was preparing for my volunteer exchange abroad with AIESEC. I flunked in 2 subjects, was dealing with my grandfather's death, I was a mess. I found myself slowly drifting away, lost.  Eventually, on the summer holiday, I went for my exchange to Thailand, to teach English to children in the rural areas for 6 weeks. I hadn't the slightest idea of seeing myself to be a teacher. Yes, sometimes I taught my friends if they needed help, but it wasn't teaching , it's more like tutoring. I prayed so that I can be a good teacher, who's not only teaching English correctly, but also educating the children to do the right thing, to be a good human. The project was very important to me, it matters that I have to be a good teacher, and not to waste any of my time there. But I didn't know, that what I did, would mean so much for the children there.   I was placed in Si