Waking up in the morning, training, going to school, then training again in the evening. Repeat this for at least 6 times a week; breaks were a welcomed but a rare commodity.
This was the life Jamil knew before he entered the University of the Philippines Los Banos. The, now, 19-year-old, Jamil T. Creado, thought he would be a student-athlete throughout his tertiary life. Up until the point he got into UPLB and dove in, head first, into a degree program he did not have an inkling about— BS Development Communication.
A momentous turn. Watershed.
Dreaming of becoming a lawyer one day, Jamil often aims big. Now, unlike most of his peers and despite him not being in his school’s paper before or doing any kind of media-related extracurriculars, he looks forward to experiencing and absorbing things; both new and fresh— always eager to learn and grow. He hopes for growth in doing things uncharted before to him.
Now instead of training for the physical, he is training for the intellectual. Reading and writing more than he was ever used to, going beyond his comfort zone, and honing the skills he already has. Turning rudimentary into extraordinary.
In spite of doing things he is unfamiliar with, even if he feels overwhelmed, Jamil will face what is ahead of him. Plunged into a wholly different environment, writing and reading, always looking to improve. And in turn, ultimately, learning how to serve the people.
He’s also now growing out his hair. A dream he has had ever since he was in high school.
Eager to grow and learn– but still having fun.
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