At the University of Miami, I failed all my grades in the Spring semesters of two-thousand fifteen and two-thousand sixteen due to having the schizoaffective disorder. I was matriculated at the University of Miami from ages eighteen to twenty. There were forces that led me to believe that not doing my work was the right thing to do. From May to August of two-thousand fifteen, I took a trip to San Miguel, Panama. I taught the English language to students from kindergarten to sixth grade. I learned that just because people live life a different way, doesn’t mean they are living life wrong. It’s okay to walk on sand, dirt, and rocks without shoes, as their feet get stronger. It’s okay to not have air conditioning but have many fans. The city of San Miguel didn’t have traffic lights or stop signs. Every Sunday, a garbage truck came around to pick up bags full of garbage from the local people of San Miguel. After community events, garbage was set on fire, burned, with toxins released into the atmosphere. The irony of this is that a person can walk a 7.3-mile hike to “the world’s most sustainable town” known as Kalu Yala. Kalu Yala is a magical place where, at night, millions of stars can encompass it. Buildings were made of bamboo with their roofs made of bamboo leaves and aluminum. Wasps and their nests lived underneath these roofs. Bats also lived underneath these roofs as they ate the wasps. If I needed to use the bathroom, I had to walk around a hundred feet to get to the nearest bathroom stall. All products used by civilians living in Kalu Yala were biodegradable.
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