A societal change must first come from within since, as Osamu Dazai, a Japanese writer, best puts it, “What is society but an individual?” I have always tried to break the impossibilities myself before promoting others to do the same. More specifically through my passion for connecting with the Chinese society that I was intimately surrounded by, I learned the Chinese language, and soon my classmates and teachers, who once thought Chinese was an impossible language to master, realized that they too can learn. Changing ourselves is however not an easy task and it requires self-motivation, knowledge, and a passionate heart. In fact, acquiring knowledge is a fundamental step for both personal and societal changes. Thus, I believe that by attending
