My days have not been typical and that's because of the onslaught of rains in Manila. When I say storm, I mean storm. Strong winds. Flooded streets. Unrelenting rains. I haven't experienced this type of weather since 2011, when Hurricane Sandy hit my hometown and closed school for a week.
I attached a video of my boots trekking through the flooded areas, on my way to the office. Before it hit lunch time, though, the city government announced that work and school was suspended.
So for the past 4 days, I have been working remotely, tasked with updating their teaching materials to raise awareness about Filipino IPs in classrooms, conferences, and more. In updating their teaching materials, I have become fascinated by indigenous philosophy and how it has already established the tenets of sustainability that the "civilized" (emphasis on the quotation marks) world is only now understanding.
Here is the intro cover of one of their teaching materials:
Wishing for the sun,
Tara
My name is Tara Lago, and I am a Rabi Scholar and Laidlaw Scholar at Columbia University pursuing a major in neuroscience and behavior with a concentration in chemistry. With more than 3 years of research related to social science, depression, animal behavior, and computational neuroscience, I aim to study and apply the basic neural mechanisms that underlie human health.
I am passionate about helping my community, inside and outside of the lab. Whether that be creating inclusive programs for my first-year residents as a Resident Advisor or advocating for the freedom to read with the New York and Brooklyn Public Library, I seek to create supportive spaces that encourage intellectual, emotional, and social growth. After my undergraduate education, I plan to work in academic medicine, with the ambition of obtaining an MD-PhD in the future.
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Woah - the rain really turned everything upside down. I'm glad you were able to find a passion in indigenous philosophy through it. Also, the cover is so beautiful! Hoping you get some sun soon!!