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Despite scoring a D for Geography in my Promotional exam, my school offered me a retest in order to get into the H3 program for the subject. What they were looking for, is passion. I have been intrigued by the sophistication of human geography and therefore chose this branch of study. The main reason for this decision is the chance given to explore any relevant topic to research deeper into. In this aspect, I decided to delve into the unconventional topic of sustainable tourism and its relationship with disintermediation which is rather fresh from inquisition in mainstream geography. My gamble was eventually paid off with a Distinction. My self-belief allowed me the confidence to daringly pursue my interest and try out unorthodox topics that are certainly meaningful to the society. The learning curve may be steep but the experience, in my opinion, is much more valuable to one’s growing up and education. In this view, I believe it is in accordance to the philosophy of the university to “foster quick, well-rounded minds, well-equipped to succeed in our fast-changing world” – where in such a world, success is everything but guaranteed and failure is a better teacher. With the ever-changing nature of the world, whatever hard facts that we learn in school may very well become obsolete. However, the main crux of education is not about two Hydrogen atoms combined with one of Oxygen chemically to get water, but teaching you why and how. When given a task, we are very used to applying formulas but it is the concept that we should understand and I comprehend this idea fully when I took up the challenge of a research paper of a topic not many people have probed into. I found no prior theories and had to apply theories from other fields to support my arguments and conceptualized my analysis; I was the pioneer. Such enterprise as mine will prove to be an asset to the endeavour of the university and its bid to be a globally-orientated institution that influences the future.