Youth Voices: Bittersweet

Experimentation for any kind of science experiment takes a lot of time and patience. So far, the number one lesson I learned when conducting my waterlogging experiment on legumes is that patience is key to successful experimentation. Throughout the building of my experiment, I remained as patient as I could! This involved meticulous planning and setting up all necessary materials to ensure that the glasshouse experiment would run smoothly. However, just as I was gearing up to start the 10-day waterlogging experiment, I fell ill, along with my partner Zara, towards the end of the week. This illness lingered into the beginning of the fourth week, causing a minor setback in my experiment. However, I did get assistance from another mentor from the WorldVeg Center which was truly a gift!

After I got back to the office, I was surprised by a coconut lying on my desk whiteboard. Woah! A coconut? Here? I was so excited I cracked it open and drank the entire coconut. The taste was so good that it felt like my sickness had just vanished. I had so many fruits post-sickness like mangoes, pomegranates, guavas, and green grapes! [CONTINUE READING]