Anxiety was creeping in as I was waiting
for my interview with the science teachers. Finally, when I sat there, the
biology teacher asked me why I was interested in studying science. I said that
I was good at biology. Or something to that effect, I don’t remember the exact
words. He asked, “What is the difference between a plant cell and an animal
cell”. I was silent. But thanks to the other teacher sitting nearer, who
whispered something in my ear. And I replied, “Animal cell is made of meat
while plant cell is made of wood”. Interview was in my local language, Pashto,
so it was a lot sillier than it sounds in English. And I was admitted into
science class in my high school.
