To be an electrician

江苏 申 琴

Reyn Ambag 所在的岛遭到了台风的侵袭，他想成为一名电工以帮助灾区重建。

Typhoon“Odette”was the 15th storm to hit Philippine in 2021.Almost 16 million Filipinos were facing threats including strong winds, heavy rains, flooding,landslides, displacement and risking loss of life, home, livelihood and agriculture.Reyn Ambag was one of the children who were rescued during the typhoon.

Reyn Ambag was a Grade 7 student living on the island of Siargao.With Values Education as his favorite subject in school,Reyn is always ready to help others.Reyn was raised by his mother who was a single parent and ran a retail store alone.Reyn's mother supported their daily needs and Reyn's schooling by the income she got from the small retail store.

During Typhoon Odette,Reyn's family stayed inside the comfort room of the school.There, he witnessed through the window how the strong winds of the typhoon destroyed the area.They stayed there until the storm died down and it was safe for them to go out.Upon returning to their home, they were astonished to find that their house was damaged due to the fallen trees.

After observing the delays in restoring the electricity in their community, Reyn wanted to be an electrician someday so that if a power cut would happen because of a typhoon, he would be able to help in restoring it in time.

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