Every journey begins with a story, and mine starts not with a single step, but with a single wave—rippling outward from a childhood spent collecting shells and wondering what lay beyond the horizon. That curiosity has finally found its anchor in the Sea-Teacher Program, where my path meets the tide of classrooms without walls, lessons without borders, and students who, like the ocean, are deep, vast, and full of hidden treasures. This blog is my logbook—a place to chart the currents of culture, connection, and discovery as I trade a traditional classroom for the salt-sprayed magic of teaching by the sea. Welcome aboard. I’m Nikki Diez Tagbak , 23 years old, and currently navigating one of the most exciting (and yes, slightly exhausting) chapters of my life—being a graduating student of BSED-Science at Southern Leyte State University - Tomas Oppus Campus. Between lesson plans, laboratory reports, and the beautiful chaos of becoming a future educato...