“My story isn’t one of finishing what I started.” Content creator-musician Marco Ho , popularly known as “ Bogart the Explorer ,” shared why he decided to return to school as an individual approaching his fifties. The YouTube sensation on Friday shared a picture of his school ID card as a new student at Caraga State University (CSU) taking Bachelor of Science in Agroforestry.
He juxtaposed this with a picture of his old school ID when 22 years before, when he enrolled in the University of the Philippines-Diliman as a scholar of the Department of Science and Technology and was “eager” to make a mark in engineering. “When I was a kid, I had dreams of becoming a National Scientist. The inventor of some groundbreaking technology that will positively impact the lives of so many people.
But Life doesn’t always go as planned,” Bogart said on Facebook on August 16. He said that while he studied at UP Diliman for six years, he never marched on the stage as unexpected opportunities from show business came to him. “Now, 22 years later, with a heart full of hope and a mind ready and, now, willing to learn, I find myself a FRESHMAN with a scholarship at Caraga State University, this time studying Bachelor of Science in Agroforestry,” Bogart said.
He also explained that he decided to return to school to “make a difference” and not just earn a degree. “My story isn’t one of finishing what I started, but of redefining what it means to pursue knowledge and purp.