My School Was Gone, but Class Started Again

Susin was twelve. He had already missed approximately two months of school because of surgery on his hand. Then flooding struck. His family's home was destroyed. His school was badly damaged. The place he had been waiting to return to was suddenly gone too. For a child, school is more than lessons. It is routine. Friends. Teachers. A familiar place in the world. The flood disrupted all of it. Eventually, temporary classrooms were established. Susin returned. The walls were different. The circumstances were different. But his classmates were there. His teachers were there. Learning began again. Sometimes starting again is not dramatic. Sometimes it is simply sitting down at a desk after the world has moved underneath you. What familiar part of your life helped you feel normal again after everything changed? This is an editorial retelling of a documented account. Original storyteller: Susin. Country: Nepal. Source: UNICEF Nepal.