{"id":29214,"date":"2023-06-19T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T08:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/?page_id=29214"},"modified":"2023-06-19T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T08:50:31","slug":"class-of-2023-carissa-wong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/achievements-and-news\/class-of-2023-carissa-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2023 &#8211; Carissa Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news theme-news-header header-section&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CLASS of 2023&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-menu&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news container&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<style text=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2  class=\"isf_custom_heading filled\" style=\"text-align:left;\">Carissa Wong<\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Having been in ISF for the past 13 years, my biggest takeaway is learning how to be brave when everything seems to be against you. This not only applied to leading, but also in pursuing my hobbies and working for my grades. Ultimately, I learned to trust myself and to remember that I knew more than I thought I did and that everything will work out in the end, even if it isn\u2019t what you expect. This mindset allowed me to step out of my comfort zone, be more active and find myself in the process. I also realised the importance of relationships and community while studying in ISF. When recalling my fondest and happiest memories in school, I would always think of the experiences I had with my classmates and friends rather than the grades I achieved. I would have missed out on a lot of unforgettable opportunities without my friends pushing me on despite my reluctance and hence deeply grateful for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The ISF community has given me a safe space to bond over music, books, and other interests with people which has made me feel less alone. 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This not only applied to leading, but also in pursuing&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/achievements-and-news\/class-of-2023-carissa-wong\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Class of 2023 &#8211; Carissa Wong<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":4168,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29215,"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29214\/revisions\/29215"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}