"I feel blessed to have received my primary education at a tree school and to have had the privilege of teaching at FATA University in Pakistan during its early stages. Due to limited classroom space, I often taught under a tree, using it as a board for writing. In the picture on the right, I am interacting with students at the same school where I studied as a child in the Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan. My former teacher, seated in the chair, is amazed at how I have evolved over time and become a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship as a first-generation student. In the picture on the left, I am teaching Principles of Economics to undergraduate students at FATA University, located in the erstwhile FATA region of Pakistan."