Rinzin Dema- (BA Sociology and Political Science), 2012.

I thank all my teachers, friends, and staff at Royal Thimphu College for mak­ing my college days one of the best phases of my life.

Right after graduation, I didn’t do anything for two months or so: I wanted to enjoy my free time. Meanwhile, my friends were applying for jobs and internships. Only then did I think that I ought to get a job as well.

Now I work as the Program Officer at the Royal Textile Academy, a Non-Governmental Organization. I had always want­ed to work in an NGO or an INGO. I think my first job is a step towards my dream job in an INGO.

My advice to the current students is to make use of the re­sources that are showered upon you while you are in college. Take every opportunity. Learn as much as you can be­cause when you know more, more opportuni­ties come your way. And when you get a job, you are expected to know how to do what­ever it is that your boss asks you to do. Once you get your first salary, you are expected to know about taxes; even perhaps save for your retirement.

So my RTC friends, I wish each and every one of you all the best in whatever you do.