My first exposure to storytelling came long before I ever held a press credential. My father was a writer, but also a diplomat. I grew up watching how he observed the world, how he paid attention not just to events, but to their deeper meaning, and how those reflections shaped his life and work.From him, I learned that words carry responsibility, and that how you tell a story can influence how people understand the world around them. That perspective stayed with me, and ultimately inspired my own path into journalism.