Ask people what civil engineers do and they’ll say it’s making buildings, bridges, structures, etc. But they are more than that. Civil engineers are also environmentalists. That’s right people, we are also environmentalists! But we are not taught how to clean, how to dispose or garbage properly, but rather taught how to clean up after those who don’t. For some people, waste is a waste, but to us, it may just be useful. Do you also know how you get the water you drink everyday? Well, that’s just another one of the things we do. Do you even know where your poo goes after you go? well, let’s just say Boracay once lost it’s tourism because of.. Poo. And that’s one thing civil engineers do. We design and make things to make sure those doesn’t happen. We clean the dirty waters that goes through the sewage. I know what you’re thinking and yes it is possible to clean.. sh*t! But all those nasty things has to go somewhere. In my case, I once designed an aerobic digester and a continuous belt filter press to clean those stuff. don’t ask me what they are cause they’ll blow your mind haha. But the most valuable thing learned in my CE132 is that, all these equations, all these theories, all these concepts, and in the end.. all that matters is sometimes just.. common sense and the right thinking on how to solve a problem. Well, you won’t learn that in any subject! my CE132 was indeed fun and at the same time a great learning experience.