Even from a young age, whenever I came across old magazines, books, or newspapers, I couldn't resist opening them.

One time, my mother sent me to the market to buy smoked fish. It's often wrapped in old newspapers to avoid using plastic. I took so long to return that my mother had to come looking for me because I was quietly sitting by the market, engrossed in reading the old newspaper.

I loved reading English texts, even though I didn’t understand them at first. But because...