Thanks a lot Mauricio! 

That teacher had his own opinion and he didn't depend on the administration. One could call him rather eccentric. He was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about literature. He never sounded scripted. He almost lived in the world of literature, it was truly his vocation and thus he inspired me to read many books I'd never heard of before. He would challenge us in every class and the material he gave us was very enlightening, never too theoretical or one-sided.. Most of the other teachers were boring, too predictable and their material was too theoretical: I could've gotten all of it just by reading some papers. For most of them, it was just a job: clock in, read the lecture, please the administration and clock out. Definitely not a vocation..