Training: it’s crucial in getting there
It’s been another hard energy-sapping week of training – about 200 kms have been completed, the distance is starting to get taxing, it’s relentless. We are now running every morning, getting up at 4-30 in the dark. I have a 40-minute drive to meet Andrew on
Assembling the crew
Reflecting on the past journeys, the assembling of the different teams has always been an interesting process as the journey evolves. There is in a way a common evolution that unfolds every time. It begins with the initial first reaction to each other as the team members
Into the west and the Unknown
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says when a man awakens in the morning, he is presented with two daily choices – when looking west, he will experience darkness and gloom and east, sunrise and joy. The choice as to which way you wish to
The Great Wall the Catalyst
China has been the catalyst to many events in my life, events that have culminated in, above all, making a difference in the lives of the youth. As the journeys have inspired me, so have I managed to go out and do the same. I will never
Be the Hope
We talk about hope on a daily basis; we face and grapple with it every day. It’s something that we are always searching for; it’s the fuel that gives us the drive to fight for tomorrow as we feel that it will bring a better tomorrow. Its deep
As I now embark on the final phase of a 12-year journey to “IGNITE HOPE”.
As I now embark on the final phase of a 12-year journey to “IGNITE HOPE”. To rekindle a flame that is in such desperate need to be re- fuelled. As every one of us strives to be the spark to the hope that we are all reaching out