July 2017

  • What Costa Rica taught me

    On the 1st December 1948, President Jose Figueres Ferrer abolished the military in #CostaRica. It’s now been 25078 days without a Costa Rican army and they’re doing just fine. This country has taught me many things and reinvigorated other core values that are easy to forget in a busy world.  Kindness…

  • Gratitude & the hand we are dealt

    Since I began visiting different countries, I have seen and been lucky enough to spend time with thousands people with very different lives to my own. They’ve often had less than I have, often had more. So what does this mean? It has given me perspective. I am fully aware…

  • The back of that truck

    In my 36 years on this earth I have had numerous jobs. Since my first paper-round at aged 11, I have experienced earning money in some varied and interesting means. I’ve approached each role with the same attitude, work hard and go over and above what is required of me.…