Why Advice on “Finding your Passion” is Misguided and How to Tackle Indecision
I like the word ‘interest’. It suggests curiosity, a desire for knowledge, something you enjoy or would happily do without anyone paying you. It avoids the clichè and extremity, the […]
2016 Travels on The Well-Travelled Postcard: Goals, Decisions and Lessons Learned
While I have to agree that 2016 has been a terrible year in the world of politics, I also have to be grateful that 2016 has been very kind to […]
Capturing my Raleigh ICS Experience in Nepal on Video
If you thought you’d heard the last from me about Nepal, you thought wrong… Earlier this year I spent almost 4 months living and volunteering in Nepal with the sustainable […]
Observing Plan International’s Work to Improve Maternal Health in Rural Nepal
I’ve been a Digital Ambassador for the global children’s charity Plan UK (the UK arm of Plan International) for over a year now and I’ve loved supporting the charity’s campaigns, […]
The Ultimate Guide to Exploring St Petersburg in Russia
The last trip of my sabbatical saw me head to the biggest country in the world: Russia! My two weeks in Russia were a last minute addition to the sabbatical […]
Looking Back on 6 Months of Adventures on my Sabbatical
Today in a few short hours I will get dressed, have breakfast and travel into central London for my first day back at work after a whole 6.5 months’ sabbatical. I […]
Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 3
It’s now 11 weeks since our first arrival in Bhalu Khola and we’ve just completed our ICS project here. Phase 3 was very different to the other two and we’ve […]
How Nepal is Surviving 1 Year after the Earthquake
One year ago on the 25th April 2015, a 7.8 scale earthquake hit Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people, injuring 21,000 and leaving 3.5 million Nepali people homeless. The damage caused […]
