Why Travel?
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Terri Wingham is the founder and CEO of A Fresh Chapter, a cancer survivor, and someone who believes that we are not defined by the most difficult aspects of our story. |
As I sit in a little cafe in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, I can’t help but reflect on the final day of my final volunteer placement on this Adventure of Hope and I’m feeling such a kaleidoscope of emotions that I can’t begin to share each of them with you. Thankfully Henry Rollins has found the words to say exactly what is on my heart.
A huge thank you to GVI for providing opportunities for young people to volunteer around the globe. With each program, young men and women receive a gift of perspective to carry with them throughout the rest of their lives.
Stay tuned for an upcoming link on the GO Overseas website where I will have a full review of my time with GVI in Costa Rica. For now – I hope you appreciate this as much as I did:
Comments (6)
Thanks for this post Terri! I can’t believe you’re at the end of your journey! But really you’re at the beginning of it, as Henry says! Thanks for all your wonderful posts and I wish you continued safe travels!
Good stuff. I love how much I learn when I travel, and I feel like I haven’t done any “real” traveling like you and so many others have.
How could young people not want to travel after reading this encouraging note! I traveled to Europe with some girlfriends for three weeks right after college, but would have loved to explore more exotic places while I was still young and free. I applaud you for taking this opportunity to change your whole mindset and expand your repertoire of varied cultures. Thank you for the travelogue and for the hope you instill in those you meet on the journey. xx
Great post and great message. I look forward to your dish on Costa Rica.
[…] leads me onto Terri, who is a young woman who certainly knows how to live with light, love and joy… and of course […]
The note is truly inspirational. I wish that all the peoples, especially the young ones, will be able to travel to the different side of the world. I’m sure they have heard of poverty and the need for education but they will never be able to fully comprehend what it really is not until they experience it first hand.