Somewhere deep in the forest lies a magical marsh, where in the evenings the strangest of stories are told by the strangest of creatures. One night, a traveller tells a tale about Hybris, the last surivor of a species...
When you find yourself standing on the deck at the rear of the boat, in the middle of the night, looking down into the pitch black waters of the Rio Negro, and Mike tells you to jump in five...
So, India! When my mom first told me we were going there, I wasn’t completely excited but I was up to it. This is probably because the last time I went there, I was younger and didn’t appreciate the...
When you visit Bandipur on a usual day, you’ll be struck by the peaceful nature of the village: the serene natural surroundings, the friendly kids who greet you with a “Namaste” and a wave, the bleating sound of the...
Delhi for me was any other cosmopolitan city around the world. Yes, we did heave sighs of relief when we saw real coffee shops and familiar people who could easily explain things in well-phrased English to us. But,...
Finishing high school after long twelve years is something to be proud of. But instead of reflecting your achievements and enjoying the youth- less responsibilities, more freedom- we tend to put ourselves under pressure. There are the applications...
The I Am Challenge is an International Youth run organisation with over 200 participants across all continents. Based on the simple idea that ‘I am who I am, and I can make a difference’, it challenges young people...
From the 15th to the 17th of October, Australian Youth Climate Coalition presented their amazing youth climate summit Power Shift! 1000 young people from all over Australia converged the state capital for the first youth summit on climate change...
During the month of September I worked on a campaign, as one of Sicigia´s projects, to raise used primary and secondary textbooks to donate to three schools in poor regions in the province of Buenos Aires. The idea behind...
Teaching English to primary three students at Ban Ton Pheung School in Mae Rim, about a 30min drive from Chiang Mai in Thailand, is a weekly part of my gap year: what better place to teach these kids about recycling...