The clock is ticking faster now. June 15 is approaching very quickly and there is a lot left to do. Since I have promised my family to only embark on such a bike tour well trained, I am working on my goal to have 3,000km worth of training in my legs before I start.
Also, the Norwegian border is still officially closed for foreigners. However, there is an opening close that gives me some hope:
Employed in an international or humanitarian organization You can travel to Norway if they are employed by an international organization or an organization that conducts international humanitarian work, and you are on an assignment or on your way to or from an assignment.
zis granted me a letter of confirmation for my humanitarian mission of raising funds for zis-scholarships. Let’s see if that will convince the Norwegian border offcials.
On a positive note, the first corporate sponsors have signed up.
About 30 years ago, two zis scholarships helped me to broaden my horizon, expand my understanding of what is possible, and develop more self-confidence. zis is a non-profit organization that has been awarding scholarships for study trips to young people between the ages of 16 and 20 for more than 60 years. Today, the word we use for tenacity and grit is resilience - and I've made it my profession, to help managers around the world to develop more of this inner power.
In retrospect, the experiences I've had on these trips to Scotland and Iceland have been priceless for my development. After having had a childhood with some challenges, I learned that I could cycle 1,700km on my own and get wet every day without despairing. I have learned that I was able to get along with only 300 € for 4 weeks and still had a good time. I have learned what it's like to be threatened with deportation and how to get an interview with the President from such a crisis. I have understood that limitations are primarily constructs in our heads, and I want to make these insights available to as many adolescents as possible.
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Thank you, Carsten, for all your passion and dedication into this since many years. And many thanks to the corporate sponsors for signing up and this supporting so many young people.
As a short encouragement: it seems like the first 2021 zis traveler will start her journey from Poland into Germany on June 1st. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this can really happen and that many more will follow her.
Thank you, Carsten, for all your passion and dedication into this since many years. And many thanks to the corporate sponsors for signing up and this supporting so many young people.
As a short encouragement: it seems like the first 2021 zis traveler will start her journey from Poland into Germany on June 1st. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this can really happen and that many more will follow her.