Time to say “Good bye”

Fundraising Tour 2022 1 Minute

Only 3 more days before I head off to Canada for my next fundraising project. Time is flying now and I am getting very nervous . The perfect occasion for a virtual farewell with some colleagues and friends. After giving an overview of the newly founded Cosmikk foundation, I walked them through the route across the Rocky Mountains and what the likelihood might be of running into a bear. We also talked about the other challenges of this trip, lonliness, challenges with the bike and mosquitos. Andrea explained the background of the aid organization “Dachzeltnomaden” and Judith gave an overview on the “zis foundation” and their work. The rest of the time was about expressing support and exchanging reassurance that everything will turn out well 🙂
The below video is in German.

Published by Karsten Drath

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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One thought on “Time to say “Good bye””

  1. Hi Karsten,
    I am so sorry that I couldn’t attend the farewell meeting. Great that you shared it here.
    So tomorrow is the big day! I wish you all the best, great experiences, a good amount of medium-size adventures 😉
    good legs, strength, warm and nice thoughts all the time and of course zis-luck!
    Take care,
    Regina

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