MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Anna Grechishkina, solo female traveler around the world on a motorcycle.
During all her travels around the world she always tried to demonstrate the same things – curiosity and respect towards differences and peculiarities in this world which kept Anna busy exploring it for more than eight years, while always keeping the Ukrainian flag on her bike.
"Since I have started my journey, or rather my life on the road, eight years ago, I have been receiving many questions about how to make a profound change in life and accept the challenge of following their dreams. Therefore, I decided to take my life coaching practice in this direction – Challenge and Change Coaching."
"We have so much to give and we do not claim what doesn’t belong to us.
We love our land, we have a strong spirit, we value our freedom."
- Anna Grechishkina.
The Senior Primary students at Private School Swakopmund in Swakopmund, Namibia were privileged to hear Anna Grechishkina speak about her 8 and a half years of traveling the globe. She not only enlightened to unknown facts about her country of birth, but regaled them with some of her many intrepid adventures. Her message to the students was this: ‘Follow your heart and don’t let anyone hold you back. The road may not always be easy, but if it is your passion, you will find your way.’
"Visiting schools and meeting kids is one of my highlights while traveling around the world. I like to share with them my vision of following the dreams and I am curious to get to know what is their personal opinion about it."
At schools she proposed “Journey Towards Your Dream” coaching:
- Unleashing your true dreams
- Discovering your inner potential
- Building a balanced life based on your core values
- What’s stopping you?
- The journey of a thousand miles starts with YOUR first step
"The other day I had a privilege to meet the students of 5-7th grade from Private School Swakopmund in Swakopmund, Namibia.
It was like a fresh air for me... and another opportunity to tell about my country and its struggle for freedom and the very existence, about dreams and values, about importance to follow what your heart tells you and not to listen to the ones who try to let you down and talk you out of being true to yourself.
My heart is aching, more and more with every coming day, and only the dream of witnessing the better future and how the phoenix will raise from the ashes helps to get going and not giving in to the despair.
I am thankful to every gentle soul in that classroom who surrounded me with their love, and care, and support, and of course, to the administration and my other friends who made this visit possible.
The dream is strong as never before, dream for the light to overcome the darkness and reign on its throne by right. The dream whose fulfillment originates in the hearts of every one of us no matter which part of the world we are in, as long as we are true to our values and ready to defend them in every way we are capable of.
May this dream come true soon..."
Next morning Anna left Namibia for Ukraine.
Thank you Olga’s PhotoDesign for the photos.
Update
In a few months:
“The last few months, which seem like an eternity, have been rather scarce of pleasant surprises. That’s why each of them has even greater importance and value which you cherish and savor in your heart. The surprise of yesterday was just like that...
I received as a gift the book which came to me all the way from Namibia! The book was made by students of the school in Swakopmund Private School Swakopmund whom I had a pleasure to meet and talk right before my departure to Ukraine. The book has drawings of the students, photos, wise words and quotations, as well as personal messages to me from the kids with kind wishes for my country and myself.
Huge thanks to the students of Private School Swakopmund! I often recollect our meeting at their school, their curiosity, their questions and support. And I really hope that one day we will see each other again, and I will have something to tell them!
By the way, the name of the book is Life Goes On. I can't put it in words how much it touched my heart, and how timely it found its way to me. I don't know if you do but I believe in special signs in my life, and this book is such a sign for me - that life continues and will continue no matter what; that we all have to maintain this life in all its forms, fight for it, be worthy of it and be grateful for it because thousands of heroes have sacrificed their lives; that no matter what we should not stop or put our hands down, unless for a short time to rest.
... I flipped through several pages of the book, and I wanted to gulp it down, but no ...
I will savor it bit by bit, like an expensive delicacy which you want to enjoy for as long as possible.
And even better at night and early in the morning to fall asleep and wake up with a smile...”
"The moon taught me it's okay to go through phase.
The sun taught me no matter how many times you go down, keep rising."
Thank you Design-Nova for making this possible
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