Sometimes you just have to let go, only then will you find out what you capable of. What drives people to Let go, as that is the hardest choice in life anyone can make. I love the statement Just Do It, its never a question more than just an action. You can never question it because the real answer you have to let go to find it. 3 years is the period of time that it took me to bring to life just a simple Idea that I thought up in my head. Anyone in the film industry will state that the Idea I had was the hardest yet impossible thing anyone can do. 99% of the time they are right, but you still have that 1% in your pocket and that’s all you need to make it happen. Making a TV show and selling it to a network can really mess with your mind and your emotions there are so many obstacles that come into play, but being naïve and stubborn was the reason why I managed to pull it off. If you could only read between the lines and understand that 1% is all you need to prove to yourself anything is possible, will you still try and see where it takes you as 99% stands in your way to achieve what you set out to do.
You question why something so hard, can’t be done. The answer is- it can be done, why shouldn’t it. Scientist’s state Bee’s aren’t meant to fly as their bodies are not designed to fly, yet Bee’s fly like the birds in the sky. I guess im trying to say that if you listen to people and you start to believe that It can’t be done, then it just will never happen. I swear to you a lot of my friends think I am crazy believing in something so much. One of which even told me that I have an imaginary TV Show. My imagination got my TV show on FOX International Networks. So that 1% I kept so close to my chest got me where I am.
Kenya was never on the list of countries I wanted to travel too. In all honesty I stereotyped it due to what I have seen on TV. So I went to Kenya because the Kenyan Tourism Board requested we come and film an Episode there. So we decided to take up their offer and off we went to the Heart of Africa as it is known as. When you draw African Animals as a Kid, the lion always tends to be the favourite one as it is such a strong figure in the animal Kingdom. Power and Pride, the King of Africa as it stands. Arriving in Kenya one can feel that they have landed in a kingdom, as the energy that surrounds you is nothing that I have felt before. The blue skies and puffy white clouds where the elements that first caught my eye as I took a deep breathe in. As the royal African air filled my lungs for the first time awaking the sense of confusion of what I have never felt before. I could safely say that that stereotype I have felt for Kenya simply just drifted away and a blank page appeared in my thoughts, like a sponge I started to absorb everything that my eyes and ears could take in.
I could honestly state that I arrived in the New York of Africa being in Nairobi, I kept on questioning myself, is this real. They have a Central Park in the middle of the city with huge skyscrapers that shadow parts of the Park when the sun starts to set. The Buzz of the city was the universal Buzz that one can get from any other famous cities as I kept saying to myself, I honestly feel like this is the New York City of Africa. Which really messed up my perception of the stereotype of Kenya when we ended up at this pool party which brought out the Las Vegas buzz. At that point I was completely in a realm of questions is this really Kenya? I only had One week in this country and was determined to see as much as I could. Nairobi has already shocked me in such a universal way that the conclusion of the City that doesn’t sleep in Africa.
But I was craving more, and the more I wanted to explore I found myself in a raft with English military going down rapids, down a rivers name I cannot pronounce. Is this really happening, as the reality of the seriousness of the military training for the wars that haunt the world we live in. It wasn’t long as we were on the road again on our way to a bucket list thing I want to do. We found ourselves at the foot of Mount Kenya where the morning rays we will warm the cold morning as we set out and climb a mountain that is the perfect view point of one of the highest peaks in the world.
At first breathing was extremely difficult as the sea level below me kept of getting further away as each step I took. One’s body is a very strange thing, as life fills it up yet you take an element away and your body shuts down. I never thought that the altitude would affect me like it did, but the more I fought against the lack of oxygen the more I realised that sometimes you have no control of circumstances that you find yourself in, as 10hours of hiking up a Mountain you find out a big lesson in life and about your body. We adapt to life, life doesn’t adapt to us.
You tick off your bucket list and below the page you see another goal you would love to achieve and that is to meet an Olympic athlete. So on the road again as we pass the Equator as we quickly stop and take a photo. Yet being in the Northern and then Southern Hemisphere doesn’t change the weather from Winter to summer as this is Africa and it is just Hot all the time. We arrive at the camp where these athletes train, and like a kid all excited to meet an Olympic athlete the excitement becomes a disappointment when the coach of the athletes denies us access and I head back to my accommodation after spending 2 days of travelling to meet these guys I go to bed unable to tick off my bucket list.
Morning comes and I find myself at an Airport as I am about to board a flight to the coast. We are heading to a place called Lamu. No Idea where this place is or what to expect, all the research I did was on Google and the pictures took my breath away. I just really wanted to go for a surf and have some alone time in the ocean. We arrived and it felt like I was in a story book out of TIN TIN, I honestly didn’t feel like I was in Kenya anymore. I kept on rubbing my eyes and realising that what I am seeing is real. Honestly it was the most beautiful place I have ever been. But the mere beauty got interrupted as the reality of this place sunk in, as the locals started to tell me what Lamu is all about. I don’t want to write anything negative about this place, but I will state that I hope they manage to fix and resolve the issues that haunt the beautiful place.
Waking early was a habit that I found myself in, as the speakers from the mosques that where close to the hotel screamed out the early morning prays as the Muslim religion ruled this part of the world. To add that this is also a donkey town as there is not one car in this town. So the sound of donkeys awaken you even more and you question yourself over and over again, is this Kenya? Going surfing was such an interesting task as you had to catch a boat from point A to point B. Not the fastest way to get around but then again it was the only way in Lamu. I finally managed to get into the ocean and not a living soul around and Just me in my happy place. The waves were rather small, but I hadn’t surfed in ages and it was just so good to get back into the ocean and just smile again.
When you think of Kenya you think of wild animals and nature, but there is so much more than that. This country really blew me away, we did so much and kept on being surprised and it made us want to explore more. I learnt a lot about myself on this trip, and it just sparked off a new understanding of this continent being Africa. I now pack my bags and set out to go on my next adventure. This is my Blueprint of my Travels.
You question why something so hard, can’t be done. The answer is- it can be done, why shouldn’t it. Scientist’s state Bee’s aren’t meant to fly as their bodies are not designed to fly, yet Bee’s fly like the birds in the sky. I guess im trying to say that if you listen to people and you start to believe that It can’t be done, then it just will never happen. I swear to you a lot of my friends think I am crazy believing in something so much. One of which even told me that I have an imaginary TV Show. My imagination got my TV show on FOX International Networks. So that 1% I kept so close to my chest got me where I am.
Kenya was never on the list of countries I wanted to travel too. In all honesty I stereotyped it due to what I have seen on TV. So I went to Kenya because the Kenyan Tourism Board requested we come and film an Episode there. So we decided to take up their offer and off we went to the Heart of Africa as it is known as. When you draw African Animals as a Kid, the lion always tends to be the favourite one as it is such a strong figure in the animal Kingdom. Power and Pride, the King of Africa as it stands. Arriving in Kenya one can feel that they have landed in a kingdom, as the energy that surrounds you is nothing that I have felt before. The blue skies and puffy white clouds where the elements that first caught my eye as I took a deep breathe in. As the royal African air filled my lungs for the first time awaking the sense of confusion of what I have never felt before. I could safely say that that stereotype I have felt for Kenya simply just drifted away and a blank page appeared in my thoughts, like a sponge I started to absorb everything that my eyes and ears could take in.
I could honestly state that I arrived in the New York of Africa being in Nairobi, I kept on questioning myself, is this real. They have a Central Park in the middle of the city with huge skyscrapers that shadow parts of the Park when the sun starts to set. The Buzz of the city was the universal Buzz that one can get from any other famous cities as I kept saying to myself, I honestly feel like this is the New York City of Africa. Which really messed up my perception of the stereotype of Kenya when we ended up at this pool party which brought out the Las Vegas buzz. At that point I was completely in a realm of questions is this really Kenya? I only had One week in this country and was determined to see as much as I could. Nairobi has already shocked me in such a universal way that the conclusion of the City that doesn’t sleep in Africa.
But I was craving more, and the more I wanted to explore I found myself in a raft with English military going down rapids, down a rivers name I cannot pronounce. Is this really happening, as the reality of the seriousness of the military training for the wars that haunt the world we live in. It wasn’t long as we were on the road again on our way to a bucket list thing I want to do. We found ourselves at the foot of Mount Kenya where the morning rays we will warm the cold morning as we set out and climb a mountain that is the perfect view point of one of the highest peaks in the world.
At first breathing was extremely difficult as the sea level below me kept of getting further away as each step I took. One’s body is a very strange thing, as life fills it up yet you take an element away and your body shuts down. I never thought that the altitude would affect me like it did, but the more I fought against the lack of oxygen the more I realised that sometimes you have no control of circumstances that you find yourself in, as 10hours of hiking up a Mountain you find out a big lesson in life and about your body. We adapt to life, life doesn’t adapt to us.
You tick off your bucket list and below the page you see another goal you would love to achieve and that is to meet an Olympic athlete. So on the road again as we pass the Equator as we quickly stop and take a photo. Yet being in the Northern and then Southern Hemisphere doesn’t change the weather from Winter to summer as this is Africa and it is just Hot all the time. We arrive at the camp where these athletes train, and like a kid all excited to meet an Olympic athlete the excitement becomes a disappointment when the coach of the athletes denies us access and I head back to my accommodation after spending 2 days of travelling to meet these guys I go to bed unable to tick off my bucket list.
Morning comes and I find myself at an Airport as I am about to board a flight to the coast. We are heading to a place called Lamu. No Idea where this place is or what to expect, all the research I did was on Google and the pictures took my breath away. I just really wanted to go for a surf and have some alone time in the ocean. We arrived and it felt like I was in a story book out of TIN TIN, I honestly didn’t feel like I was in Kenya anymore. I kept on rubbing my eyes and realising that what I am seeing is real. Honestly it was the most beautiful place I have ever been. But the mere beauty got interrupted as the reality of this place sunk in, as the locals started to tell me what Lamu is all about. I don’t want to write anything negative about this place, but I will state that I hope they manage to fix and resolve the issues that haunt the beautiful place.
Waking early was a habit that I found myself in, as the speakers from the mosques that where close to the hotel screamed out the early morning prays as the Muslim religion ruled this part of the world. To add that this is also a donkey town as there is not one car in this town. So the sound of donkeys awaken you even more and you question yourself over and over again, is this Kenya? Going surfing was such an interesting task as you had to catch a boat from point A to point B. Not the fastest way to get around but then again it was the only way in Lamu. I finally managed to get into the ocean and not a living soul around and Just me in my happy place. The waves were rather small, but I hadn’t surfed in ages and it was just so good to get back into the ocean and just smile again.
When you think of Kenya you think of wild animals and nature, but there is so much more than that. This country really blew me away, we did so much and kept on being surprised and it made us want to explore more. I learnt a lot about myself on this trip, and it just sparked off a new understanding of this continent being Africa. I now pack my bags and set out to go on my next adventure. This is my Blueprint of my Travels.
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