Title – Over Grown
Date – August 2003
Location - Canal des Pangalanes – Toamasina - Madagascar
It sometimes feels like every way you turn something is in your way. Sometimes it’s the authorities; sometimes it’s the infrastructure; sometimes it’s just that you are used to a different sense of urgency; always it’s a new challenge. There are any number of sayings in ‘management speak’ to try and convince you to turn a negative into a positive, a problem into a challenge, but sometimes you just want to sit down and give up.
Don’t!
When you get home the ‘negative’ will make a great story and the ‘problem’ will be a new boast to your mates. But it can be difficult.
On this trip in Madagascar I had already spent 4 hours in a decrepit minibus almost twice as full as the number of seats available. When the road ran out we took a boat, when the river seemed to run out, we had reached our destination….. by default.
To overcome and break down the barriers you will encounter when travelling you will need many skills, the most important ones are probably patience and tolerance. Beyond The Blue can not teach you tolerance in a day, but we can show you why it is sometimes your best choice. As part of our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshops we examine the best ways to break down their barriers that always seem to pop up at the worst times.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – August 2003
Location - Canal des Pangalanes – Toamasina - Madagascar
It sometimes feels like every way you turn something is in your way. Sometimes it’s the authorities; sometimes it’s the infrastructure; sometimes it’s just that you are used to a different sense of urgency; always it’s a new challenge. There are any number of sayings in ‘management speak’ to try and convince you to turn a negative into a positive, a problem into a challenge, but sometimes you just want to sit down and give up.
Don’t!
When you get home the ‘negative’ will make a great story and the ‘problem’ will be a new boast to your mates. But it can be difficult.
On this trip in Madagascar I had already spent 4 hours in a decrepit minibus almost twice as full as the number of seats available. When the road ran out we took a boat, when the river seemed to run out, we had reached our destination….. by default.
To overcome and break down the barriers you will encounter when travelling you will need many skills, the most important ones are probably patience and tolerance. Beyond The Blue can not teach you tolerance in a day, but we can show you why it is sometimes your best choice. As part of our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshops we examine the best ways to break down their barriers that always seem to pop up at the worst times.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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