It’s debrief day. The final day of our trip, but not the final day of our journey. Me and Jess met at costa just after 9am to finalise our presentation for our trip. I realised that London is very hectic at this time and is not hangover friendly – I guess because it was a Wednesday…and not actually the weekend…!
Meeting Martina and the rest of the group the hangover was instantly gone – I mean meeting Martina alone could do that. You will not have met a more positive person ever, ask anyone! The positive vibes and the buzzing feeling flowing throughout the room provided a feel good factor that you cannot even begin to describe using words.
Each group created a presentation for their trips, and through each one it didn’t fail to make at least one person cry, and at least one person cry with laughter! Hearing everyone’s experiences of the trip and how similar/different they were to ours cemented how important my role was. It is vital to get my story out there and show people our perspectives on the trip because everyone sees things in different ways and really gets you thinking.
When it came to team Mozambique we couldn’t help but smile. The last step, the finality of the trip.. but yet just the beginning of a wonderful adventure. As we all stood there to present for the final time as a group, we all hugged before we even started. This trip gave me two amazing friends and an experience i would never forget.
The day was filled with so much emotion, passion, and overall a, real sense of family. To think at the beginning of 2019 this was all just an aspiration and we were all strangers in a room.
During the lunch break we were pulled away to record our videos and alumni advice for future candidates..All I can think is
Do not think your role is unimportant, do not underestimate yourself. Whether you’re a trainee Nandoca in a restaurant, a patroa or the CEO. Or even if you don’t work for Nando’s. Every single person contributes to our success and by created the demand for chillies is creates a demand for labour in Africa, which can really change peoples lives.
After this our meeting got – delightfully – gatecrashed by none other than the infamous
Robbie Brozin and Kingsley Holgate!
Those two men could make the whole world stand still, their stories and insight were so inspirational but alongside their success they were so humble and easy to talk to. Sitting down listening to our stories and our views, I felt like right there in that moment, I wasn’t talking to the biggest names in Nando’s I was sharing a story with friends.
Now I sit on the train to the airport. Typing my final blog post for my Peri-Adventure. I feel sad. I keep thinking that it’s over now, but I have to remind myself this is just the beginning, with the information and opportunity we’ve had we can push ourselves to do so much more. I feel thankful for the opportunity, humbled to have been involved and changed for the better.
As a final note – Thank you to everyone on this journey;
Martina – for trusting and believing that I was the right person for the trip and not to screw it up!
Eleanor – for supporting me before I travelled with anything I needed and listening to me ramble on for hours when I got back!
Maz – for supplying me with words to live by over there and helping me with my visa!
Yvonne and Laure – for helping with everything Mozambique and for making the trip so much more memorable.
Samantha – for boosting my confidence everyday, and supporting my instagram captions
Nigel – for selecting me as a wife for my bargaining skills, and being my patrick swayze.
Jess – for being the best roomie I’ve ever had, and the endless laughs we had
And to every single person that helped me along this journey, listened to my stories and my thoughts.
Thank you.
Becky. Out. 🎤
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