My WHY

My WHY

Growing up, my late mother instilled in me a profound love for travel and an appreciation for experiencing different cultures. While our family didn’t have the means to embark on physical journeys abroad, my mother found creative ways to introduce us to the wonders of the world. She cooked food from various corners of the globe, we watched captivating travel shows, and she emphasized the importance of learning another language.

At the age of 13, the opportunity of a lifetime arose when my parents sacrificed their last dollars to enroll me in an EF Tours trip to Europe, alongside a handful of my classmates. That transformative journey forever changed my worldview and set my life on a trajectory that wouldn’t have otherwise been possible.
Even at a young age, I recognized the stark disparity between our circumstances and the developing world, despite not possessing the material signs of wealth ourselves. Since then, I have dedicated my time, resources, and energy to volunteering across the globe, visiting some 50 countries, contributing countless hours and significant funds to worthy causes. Throughout my travels, I witnessed the unimaginable depths of poverty lurking beyond the luxurious façade of 5-star hotels on six continents. Drawing from these experiences the vision for Send a Student Leader Abroad was born. And so, with the establishment of this new foundation, my ultimate goal is to empower and enable one million less fortunate children to explore the world during my lifetime.

Audacious? Absolutely.
Impossible? Perhaps.

But, with your support and collective efforts, we can shatter the limits of what’s deemed possible and ignite a wave of change that reaches far beyond our own lives. Together, let’s embark on this extraordinary journey of empowering futures and changing lives. No “them”. Only “us”. One human family.

See you on the journey…