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I was lucky and that is why I am still alive

13 March, 2010 - 08:21

As you know, I did not like school. Except for one subject: Geography. And that is why, probably, I am running around in this lovely world.

But the man below might have been instrumental for this:


René Gardi, a famous Swiss explorer. He wrote books and made films of his travels. And he also came to schools to show one of his movies and then to discuss it. He came to my school and showed us a movie on Chad, the country in the middle of Africa. I was impressed and my mind started to wonder.....!

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