I've been asked why I chose the humanitarian field...Well, let me say something...

I finally have the space to say it aloud. And I want to clarify few important points.
In the past years some people have been looking at me thinking I'm entertaining myself on an endless holiday...they think that one day I'll grow up and decide to begin a normal life...

Well, THIS is my normal life. It might not be normal as the majority perceive the concept of normality, but it is indeed my daily life.

It will arrive a day when I will settle, maybe working in an office...I will wear nice clothes and have dinner with friends...but right now I WANT to be out there, in loose trousers, flip flop and bandanna, with the feet completely covered of dust...

Apparently...I can't save the world...
Oh really? Thanks for reminding me. I was thinking to be a superhero!
How many times I heard this. They look at you with a face saying "You are so naive".

Of course I cannot save the world...but I want to believe. I desperately want to believe that, despite where you were born in the world, you still have hope...

I want to believe that poverty is not a condition that has to be passed from parents to children with no escape...

I want to believe that I can make a difference...

I always think that if I can improve 5-10 people's lives during my career (if I'll ever make it!), it will be all worth it. You think is a small number? What if one of those people was you? Or a loved one?

I hope not to sound grumpy, or angry. I'm not. I'd just love that, sometimes, some people could think twice before speaking and, most important, could open their mind a tiny bit more. Maybe look beyond the comfort zone they've locked themselves in.

There is a whole world out there, and the biggest mistake is thinking that we have nothing to do with it.

How to start the day with a smile!