On the 11/11/11 I celebrated my 30th birthday on the top of Africa’s Mt Kilimanjaro, my final continent in my working the world quest. This was the moment I had been working towards for nearly nine years since I boarded the plane as a 21 year old with the goal, to live and work in every continent of the world before 30.
What next for Hap Working the World?
I’m now back in my home continent with my new goal that is to inspire the youth. I will be utilising my passion of public speaking and sharing my working the world story to get the youth excited about living their 20′s.
I’m also writing my book, “Working the World”. This will be published by Australasia’s largest independent book publisher Allen and Unwin. Expect to see it on shelves October/November 2012.
I have also teamed up with award winning documentary maker Richard Sidey for an exciting project, Bikes For Africa. This is a two wheeled documentary about the shipping container of 400 donated bikes that Mandy Todd and I raised AUD$10,700 to send to Namibia. It will show our work with Bicycles for Humanity (Melbourne) and The Bicycling Empowerment Network, Namibia in setting the container up as a sustainable bike work shop and see how the donated bikes changed the lives of rural Namibians.
I would like to thank everybody that helped me along the way and made this dream come true. THANK YOU
Hap Bro
Yeaha…………….! Great effort.”Hapworkingtheworld” lives on. Site easy to navigate around. Looking forward to future blogs and hap-penings!.
cheerz
G
I thought you would like the big writing, you won’t have to put your glasses on!
ENJOY
poo brown is working for me. nice one bro. massive effort x
cheer sis, finally got it done, now to make it all happen.
NBL Hap
Hi ex-Woodie Woodie guy
about that NZ radio interviewer, challenge him to another spot after you have finished in Africa … and then tell him (a) the things you thought up after the interview that you would tell him again if you had the chance (b) challenge him: “But you’ve never really lived in Africa have you? you’ve really not travelled the world much have you?” and then challenge him to do some exciting goal setting of his own … if he dares
stay well!
Adrian ex-consmin HR guy
Hi Adrian,
Gosh that seems a long time ago working at Woodie, I remember you from when I came and picked up my uniform before flying out as a wide eyed mining virgin.
Cheers for the comment and support. I hope you are doing well with whatever you are doing now.
Hap
amazing stuff hap! i’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog over the years, admittedly a little bit sad it’s over but looking forward to the book! hopefully see you in melbs/nz in the very near future. congrats x
Cheers Carlie,
Glad you enjoyed the blogs, all a bit surreal that it has come on end, but ready for the next chapter. And chur for the donation, all is appreciated and it will help in sending the next container over to resupply the bike work shop. Hope all well for you. Best I get back to writing this book.
Hap