In the early summer meeting with Anna Morozova - a graduate of the KPI, which performs around the world hitchhiking with Mary Handus, also a graduate of the KPI was held in the sports complex NTUU "KPI" . The first part of the expedition is finished. For 7 months the adventurers traveled to 14 countries, overcoming the 40 thousands km. "Kiev politechnic" already told about the girls (№8 from 03.06.2014).
Perhaps the 402 audience in its whole history didn't see so many students sitting on the stairs, on the floor at the board, near the doors and behind them. And if we add that this auditorium on the top floor, absorbed all the heat of the hot day without any ventilation, the audience during more than two hours felt like in the tropics.
"My lecture is not about traveling around the world, not about errors, but about a dream. It is a great happiness when it comes true "- so began her story traveler. What prevents decide to go and how to overcome it? You can tune in to the journey during the years,and you can do it for a few months, and it is possible for a few hours, as Anya's girlfriend did. According to media reports, 77% of Ukrainian never crossed the border. 95% of all travelers visit only 5% of the world countries. The rest of the world is for us gray forever. Therefore, opportunities to travel - a lot. And ordinary dreamers stop by fears: expensive, no time, dangerous. By her example with numbers and charts and humorous commentary, even talking about the dangerous time of travel, Anya showed that to make a journey pretty easy, especially using the Internet connection. By the way, laughing and cheerful response to the comments on the slides were heard in the audience throughout the meeting. It was felt that the guest is fluent in the art of communication, able to words, gestures and facial expressions to convey to her thought to companions.
Anya briefly remembered the countries they visited - Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Macau, Hong Kong, the United States, and spoke about the memorable moments. Those who have followed the journey of a Facebook or VKontakte, knew about the adventures: the road to the monastery on a vertical wall, business opportunities in China, tricky undercurrent in a quiet lagoon, devilish surf contest on giant waves, treacherous taxi driver and reckless teenagers, Kazakh millionaire, Vietnamese cosmonaut, Singapore border guards, Japanese consul, American Embassy, long jump from a plane with a flag of Ukraine and others. But once again "live" experience together with a participant in those events. "It's always easy to come back, if you know where your house. I toured 38 countries and have never had a desire to where to stay there, to move to live there. Because I always knew my home - Ukraine. This is the lighthouse, which you shine, and you always know that your house there. And come back "- so ended the lecture.
Hour and a half on an emotional monologue students awarded Anya loud ovation arranged standing. The evening ended with many questions, photo and autograph session. Present somehow imbued with the main message of performance: be brave and stop hiding in fear; get excited about the idea and infect her other; improvise or compose a detailed plan; obtain a visa is easier than it seems; the road will never give starve; the world is to see with my own eyes; if you want anywhere you can get for free, and you; do not be afraid to make mistakes; if it were that easy, it would have done by everybody; do not be afraid of the test, should be afraid of boring life.
N. Vdovenco