NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
GlobCom 2015 Conference
World Wildlife Foundation, Malaysia
During my time at Leeds Beckett University, I participated in the World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) Global Communications Project 2015, known as GlobCom. This is a collaborative project between students across the globe who work together to produce PR initiatives for one the WWF's many notable causes. The campaign targeted governments, charites, businesses, local people, and the worldwide community in order to try and bring economic growth, slow the rates of deforestation, and conserve the natural beauty and wildlife of the Heart of Borneo. The PR initiatives we composed were then presented to a panel of industry experts at a symposium in Sarawak, Malaysia.
I worked in a large team of students, from 13 different countries spanning all of the 5 continents, to create a public relations campaign concerning the Heart of Borneo. Our proposed campaign aimed to increase awareness and create a worldwide dialogue regarding the causes and effects of deforestation within the Heart of Borneo; establish partnerships with international governments, global organisations, and local businesses; ensure the economic stability of the area; and, preserve the safety and conversation of the Heart of Borneo's biodiverse environment.
In June 2015, I travelled to Malaysia in order to attend the GlobCom 2015 conference held at Curtin University in Sarawak. At the event, students from all of the collaborating universities presented their campaigns to a plethora of professionals, including members of local governments, officials from charities (including the WWF who hosted the event) and major palm-oil companies, and experts and academics from around the world. The event was also covered by national and international media organisations.
After the conference, the teams visited environmental conservation sites across the Heart of Borneo and built relationships with local communities. The highlight of my time in Borneo came when were invited to the longhouse of an indigenous Malaysian tribe in order to attend an extravagant wedding ceremony at their home in the centre of the rainforest. Spending time with this remote community of people and participating in their celebrations was a deeply-moving and unforgettable experience.
Three Month Solo Backpacking Trip
I finished my Masters degree in September of 2017, and within two weeks of handing in my final assessment I had already set off on the first leg of my journey. Over the course of the next three months, with only the clothes on my back and the money I had been able to save during my studies, I embarked on a trip that took me through seventeen different countries all around the world.
I visited countless war memorials and obsessively learned about the dark histories of Europe, Vietnam, and Cambodia. I hiked up volcanoes in Indonesia, wandered through the national parks of Croatia, and stumbled through the bustling marketplaces of India. I surfed the beaches of Bali, partied in the streets of Rome, and shivered in the Austrian Alps. I experienced the vibrant music scenes of Amsterdam and Budapest, played Sitar in a temple upon the Ganges, and sang numerous songs with both travellers and locals. I was a victim of debit card fraud. I was a victim of theft. I slept on: busses, planes, trains. I travelled by: tuk-tuks, speed boats and everything in-between. I visited art galleries, temple sites, and ancient ruins. I visited football matches in two different continents. I fell down a big hole, fell a little in love, and fell off three mopeds. I had the adventure of a lifetime.
My time spent travelling over those three months were genuinely life changing. I feel that I have returned home to the UK a more humble, knowledgable, confident, and inspired individual.
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