One small drop can cause a wave of positive actions

Words can be forgotten but passion stays in the heart....it often even leads to further actions.

Two weeks ago, in the middle of otherwise very regular working day, I got a note from my former project client counterpart. She and I became friends during our adventures while implementing SAP in Russia. After my CSC assignment in Kenya I spent over 1,5 years in Russia.

The note informed me that her daughter, nowadays a fine young little lady in 12 years of age had gotten the assignment for her school's English class to tell about a trip somewhere. She herself has been spending some time abroad and could have easily chosen one of her experiences to share. Instead she chose my Kenyan trip as the topic!

It brought happy tears into my eyes. 2,5 years after completing the assignment, the experiences I have shared about it in my blog and in person to her...have made such an huge impression, which has only grown till date. It confirmed to me once again the fact that small drop of positiveness can start of wave of positive actions.

Now there is a class full of students in St.Petersburg, who have heard a passionate presentation from Olga. Who knows to what leads in the future. Can only send my warm thoughts to Olga: Asante sana sana kwa kunikumbuka.

1 1/2 years later and Kenya is still tightly with me

From my Kenya assignment year and a half has passed, yet it is tightly linked with everything I do.
The below blog is in Finnish but described the importance of usability in the daily life.

http://www.alykassuomi.fi/2013/02/helppoa-tyota/

Good luck to Kenya this year for the big elections! I will be following the news tightly.