1 commentWEF 2008 is over - we’re just getting started!
Dear all,
I got home yesterday evening after two of the most rewarding weeks I’ve ever had. I was exhausted and sad – I missed the Davos 6, just as I missed the Guildford 60 – but I was also eager to get back to the office today to get started on my challenge to myself: to support the global network of young activists we’ve started here.
What will happen to this website? It will continue to bring you updates from the Road to Davos. "Hang on," you might say. "Wasn’t Davos last week? If you’re still on the Road, does that mean you’re taking a detour? Did you guys get lost on the way? Or are you talking about some other place, like Davos, New Hampshire?" (Nope, there is no such place. I think.)
No, we didn’t get lost, but yes, we’re still on the Road. The 60 are either on their way home or have already arrived there, and their work continues. Our work continues. In the coming weeks and months, there will be updates from the participants of the Road to Davos project, as well as memories and pictures from the Road. There are tons of photos and videos that the world hasn’t seen yet 
. And behind the scenes, the first preparations for next year have already started, as we ask ourselves: What worked well? What needs to be changed or improved?
But the British Council is also committed to maintaining and extending this global network of young activists. And I am personally committed to this work. So, I really mean it when I say that the journey isn’t over – it’s only just begun. In this sense, Davos is not a cold and teensy little place in Switzerland – it’s the idea you’ve all contributed to, and it’s the work you’ve already done. It’s your passion, your energy and your commitment. The WEF Annual Meeting is a tiny speck compared to that. (I will refrain from mentioning the number of bad Davos puns that people started coming up with over the last few days – "May Davos be with you!" being the least horrible one…)
During this week, I’ll start a number of threads on the message boards so we can start collecting ideas and working on them. Looking forward to seeing all of you on the Road!
One Response to WEF 2008 is over - we’re just getting started!
Where do I start???
Looking back at the last weeks I felt both depressed and exhilarated at the same time. Depressed because serperation is painful and the reality of how much I missyou guys blows me over, and exhilarated because I learned so much from all of you and wouldn’t trade that for the world! All you guys taught me that I’m not alone and I know that, that will give me that extra boost when I desperately need it.
I’m not good with words and so I’ll end this soon before I bore everyone to death…All I can say is thank you for everything and I truly believe that this is only the end of the beginning…together we still have a long road ahead! Keep walking and don’t let your ‘but’ get in the way!