I dream a lot....

I'm a crazy teacher from down under, who loves young people, inventing and sports. Since coming to India I have been stared at by so many people that I'm starting to wonder what is wrong with me. Could it be the mehandi I am sporting on my arm that is meant only for girls, or perhaps my long curly hair...

Oh, by the way my name is Andrew Lorimer.

 I dream a lot.

Sometimes  I  lie  awake  into  the  early  hours  of the morning thinking, dreaming, imagining all the  possibilities that lay ahead. There are always too many and not enough lifetimes to achieve them all.

I'm  so  glad  this is a "problem" I face in my life. I'm glad to have been blessed with so many  opportunities,  but  sadly,  many  young  people  will never have the opportunity to dream, to  discover,  to  consider,  to  imagine.  They live in the worst possible conditions and all they  are  interested in is SURVIVING. They may be alive but are they truly living? They exist, and yet they were created for so much more.

I find it hard not to look at some of them and wonder...what if?

What if you lived in Australia?

What if you had an education?

What if you had money?

What if you had a say?

Providing  access  to  the  basics  at  least  allows these questions to be answered. I think what  I  find  most  important  is  providing  opportunity, for growth, for success, for the development of skills, for the potential to earn...

Visiting all these HOPE programmes has got me reflecting on that word. Hope.

This  organization  embody's  its  title.  Hope.  It's  not  just a word it something real and tangible, full of opportunities and a future.

It's opposite is also revealing. "Hopeless". Nobody likes feeling hopeless, it's awful.

I HOPE my involvement here in Jodhpur is causing people to HOPE. ( posted by Andrew Lorimer)

Andrew Lorimer is a qualified Mathematics and Sports teacher has been volunteering with HOPE since April 21^st2010. He has spent time in schools, teaching various skills such as English, Maths, Personal Development, Sports, and Time Management. Andrew has been awarded for his teaching in Australia and provided a workshop for HOPE staff to improve their skills. He continues to volunteer in our schools and provide feedback to HOPE.