Tuesday, April 2, 2013
After being featured on Patch a year ago, Adam Pervez has accomplished much of what he set out to do and he has photos to prove it.
After being featured on Patch a year ago, Adam Pervez has accomplished much of what he set out to do. To catch you up, Pervez, who is a Strongsville High School graduate, was working a swanky job in Denmark and seemed to have it all. But he wasn't happy. His solution: The Happiness Plunge, a two-year journey he calls the Happy Nomad Tour that will take him to six continents to learn, teach and help. We emailed him a few questions, which he answered from India on the 600th day of his journey. Pervez also said of the last few hundred days: "I have had plenty of crazy situations though. I have been robbed three times. I was put on the wrong bus in Nepal and almost ended up in China instead of India. I’ve eaten everything from cow hearts to …
Adam Pervez left a good paying job behind to become a nomad volunteer in Central, South America and Southeast Asia all in the name of helping others and finding happiness.
After being featured on Patch a year ago, Adam Pervez has accomplished much of what he set out to do. To catch you up, Pervez, who is a Strongsville High School graduate, was working a swanky job in Denmark and seemed to have it all. But he wasn't happy. His solution: The Happiness Plunge, a two-year journey he calls the Happy Nomad Tour that will take him to six continents to learn, teach and help. We emailed him a few questions, which he answered from India on the 600th day of his journey. We also have a full gallery of photos from his adventures. Q: Since we last talked, about a year ago, how many countries have you visited? A: I think we last talked when I was in Colombia, so since then I’ve visited Ecuador, Peru, the U.S., UK, …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Westlake teens, Huffington Post's Greatest Persons of the Day, gather used soccer equipment to send to Liberia
What started as a simple, good-hearted plan is slowly taking over the rec room in the Sutcliffe home. Mark and Brian Sutcliffe started Operation Hope: Soccer Retread for Africa with their parents, David and Chris, to gather used soccer equipment for young soccer players in Liberia. Since then they have gathered more than 400 soccer balls, close to 300 pairs of shoes, and an uncounted number of jerseys, gloves and shin guards. For their efforts, the Sutcliffe brothers have been named Huffington Post Greatest Persons of the Day. Two things inspired the brothers, both students at Westlake High School. One was one of Brian's premier soccer club teammates, Lawrence Yarwaye. Lawrence came to Cleveland with his family from a refugee camp in Ghana…
