Living in Europe can make one oblivious to what is behind the borders.
Especially for young people, whose attention tends to focus on anything, but looking inwards. I come acroos this all the time, being a teenager myself. I find it really easy to forget what it is like in other parts of the world.
I am not sure, whether I can forget a place I have never been to, which is why I applied for the placement with the Jesuit missions
It can be difficult to get a full picture of what it actually feels like in such a place. That is why I applied for a volunteer placement at the Jesuit missions in Kyrgyzstan.

To raise the funds, I have decided to do a pilgrimage between 20.-24 May, walking 180km on foot from Winchester to Canterbury to the shrine of St Thomas Becket.

Pilgrim's way is an ancient route, and I hope it might prepare me for what is to come in the summer. The walk consists of multiple roads connected together. The first bit is a 50 mile stretch from Winchester to Farnham, a small city south of London, which then joins a footpath called North Downs Way, which goes through Canterbury all the way to Dover.
By doing this, I hope not only to raise some money, but also to have some time off and have a proper pilgrimage.
With your help I will be able to afford my flight tickets and vaccines, without which I will not be able to go to Kyrgyzstan.

Thank you for your help!