They were 11/12. Of course they wanted to help polar bears.
Halfway, I got them some ice cream and asked how they were feeling. It was pretty hot on Hampstead Heath
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#migrantcrisis
He’d raised over £20.
For polar bears.
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Courage - to cross seas and continents, often alone
Rapid language acquisition - I’ve met kids fluent in Amharic, Greek, French and English
Resilience - to withstand heat, cold, hunger, violence & threat of violence, racism
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Tenacity - to never give up
I could go on... politeness, curiosity, friendliness, optimism, openness, kindness, loyalty, sense of humour
And, it seems, a love of polar bears.
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(+ remember, the UK’s only so rich because it systematically stole from and destabilised other countries over the last 400 years)
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#RefugeesWelcome (& polar bears)