Short post today to report on a happy/sad day at Pipeline Towers as we say goodbye to one third of our crew – Dan aka @dansolo is finally heading off on his big adventure to the lovely Costa Coffee Rica for 6 months.
As many of you know, Dan is a bit of a force of nature – in a good way. A genuine mash-up on a mission.
On the one hand, we’re really a bit sad that he’s off and we’ll most definitely miss him for the next 6 months.
He’s an amazing partner with bucketloads of energy, empathy, ideas and creativity. We’ve met some great people via Dan, many of whom we’re actively collaborating with on projects as we speak. We’ve learnt about action enquiry and all sorts of leading-edge thinking about responsible business from his MSc. We’ve discovered (but not tried) barefoot running. And we’ve learnt tons about ourselves to forge a new path, purpose and identity for both The Pipeline Project and Good for Nothing.
On the other hand, we’re genuinely chuffed for Dan and his young family and wish them all loads of luck, love and happiness massive on their exciting adventure. In many ways, it’s once in a lifetime opportunity – the sort of brave and challenging experience that will undoubtedly lead somewhere interesting. Knowing Dan, we’re not quite sure what that will be, but are thrilled that he’s taking the plunge. And can’t wait to hear all about it.
The one thing we are hoping is that Dan will live up to his Star Wars alter-ego/DJ name/twitter handle; @dansolo. As a Jedi Knight, Han Solo also absconded for a while (albeit involuntarily, frozen in carbonite as we recall), only to return with a vengeance in Return of the Jedi. Maybe the same thing will happen with Dan. The Costa Rican sunshine, happy vibes, family time and amazing nature will at some point bring him back to these shores with a fresh take on life for us to carry on together on our mission!
In the meantime, and to keep with the Star Wars riff ….
Dan, may the force be with you…..
dudes! It’s 4 am here in Newark. Jetlag has definately kicked in, the young Padawans are running riot in the hotel room. But we he have more transportation to get in an hour or so to get us to the shining star of Costa Rica where we will continue by land and sea for another 6 hours till we reach the eastern shores of the Pacific.
Thanks for the kind words. I feel very humbled. It has been an absolute pleasure and a privilege to be on the mission with such awesome Jedi’s.
I’ll be in touch with an update soon.
be well.
Comment by dan — February 10, 2011 @ 9:09 am
[...] said bye to Dan as he went to Costa Rica, hi to Anouk who’s joined the gang then hi to Dan as he came back [...]
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