October 16th , 2013 – Visit to CRIT, (Centro Integral de Rehabilitacion Teleton )

In the morning, after they wake up, it is very difficult for people with disability to plan their day. And very often they have to be content just with imagination.

We are aware of the reasons of this sad reality: there is a lack in prostheses and support devices; houses often lack of lifts that would allow disabled people to enter and leave easily their homes; the unemployment rate among then is often high and therefore they despise themselves.

Furthermore, if I think of teenagers, in many places in this country as well as in many others around the world, schools have architectural features . . . →Continue reading

October 19th – Sumidero Canyon

What I’m about to tell you is one of the most beautiful experiences I’ve ever had that strongly remain engraved in my memory.

In Chiapas I found a welcoming and stimulating environment. I met of wonderful people who remained close to me from the first until the last day of my stay. They offered me their practical and emotional support, which was absolutely essential for the success of this phase of my project.

They are people of great sensitivity, who shared my struggle if it was their own. They arranged every day in Tuxtla Guiterrez organizing conferences, meetings with the media, with the schools and with many associations and institutions in such . . . →Continue reading

10th stage poster

We’re almost at the end of my swimming tour around the world. In a few days I will leave for one of the most beautiful places in the world: Chiapas, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, a State rich in traditions, ethnicities and religions. It is located in the Southeast of the Federal Republic of Mexico, between the Pacific Ocean and the lush Mayan ruins of the city of Palenque, across the colorful San Cristobal de Las Casas. It’s just above the border with Guatemala, as if it were the tail of the United States of Mexico. It’s a mostly mountainous region which is probably, at least potentially, one of the richest regions in Central . . . →Continue reading