by Stephanie Barros | Sep 21, 2017 | Mountain Inspiration
As I write this post, I am sitting on the plane traveling from Doha to Tanzania approximately a 5hr flight. We have already travelled 15hrs from Sydney to Doha and then had a 3hr layover. By the time we arrive at Tanzania we would have been traveling for 24hrs. I... 
by Stephanie Barros | Sep 21, 2017 | Mountain Inspiration
So when Adrian and I decided 8 months ago to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, I thought ‘Perfect at least I’ve made sure I have plenty of time to prepare and train!’ (And for someone who dislikes to exercise and had never hiked/camped before I thought this was... 
by Stephanie Barros | Sep 21, 2017 | Mountain Inspiration
In approximately 2 weeks from now I will be getting on a plane to Tanzania, Africa in order to climb Mt Kilimanjaro with my husband. Kilimanjaro is a mountain in the middle of Africa, the tallest on the continent at 5895m (19,340ft). Standing on the summit I am told... 
by Stephanie Barros | Sep 11, 2017 | SPARK
For as long as I can remember I was referred to as a “good student”. Maybe it was my early need to please others or gain approval but I liked the thought of doing well. I certainly wasn’t the best and the brightest and did work hard for my grades but... 
by Stephanie Barros | Sep 5, 2017 | SPARK
Unfortunately this post has taken me a little longer to get out, but in some ways has been a real live example of Rebound with Resilience, the fourth out of the 5 steps to Ignite Your SPARK. No stranger to setbacks, I have had a few to start off the first half of this...