Day 7 – Heart Getting Tight
It’s not goodbye yet, but I can already feel it. The days before leaving are filled with connection, gratitude, and the weight of doing more.
by Sara Vicente Barreto
It’s not goodbye yet, but I can already feel it. The days before leaving are filled with connection, gratitude, and the weight of doing more.
After the rush to “get everything done,” I land in Mozambique and finally slow down. Between joy, teamwork, and purpose, this first day back reminds me why we do what we do.
Returning to Nova SBE after nearly twenty years, I shared reflections on what I wish I had known when I graduated — about humility, ambition, and community. These lessons, spoken for the Class of 2025, continue to resonate far beyond the ceremony.
This week, I received an award from Digital Marketers for their Digital Women 2022 edition. In the face of it,
I have long wanted to interview Francesca Geens, creator of the Happy Self Journal. She was one of the first women I reached out to during the first season. However, there was a lot going on in the Happy Self Journal world and it was not until I exchanged emails with Francesca about her newest journal edition for 3-6 years old, that we used the opportunity to schedule a date. It was hard to stop our chat, even after we stopped recording! What she is doing for gratitude and children is just the type of thing I love!