Aged 118 months now

[Jafar Ismail]

Hi everyone,

Hope you are well, younger, faster and happier than ever before. This year is the first major milestone year since the trip that brought us all together.

I hope you have climbed higher summits and achieved greater success in personal and professional life. And of course survived the once a century pandemic!

I am still in touch with some, and follow a few on social media. Would love to hear from everyone.

Cheers to 10 year anniversary of what was the first climb for many of us.

Sent from phone (pardon the typos if any)

Jafar Ismail
917.440.9550

[Secmen, Serhan [Napier Park]]

Hard to imagine that it has been 10 years....
It was epic trip - EPIC!

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[Rajesh Nandakumar]

Hi Jafar, 

I was gonna start this thread when the wine was close to 120 months in age. Glad you did that well in advance. 

It would be wonderful reminiscing our experiences there and to hear about what everyone's been up to. 

Being the first such trek, life was given a new perspective over the last 10 years and all it took was an amazing 10 days when we got together at Arusha. 

Looking forward to hearing from all!

Cheers, 

Nandoo 

[Rajesh Nandakumar]

All of us were 10 years younger in these and 10 days less wiser!!! 😜 

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[Rob Derderian]

Whoa.  Ten years!

Good to see these names and recall those memories!

I am doing great right now after a couple of rough years. I had some serious issues with mental health and alcoholism which really knocked me on my ass and required some serious and ongoing work

I share this to remind people that shit happens if you don't take care of yourself and listen to people who know you well.  Don't let shit sneak up on you!

That said, maybe the ten years is fitting. Like I did on top of that mountain, I feel in too if things and enthusiastic about the future.  I just started a new job that I love and spent an amazing mother's day with my family... something that was hard to envision just a few months ago

My mantra of late is that I may not know exactly where I am going, but I know how to get there. Putting one foot in front of the other to take the next best step. Seems very killi to me 

I hope you are all well and if you're not l, call me.

Rob

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[Rajesh Nandakumar]

I totally relate with you, buddy!! 🤜🏾🤛🏾 

Awesome to hear from you and even more so to know you managed to overcome the troughs in life ..... 

As you rightly said, one just have to find the will to put the next step in front (even if takes a kick on the hindside) 😇

Stay blessed! 🙏🏽 

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[Jafar Ismail]

Good to hear, Rob! My high camp tent buddy & Ngorongoro Lodge roommate. I follow your posts on FB and quite happy to see you being the best dad to your young one. 

Where are you these days? I recall, you were overseas a few years too.

Keep it going! And good luck with the next step and the next....

Jafar

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[Bala]

Amazing.. folks.. how about a Zoom connect ?

We should do this and hear each other's journey in the next few weeks. If all of you have whatsapp we can get on that too... thoughts?
Bala

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[Bala]

Wooow Rob!.. So good to hear from you and so awesome and thoughtful of you to share.. we must NOW connect.. y'all.. I will wait for responses and then i will start hounding you personally to make it happen if i do not hear from you

My goal: A Killi Zoom call in 2 weeks time

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[Bala]

And BTW. ..today is Rashmi's BDAY!.. Happy Bday rashmi..