CREATIVE AND VIDEO JOURNEY ‘YOUR BIG YEAR’
"Over a long distance, you learn about the strength of your horse; over a long period of time, you get to know what's in a person's heart". Chinese proverb
After doing the photos, it was time to prove your skills and
expertise and maybe how, you could be outstanding.
This time we had to
do international video, the whole concept was trying to see how you could easy
interact with someone you have never met and even not known, like starting a
conversation on the street with someone. You were to create a 90 second video
explaining why your competitor from another country should be the next Your Big
Year global Ambassador. This was one of the tricky things, how could for
example Dell computers try to market Apple computers and make the best sales,
probably it’s something that can never happen.
I had a privilege to get my video done by Daranthtey Din, a
wonderful creative young lady from
Cambodia who was also in the competition. She worked had to make it to the
final 24, but more she was one of the most active people in the competition,
probably I thought she was an automatic to the finals.
She did a nice job and posted a great video that explained
why I was a potential candidate to win your big year global competition amazing
she was, check the video out.
I also did for her a video. This was my first time to
produce a video. I had no idea but just had to learn, at least I understood why
you always have to be ready for any challenge that comes your way because it
only prepares you for a great confident to face the next challenge whole
heartedly. The video was great shot it at a very nice nice water fountain
really cool, check it out,
Most of the
competitors had amazing videos too, that is not to say that my video was nice
amazing but actually I got lots of likes when I posted it on facebook , this
really encouraged me to move on.
Some competitors like flaco, from Colombia and Melanie from Canada were
very creative. There videos were among the best one. Actually I really liked
it despite the fact mine was best too.
Finally we had to do a quick test random questions online,
the questions were being posted after every one hour and you were to
answer as fast as possible, this was
also exciting part although I really did not participate fully here since I
could not access internet for 24 hours.
Some of the competitors did it actually Toby Jordan Finalist from New
Zealand got all the questions right. I don’t want to declare what I got but
believe me I got almost all right.
During this time of voting I had a chance to meet Michael
Teoh, when he had visited Kenya as part of his travel and volunteer ism.
I
organized for him to give talks in several rotary clubs here in Kenya but the
main one was the summit at the UN headquarters by the World Youth Parliament
where he gave a talk and even encouraged guys to vote for me. Check out Michael on
We had a great time with Michael I remembered when we
visited the Mrs. Sarah Obama the grandmother to President Barrack Obama, we travelled
for 8 hour to her home in Kogelo in Siaya. This was the first time I become a
translator.
So back to YBY.
On 11/11/11 was the day when the announcement
for the top 111 was made this was done in New York City. Amazing fact about
this day also was my first time ever to be on Television, I had my Interview on
Kenya Television Network (KTN). It was a
group interview with Kenyan musicians and tusker project fame performers Prudence
and Keiden
111 out of the 65,000 young and great
people who registered globally.
This might sound already an achievement for some of you but
maybe not to some who have done a lot in life. Actually this was like the start
of the competition.
