Whilst living and working in Vietnam I got involved in International Children’s Day.  We decided to buy a whole load of little teddy bears and take them around to all the local children’s hospitals. It was a very moving experience.  Conditions were very different to those back in the UK – very basic – but there was a lot of love and care in each

Whilst working in Asia, I visited Jakarta a number of times – for business and to visit friends.  One friend of mine was working at the Mercantile Athletic Club, situated on the top floor of the World Trade Centre.  The club had a private lift, which was manned by a very jolly fellow called Yoppi (who taught me my first few Indonesian words). One day

Adapting to life in Vietnam took a while, but my colleagues and team members helped enormously. My membership team were a little sceptical at first, but I soon felt that I was winning them around.  “Sarah, you are so strong” they would often say – which I took to mean that they respected my firm management style. It wasn’t until some months later that someone