Chander Sharma
I joined Colt’s CSR Committee in India four years ago. I find helping others rewarding and it also gives me perspective. It is easy to get bogged down in day to day life. When you go out and perform actions of kindness, it changes your thought process and makes you realise what else is important.
Read MoreMireia Sospedra Parra
I’ve always enjoyed learning and processing information, and supporting others has always come easy to me. So from a young age at school, I would help my twin sister and our friends with topics they struggled, as I could explain it in a way they understood. I’m enjoying my time in Colt DCS as I’ve…
Read MoreAdrian Sheridan
Lots of my friends and I find motorcycling hugely positive for our mental wellbeing, and it’s helped many of us through tough times. When you ride a bike, you have to be fully focused, constantly reading the road and reacting accordingly. Your mind has no room for other worries or anxious thoughts. A friend I…
Read MoreCharlie Elves
When I was 11 I found out I had a rare hereditary condition that damages the peripheral nerves in the body, which affects about one in 25,000 people. It weakens muscles, particularly around the feet, ankles, legs and hands, and the relay of sensory information to the brain. There are some treatments to relieve symptoms…
Read MoreMeenakshi Lamba
About three and a half years ago, I decided to start focusing on my fitness. It wasn’t about the way that I looked, I just needed to feel healthier. Never before in my life had I been into sport but on 7th March 2016, I decided to go to my first Zumba class. That kicked…
Read MoreJaye McGee
My parents were keen for me to be the first in the family to go to university. However, I’m a much more practical person who enjoys on-the-job learning, so I decided an apprenticeship would be a better route for me. I’m glad to say that my parents have been supportive and can see how much…
Read MoreStephanie Georgiou
My most valuable possessions are my dance trophies. I did all sorts of dance including tap and contemporary growing up, but ballet was my main focus. It needed a lot of dedication; when most other 18 year olds were going out, I spent my weekends practicing. Learning discipline and perseverance through dance has been helpful…
Read MoreSamantha Lee
I was born in Hong Kong but at the age of 13, I started boarding school in the UK. It was quite a stressful experience but being in a completely new place sparked my love for languages and the way we communicate. I grew up speaking English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and I did French at…
Read MoreHannah Davies
Five years ago, one of my brothers had his 18th birthday party in our back garden. He’s a musician so his band played and he got some of his friends to play too. When his birthday rolled around the next year, he said he wanted to do it again. This time, we were able to…
Read MoreAbby Taylor
In my third year of university, I went on a year abroad to California. It may sound like a cliché but it was the best year of my life – it shaped what I wanted to do in so many ways. While I was out there, I had the opportunity to take modules outside of…
Read MoreSue Su
About ten years ago, I decided to do a Masters in Liverpool. I was working in HR and I wanted to learn more about business operations, plus I wanted to learn English. When I first arrived, I needed to open up a bank account, so I went up to someone in the street and asked…
Read MoreBavasree Kumar
I love to star gaze. Standing on my balcony, I imagine something in my mind and then see it in the sky by joining the dots in the stars. Whatever is going on in my life and whatever frustrations I have run away, I am not thinking of anything and it makes me happy. Numismatics…
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