South Pole trekker hopes to inspire others
An Army officer, who is thought to have
to complete a solo expedition across Antarctica, has said she hopes to inspire others through her achievement.The 32-year-old said she was not always encouraged to do something different but had learned a lot from her journey.Ms Chandi has previously said people at her local gurdwara were surprised she was undertaking the challenge and she was told sheBut Speaking to Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 Ms Chandi said she did have support from those closest to her.
"The reason I talk about not being encouraged to push boundaries is because I've met a lot of people in similar positions."People want to do things that are the normal in their community or their society and when you want to do things that aren't necessarily the norm people are like 'why are you doing that?'.
"A lot of the time in certain communities I think people think that success is what they think is normal, so for example, 'why haven't you settled down and had kids yet?' because that's the normal thing to do."Image source,
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