Tuesday, April 2, 2013
After being featured on Patch a year ago, Adam Pervez has accomplished much of what he set out to do and he has photos to prove it.
After being featured on Patch a year ago, Adam Pervez has accomplished much of what he set out to do. To catch you up, Pervez, who is a Strongsville High School graduate, was working a swanky job in Denmark and seemed to have it all. But he wasn't happy. His solution: The Happiness Plunge, a two-year journey he calls the Happy Nomad Tour that will take him to six continents to learn, teach and help. We emailed him a few questions, which he answered from India on the 600th day of his journey. Pervez also said of the last few hundred days: "I have had plenty of crazy situations though. I have been robbed three times. I was put on the wrong bus in Nepal and almost ended up in China instead of India. I’ve eaten everything from cow hearts to …
Adam Pervez left a good paying job behind to become a nomad volunteer in Central, South America and Southeast Asia all in the name of helping others and finding happiness.
After being featured on Patch a year ago, Adam Pervez has accomplished much of what he set out to do. To catch you up, Pervez, who is a Strongsville High School graduate, was working a swanky job in Denmark and seemed to have it all. But he wasn't happy. His solution: The Happiness Plunge, a two-year journey he calls the Happy Nomad Tour that will take him to six continents to learn, teach and help. We emailed him a few questions, which he answered from India on the 600th day of his journey. We also have a full gallery of photos from his adventures. Q: Since we last talked, about a year ago, how many countries have you visited? A: I think we last talked when I was in Colombia, so since then I’ve visited Ecuador, Peru, the U.S., UK, …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Greatest Person of the Day: Adam Pervez leaves a six-figure job to wander the world -- and leave each place a little better than when he got there.
Editor's Note: Pervez has been chosen as Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day for March 13, 2012. Sure, Adam Pervez had his dream job. He was living in Denmark, making a ton of money working for a wind energy company. He had an MBA, a nice place to live, good friends, a great future. But something was bothering him, and after awhile he figured out what. "It wasn't making me happy," recalls Pervez, 29, a 2000 graduate of Strongsville High School. "I was earning six figures, but I realized I wasn't even spending it on myself." His solution: The Happiness Plunge, a two-year journey he calls the Happy Nomad Tour that will take him to six continents to learn, teach and help. Is this your first time visiting Strongsville Patch? Get …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
SHS grad is growing his hair to help kids with cancer
A Strongsville High School grad is looking to raise $12,000 while growing his hair 12 inches to make wigs for kids battling cancer. Adam Pervez, who grew up in Strongsville, is now on a "Happy Nomad Tour" spending time in rural villages in developing countries to learn about the people and their way of life -- and find a way to help them before he leaves. He's chronicling the journey, which started in August 2011, on his website. Now he's partnered with Westlake-based Wigs for Kids, which donates hairpieces to children battling cancer, hoping to raise $12,000 -- enough for four to eight wigs -- by the time he grows his hair 12 inches to donate. You can find out more and donate on his "Crazy Hair" page.
