I'd much rather be really sick for 24 hours - have a long running cold is just miserable. I like to get things over and done with.

What are you most thankful for and why?

It's difficult to pick just one thing that I'm thankful for. I think I'll cheat and say the people in my life - people I meet, people whose words touch me. My beloved family. The laughter and support from the nets of relationships that I have stretching all over the world.

Where are you taking yourself and what are you leaving behind?

I'm taking myself firmly forward into a future that I will create and contribute to. I am taking myself forward to change and peace. I am leaving behind that which I have outgrown, and people who I have travelled past.