I don’t recall exactly how I said it or in what context it came up, but I remember immediately thinking it sounded pretty good. When Instagram became a thing, I started to use it as a tag on my pictures and over time it took on a life of it's own ultimately evolving into a community ethos, a way of life and a movement that I hope LHO will highlight and perpetuate. I wasn’t always the outdoorsman I am today. Before the mountains and oceans and adventures, life happened behind a desk, at the local pub and, when I was really feeling courageous, at the university library. The only outdoors element to my life was the cigarette break I was forced to take outside after the UK introduced the smoking ban in 2007. Before that, there was even less outdoors to speak of. As with most things in life, change came by chance. A friend of mine recommended that we try out scuba diving, something I had always wanted to do, but never found convenient to fit in between the daily grind that I had become accustomed to and comfortable with. When the opportunity presented itself, I just decided to go for it for no particular reason other than that I had nothing better to do at the time. It wasn’t a calling from beyond, or some divine intervention that helped me see the light. It was far from it actually, but the result of this very small decision was and has been nothing short of incredible. Today Life Happens Outdoors is a global community of outdoors enthusiasts who are changing the perception of what it means to live a life of adventure. We come from all walks of life and all quarters of the globe. Through our trips, community blog and app Life Happens Outdoors seeks to make the outdoors more accessible to everyone and show that every single person can find something for themselves outdoors. Sincerely your,
Rami
