Hello my friends, and welcome!
Wondering how this website came to be? Here’s the deal. Bear with me for a moment as I tell you who I am.
Some of you might have already met me on one of my journeys I took upon me to explore the world.
My name is Miško and I am a penguin. I was blessed to be saved by humans from my terrible suffering.
I remember the day as if it was yesterday…
For many of my days, I was standing on the upper shelf of the small workplace that I would not even call a stand. It had four walls and a roof atop that gave me shelter before the weather. The days were all the same. I stood there in all my glory to look best for any potential saviors to pass by. A smile was a must and even though I was dusty and old I still had the cuteness of a penguin. As the days passed and the season was coming to its peak more and more drunks came and went by, but none gave me even a look. It saddened me and I just wanted to give up for the day when we first saw each other. She saw me already from across the walkway and it was love at first sight, but after a short conversation with the everyday annoyed assistant she left, and the day ended.
Seems I will stay here forever.. were my thoughts as the stand was closing and another night of darkness and loneliness was upon me.
Then a miracle happened. She came back and now insisted on taking me. It took a while and some phone calls, but my moment came. I still remember the hands that put me down from my shelf, my viewpoint for so many years and she hugged me and took me away. Saved me from my misery and gave me a home.
And from that fateful day, my adventures started. I am an adventurer at heart and you can read about my traveling adventures and get tips for traveling right here.
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
My fate is also sealed in terms of extinction. I am after all the last of my kind and therefore the topic of endangered penguin species is especially close to my heart.
Flippers to your heart now and let’s be honest. Many of you love penguins, love to look at how cute we waddle around which always brings a smile to all of our faces. However, it usually stops there.
Especially for many of us who live, like me, in the northern hemisphere. The penguins seem far away.
WHY?
The extinction of many penguin species is coming closer and closer. Currently, there are 18 penguin species, from which 10 are considered endangered. Not to mention we already lost two penguin species whose home was in New Zealand – the Chatham penguin and the Waitaha penguin.
Sad as it might be, it is the truth! Let’s not just look at the penguins, but also help them.
I live in the northern hemisphere, but I want to help my penguin brothers on the southern one.
WHAT?
With the project FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, I am creating awareness about the penguins and spreading the word in the northern hemisphere, where we usually only look at penguins as cute little waddling birds.
HOW?
Also regularly donating and adopting penguins that need our help. By selling merchandise FROM NORTH TO SOUTH the money raised is donated to organizations helping penguins.
Follow the project on the Facebook. Get to know more about penguins and how to help them.
TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE THEM!