This journey is not over. Our education initiatives have so much momentum, and were committed to sharing even more stories from the Arctic when we return. – Ann Bancroft
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But Im lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. – Ann Bancroft
I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I cant do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability. – Ann Bancroft
A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether its starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker. – Ann Bancroft