Send a Sister to the North Pole

I'm a big fan of Lola Akinmade.

I go to her blog whenever I want to be inspired, moved or entertained. Not only is Lola a gifted writer and photographer, but her warm spirit is evident in her award-winning work. And how can you not like a woman who literally jumps all over the world?

Lola, who was born in Nigeria and lives in Sweden, has been to more than 40 countries so far and now she wants to go to the North Pole. Why?

On her blog, she talks about fulfilling a childhood dream.

"This isn’t about trying to reach a place others haven’t been. It isn’t about showing off or trying to compete with friends going on their own amazing polar expeditions (which I’m super stoked about). It isn’t about country-counting (or iceberg counting).

This is about something I thought would never happen to me."

Quark Expeditions is sponsoring a contest to send a blogger to the North Pole and maybe this is her chance. Now, I have nooo desire to go there, but I'd like to see Lola go.

It doesn't take long to cast a vote. Can you help?



P.S. I stole the photo of Lola off the Quark site.