Through The Equalizer (Sha’ar Shivion), children from Jewish, Arab, Druze, Bedouin, religious and secular communities meet through soccer – not only to compete, but also to build friendships and break down barriers that often keep their communities apart.
BRAVE-ish on ReachTV Where Next!
Lisa Ellen Niver
Thank you to WHERE NEXT? with Kelly Blanco on ReachTV for inviting me to talk about my favorite trips and my award-winning memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty.
Kelly and Lisa discussed her 50 DARES BEFORE 50 after her divorce featured in her award-winning memoir.
CHALLENGES INCLUDE: Skiing with a skier who is blind at Park City Mountain with the National Ability Center. Learn more in my article for The Sierra Club and of course in my BOOK!
For my 50th challenge I went sky diving!
Lisa and Kelly talked about HULA HOOPING around the world including in Kenya
in Vanuatu
MOST SUPRISING LOCATION: MONGOLIA
FAVORITE DESTINATION: Underwater SCUBA DIVING!
Kelly Blanco said: “Lisa Niver–one of the most inspirational and popular travel influencers on the planet!” –watch the whole segment: CLICK HERE!
Lisa Niver has been featured on ReachTV, the largest in-airport TV network in the United States, to discuss travel and hula hooping on WHERE NEXT with Kelly Blanco. Niver was has also a judge for the 2023 Business Traveler Awards. Niver has also shared on Instagram that hula hoops are a travel hack for staying fit on the go.
ReachTV: “Who says hula hoops are just for kids? 🌀✈️ @lisaniver proves they’re the ultimate travel hack for staying fit on the go! 💪 Don’t miss out on her incredible travel tips and more on our show #WhereNext, exclusively on #reachtv in airports worldwide.”
Did you know I travel with a hula-hoop? Learn more from REACH TV:
Get your copy of BRAVE-ish: click here and learn more about the paperback, digital and audiobook.
2024 Literary Titan Non-fiction Gold Book Award 2023 Zibby Awards Runner-up: Best Book for The Strong Woman 2023 HEARTEN Book Awards Finalist for Inspiring & Uplifting Non-Fiction 2023 WINNER: Goody Business Book Awards: Memoir/Self-Help Featured in Conde Nast Traveler Women Who Travel Book Club: 10 New Books We Can’t Wait to Read this Fall As seen in Forbes Best New NonFiction
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