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Heppell in India - Final Day

Thursday, 27 October 2011
Staff writers for essendonfc.com.au
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Essendon young gun Dyson Heppell recently returned from a trip to India as a part of the Red Dust Role Model Tour. Over the next week, you can follow his incredible journey via a daily diary from his life changing trip to the sub-continent.

Dyson’s diary:

"The seven day trip to India was an incredible experience. On our travels we saw many weird & wonderful things, amazing places and cultural experiences. We also witnessed first-hand the very real challenges faced by a third world country...”

Final Day – Thursday 13^th October

“After the morning gyms session, we headed for the Airport at 9am. It was last chance to witness the Mumbai traffic and to get some final souvenirs for the family. Sitting on the plane at Mumbai airport ready to fly out to Singapore was a great time to reflect on an amazing week we have just had.

India is an incredible place and the people are friendly and incredibly resilient. I think I’ll remember this trip for the rest of my life and I’ll definitely be back. I’d love to play an AFL game in Mumbai so we could take our amazing game to the Indian people and for our player to experience this incredible country.

In the meantime I will really get behind our GLoBALL program that welcomes newly arrived migrants and international students to both AFL and cricket including our ‘Australia Day goes GLoBALL‘ at Windy Hill.

Go Bombers and many thanks again for the amazing opportunity.”

Dyson Heppell #21

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Thank-you, Dyson, for all of the descriptions, insights and joys you have left us with. Whether you know it or not you have inspired and educated. You have also transcended mere football...a great feat for someone as young as you. Well done.

- Wesley Hull (posted 27/10/2011 8:55:16 AM)

Thank you for the updates Dyson. Great reading of your experiences, your appreciation and pleasure is testament to your sense of enjoyment & observation. Wonderful ambassador for football and Essendon F.C.

- Gail Taylor (posted 27/10/2011 9:30:58 AM)

What an amazing journey for an incredible young man. Dyson you are a credit to your family, your club & to yourself. It's been great to watch your development this year as a player & a person & I'm looking forward to 2012.

- Sheree Johns (posted 27/10/2011 8:39:21 PM)

What a year Dyson Heppell has had. Absolutely incredible for a first year player. Definitely a three-hundred game superstar in the making.

- Joseph Attard (posted 29/10/2011 10:56:50 PM)