Trying to step away from the usual was the biggest goal. In the past I tried to change my perspective every year but sticking with what you’re good at is so easy, it stops you from learning. Getting the same angle and the same perspective didn’t cut it for me anymore.
“It’s absolutely not the same anymore. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be awesome or I can’t have an awesome life,” says Ydwer, grinning as he shifts in his wheelchair. He clumsily reaches out to take a bite of his pizza while cracking a joke about the mess his girlfriend might have to clean up after. The camera was pointed at his shoulder for most of the video interview. Which was fine because that’s kinda how things are in Ydwer’s life these days. A little off-kilter, but happily making it work, striving for the extraordinary.
