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Alessandro Bordini

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Alessandro Bordini in Paraguay
Alessandro Bordini in the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Alessandro Bordini (born 8 August 1985) is an Italian blind man who travels the world alone with his stick and iPhone.

Biography

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Bordini was born in the Province of Verona. His father was a wood craftsman. He attended the Italian public schools. After completing his schooling, Bordini worked with his father. At age 21 he took up skydiving.

Accident and resolution

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After skydiving regularly for three years Bordini was seriously injured in a landing accident. He lost his sight as a result of his injuries and it took several months of treatment and hospitalization before he was able to resume his life.

Bordini attended a seminar given by French motivation speaker Michelle J. Noel,[1] in which the marvelous adaptive and recuperative powers of the human brain were discussed. This motivated Bordini to adapt a more positive outlook on his life. Three years after his accident, he embarked on an around-the-world journey of discovery.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

In 2019 he wrote the book “Crescere al buio” (it:Giacomo Bruno Publishing) that become Amazon Bestseller in 1 hours [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Michelle-J NOEL - Conseil en communication et relations humaines - Formatrice". www.mjndeveloppement.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ^ "Alessandro, il 28enne cieco che vuole girareil mondo scommettendo sull'aiuto della gente". Tgcom24. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Alessandro Bordini, il cieco che gira il mondo da solo con bastone e iPhone". Blitzquotidiano. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Video Rai.TV - La Vita in Diretta 2013-2014 - Alessandro, non vedente "Giro il mondo grazie alla gente"". Rai. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Alessandro Bordini: Un non vedente con un sorriso che fa il giro del mondo". 13 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Light the planet: Alessandro Bordini at TEDxVerona". YouTube.
  7. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  8. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Bordini, ho perso la vista e ho scritto un libro bestseller". Askanews.it. 7 June 2019.