Global Groove Life

"The Global Groove Life journey into the world of Fair Trade began the moment I embarked upon my first 100% shoe-string & free-spirited traveling adventure in 1997. Debt free after two years teaching English in Japan, I was armed with a one way ticket to Delhi. Between the aromatic rhythms of anywhere India, taxis to nowhere, bottomless chalices of chai, and Goddesses galore, I instantly embraced the frequently used phrase, “Anything Possible, Madam”.  Possibility fueling my mission, I purchased my first batch of Kashmiri Christmas tree ornaments. 

Seven years, twelve pop-up shops, and two children later, during my first buying trip with kids in tow, I witnessed the natural spirit of giving and receiving one October day in India, when my then three- year-old son smiled broadly and handed his too-small clothing to a street boy in New Delhi. Completely lacking judgment, it was the true nature of giving and receiving. It was that gesture that initiated the decision to pack up the shops, sell the home and head to Thailand to raise my then three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter in a world based on global community."

- Gina Hope