Hear from four students that traveled to Guatemala this year, Maritza Rodriguez Zapien, Ismael (Ish) Jaimes Riquelme, Oscar Moreno Lule, and Angelina (Angie) Ramirez, all of whom encountered new ways of living that challenged their worldview and inspired them to make a change either in their education or their vocational goals.
‘Finding your vision,’ is one of the main reasons Carpe Mundi believes it is so important for all students to have equitable access to international experiences because it’s difficult to imagine alternatives without contextual experiences.
Often, the parameters of our imagination are what we’ve been exposed to as possibilities.
LINKS
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Programs at Carpe Diem Education, our series sponsor and for-profit, sister organization, who emphasize education through action and reflection on study abroad/gap year travels…
The Chico Mendes Reforestation Project from Maritza’s story and their work with local youth (and international volunteers) to sow the seeds of environmental justice in their indigenous communities throughout the mountains of Cantel, Guatemala…
The impact of a story told to the Navegar cohort by David, of the Chico Mendes Reforestation Project, along with visuals from the cohort’s trip to Guatemala (David was mentioned in Maritza’s story)…
Supporting the indigenous Mayan community of San Juan la Laguna through Spanish language courses offered by San Juan Spanish school, (available to start online and continue in San Juan la Laguna,) including Spanish courses tailored for children, business, health care professionals and more, (mentioned in Ish’s conversation)…
Tzutujil, one of 21 Mayan languages in Guatemala (mentioned Ish’s conversation)…
Shad Qudsi of Atitlan Organics and Neal Hegarty of Granja Tz’ikin’s - entrepreneurial, community-building, permaculture farming, and hospitality - minded work in the small Mayan village of Tzununa (referenced in Oscar’s story and Angie’s conversation)…
Locals in Guatemala promoting permaculture education and ancestral Mayan knowledge to address environmental, social, and cultural problems at the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute…
TRANSLATED TRANSCRIPT
Read along with this English translation of Oscar’s story.
CREDITS
Much gratitude to…
Series Sponsor, Carpe Diem Education
Episode Sponsor, Mark Schuessler of Schnitzer Steel
Episode Hosts, Rachel Anderholder & Carol John
Guests:
Anne Koennig of Carpe Diem Education for chatting with us and expanding on why Carpe Diem Education and Carpe Mundi believe in and partner with each other.
Shad Qudsi of Atitlan Organics for inspiring a young budding entrepreneur by the name of Angie, while in his signature red crocs.
Hansell Bourdon-Woods for knowing just what to ask and being a virtuoso at life, in general.
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Produced by: Carol John
Theme song: Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod
All music on this episode was produced by Kevin MacLeod, accessed from incompetech.filmmusic.io, and used under the Creative Commons License agreement.
Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4254-quasi-motion - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
No Frills Salsa - Alternate by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4137-no-frills-salsa---alternate - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lotus by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5046-lotus - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4207-perspectives - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3383-as-i-figure - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
