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Guides Gone Wild Podcast
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Everything's Better on Bikes
Nicole Freedman, NEMBA & former Olympian
I’d look through the 'Want Ad' and the only things I felt like I was qualified to do said "costume provided"
From Midlife Malaise to Machu Picchu (!!)
Bethany Cass
It doesn’t take much to be happy - you just have to know what it is that you want.
Put Community (y Cultura) First
Cyntya Uriegas, Latino Outdoors - Boston
Support Latino Outdoors on Solidarity Day, Saturday, June 24th!
Go Small, Don’t Stay Home
Meg Pierce, Inclusive Ski Touring
I really enjoy starting something when you’re kind of at the sucking stage, but you can see yourself progressing very quickly…. I’m very addicted to that sharp part of the learning curve.
If You Love It, Someone Else Will Too
Jana Olenio, SUP Yo Adventures
That was the point at which all of my passions came together, my travel experience and my passion for yoga and nature… and I was so thrilled, because I was sharing what I loved and was passionate about with other people.
Blaze the Path (or Trail!) That Serves You
Victoria Amico, Plus Sized Outdoors
My entire world just cracked open. And it made me realize that I am so much more capable of things than I realized.
If the Sign Looks Interesting, Take the Exit
Ranger Emma Mitchell of the Lowell National Historical Park
I started volunteering at Boston National Historical Park, and gave myself a little bit of what it was like to work in an urban setting….and I actually didn’t hate sitting in a historic spot that was mostly about the history of people, rather than rocks and animals.
Get Lost to Find Yourself
Briana Sullivan Treks El Camino (Plus Teeny House Intel!)
There were like 1000 different views, from cobblestones to forests to wide open paths, in one day. It was so diverse. You get that kind of change on the AT like, once a month, and we were getting it in one day.
Seek (and Find!) Sanctuary Where You Least Expect It
Jennifer Klein, PhD, The Trustees of Reservations
We have to connect [nature] to where people live, and get our programs to talk more about a greater bio region, rather than ‘nature is here. And it’s not here.’
Be Your Own Advocate (and Someone Else’s Too)
Jenn Minery
Be willing to learn, but be willing to fail, and be okay with that.
Find the Practices That Serve You
Nancy Wind, Peaks and Poses
When you want to make a change in yourself, you want to hang out with people that you want to be like.
Put Yourself In An Available Place
Briana & Cambyr Sullivan
This was a big dream of mine, I just didn’t have a name for it.