Outdoor Outreach - Transforming Young Lives through the Outdoors

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Miriam Pi, Meli Perez Valdez, Lawrence Vallejos, and Gaby Jasso grew up with different backgrounds and share how their trips with Outdoor Outreach changed the path of their life forever. With one of these young adults being a DACA recipient, another a former refugee, and the others with diverse backgrounds, their stories of how the outdoors changed their lives for the better are not only timely, but important.

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0:00.0	This is episode 62 with four young adults from outdoor outreach.
0:05.2	Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living,
0:09.2	an adventure podcast presented by REI Co-op, the brand who helps get you outside through gear, classes, and
0:16.0	adventures.
0:17.0	We talk to experts who have taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.
0:22.0	From people who have climbed the tallest peaks, started
0:24.4	thriving businesses, and even broken records, some of the wildest ideas can lead
0:29.1	to the most rewarding adventures. I'm your host Shelby Stanger and I hope you enjoy this show.
0:35.0	This is a different episode than many.
0:40.0	Instead of one guest today, This is a different episode than many.
0:43.7	Instead of one guest today we have on four.
0:46.4	None are famous or have given a TED Talk yet.
0:49.3	Instead we have on four young adults, Miriam Pie, Meli Perez Valdez, Lawrence Vallejo, and Gabby
0:56.1	Haso.
0:57.1	Miriam's from Burma.
0:58.6	She lived in India as a refugee and now she's a college freshman.
1:02.2	Gabby grew up surrounded by gang violence and is now in college.
1:05.0	Lawrence is a high school senior,
1:07.0	and Meli, who's a DACA recipient, is a college freshman.
1:10.0	They've each had the wild idea of transforming their own young lives through the outdoors.
1:16.4	Most of you listening have tasted the power of the outdoors.
1:19.8	I remember standing on my first wave surfing. Many of you remember your first
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