In episode 10, I'm speaking with Alexandra and Kyle about serving in Colombia as a married couple. Alexandra speaks about her father's service in Peace Corps Colombia in the late 1970s, and about her experiences as a Peace Corps legacy baby and a Colombian-American woman. They speak about finding a shared passion between yourself as a volunteer and your community. Kyle speaks about working with cacao farmers to produce chocolate in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Alexandra also speaks about some of the challenges of serving as a woman, such as sexual harassment. ----more----
Resources:
Alexandra and Kyle's shared blog: Kronicles of Kalexandra
Alexandra's Travel Latina blog: Travel Latina
Book list recommended by Alexandra and Kyle:
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, with a short and fun Ted-ed explanation of the book: 100 Years of Solitude
Film list recommended by Alexandra and Kyle:
"Aluna" with link to film
"Birds of Passage" with film trailer
"Love in the Times of Cholera" with film trailer
Netflix series recommended by Alexandra and Kyle
"La Esclava Blanca" with film trailer
"Always a Witch" with film trailer
Soon to come to Netflix: "100 Years of Solitude"
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