Growing up undocumented in Michigan, Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada didn’t think skiing was for her, and it wasn’t until she moved to Wyoming that she found how much joy it brought her. Last year, she set her sights on skiing Mexico’s tallest peak, Pico de Orizaba, with a meaningful twist: her parents, who have never quite understood why skiing was so important to their daughter, would join her at basecamp. On this trip, Vanessa reflects on belonging, creating access, and finding joy.
Creciendo en Michigan, Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada no creía que el esquí era cosa de ella, y no fue hasta que se mudo a Wyoming que descubrió la alegría que le podía traer. El año pasado, decidió esquiar el pico más alto de México, el Pico de Orizaba, con una meta significativa: incluir a sus papás, que nunca habían entendido completamente las actividades que hacía su hija, en el paseo. Durante este viaje, Vanessa reflexiona sobre qué significa pertenecer, crear acceso, y descubrir alegría.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Brooks by Kai Engel • Daisy by Tigers in the Sky • Paceface by The Brow • Baby Baby Baby by Hermon Sparks • Green and Gold by JV and the Supermolten • Gone to the Gorge by David Swensen • Mexico by Tigers in the Sky
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