S14, E2: Rebecca Villarreal on the majesty of the world
March 29, 2021
Fresh out of college, a young writer accepts a job with an NGO, which takes her to Africa on several trips. The connections she makes there – with primates, with nature, with local communities – will give her a new perspective that lends her writing a sense of joy and delight.
The approach of outsiders coming in and telling people how to manage their land and their lives is wrong. (Rebecca Villarreal, 3:54)
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Rebecca Villarreal is the author of The Amazing Adventures of Selma Calderón, A Globetrotting Magical Mystery of Courage, Food & Friendship. By day, she’s a community organizer who helps people of all ages to create innovative projects aimed at people 50 and over along with their families. Prior to that, she traveled to Africa gathering wildlife conservation stories in collaboration with local communities and later worked with education and corporate clients in public relations.
- Website: http://rebeccavillarreal.com/
- Blog: https://rebeccainspiresnow.com
- IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccavillarrealwriter/
- Drop Out on Orcas Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6MC_kPCM8g
- Book Teaser for Selma Book Two from Italy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoLNxluJOEw&feature=emb_logo
- Huff Post Article including Mama Chelo: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-ya-author-rebecca-vi_b_8323854
- Mama Chelo poem and Life Lessons posts: https://rebeccainspiresnow.com/2013/10/22/mama-chelo/, https://rebeccainspiresnow.com/2013/11/19/5-life-lessons-from-mama-chelo/
- Teaching for Change: https://www.teachingforchange.org/debut-book-author-commits-proceeds-to-teaching-for-change
- The post with the delicious photo sent by Rebecca’s friend: https://rebeccainspiresnow.com/2015/10/11/making-your-dreams-real-100-thank-yous/
- African Wildlife Foundation: https://www.awf.org/
- Wangari Maathai poem – Generation Asante: https://soundcloud.com/rebecca-villarreal-author/generation-asante-a-poem-for
- To learn more about Wangari Maathai, Founder of the Green Belt Movement, please visit: http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/biography, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMunNH1J3Y
- Amboseli – Nora, Soila and Katito: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/echo-an-elephant-to-remember-women-of-the-amboseli-trust/5913/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pDErJHVvek
- Tindi [Selma] Amadi (who inspired the main character in Rebecca’s novel): https://talktotindi.wordpress.com/
- Slow Food: https://slowfoodusa.org/, https://www.slowfood.com/
- 88 Cups of Tea: https://88cupsoftea.com/
- Heather Demetrios / Flow Lab: https://heatherdemetrios.com/
- Advice for parents section: https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Explorer-World-Portable/dp/0399534601/wishjarjourna-20/ref=nosim/
- Free library apps: https://www.hoopladigital.com/, https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
- American book coach in Italy: http://www.barbarajboyd.com/
