Alejandra Ospina grew up in a poor neighborhood marked by gangs and violence.  At a young age, she heard someone speak English and that sparked her curiosity about languages and people that spoken them. She leaned on her Colombian culture of perseverance to teach herself English from her sister’s Cher CD.  A degree in Sociology and an insatiable curiosity about the world led her to pursue careers that integrated travel with helping people.  Now Alejandra is working on the educational and marketing side of medicinal plant industry.  She joins us from Switzerland to share what is next for both this work and her future.

Alejandra also shares her experiences with racism as a biracial Afro-Colombian as well how the curly hair she was once teased about has become her calling card.

Oh, and she met Coolio.

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