Mauricio
Gutiérrez
Wartburg
West Experience
It has been already two months
since we got here but to me this experience seems timeless. It is good to see a completely different city, to get a sense of the
diverse places that this country has. In my experience, we have had many
opportunities to get involved in different activities that demonstrate the wide
diversity in the city. With class and extracurricular activities, the
experiences at Denver have included festivals, concerts, climbing, hiking and
many other activities. Sometimes it could get overwhelming for people that are
not used to have a busy schedule with a lot of activities, but to me, the
amount of activities has been satisfying and we always have enough time to rest
and “reflect”.
In my internship
at Colorado Progressive Coalition, I have been working in campaigns designing
some images for social media, and learning a lot on how to manage the communication
of a member-driven organization that works with social justice issues. At the
same organization I have also done some work in community organizing, helping
people in different issues that sometimes are not addressed. These issues
affect mainly minorities, therefore for others it is not relevant because they
think it does not affect them but at the end those are issues that concern to
everyone as they would determine the new direction that the city would take in
different areas. Some of the work that I have done is related to Health Care,
some people do not consider it important but according to the new reforms it is
necessary. Through these and other volunteer actions I have seen a different
façade of the city, a part that helps me to get connected to the community and
understand more current political and anthropological issues.
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