I am Marcela Richardson Alborná, 23. I was born and raised in El Salvador and somehow due to causality I ended up in Guatemala following what supposed to be my passion. After two years of studying International Affairs I came to the conclusion that my passion was not that, but my passions included so many things that involved everything that has to do with human experiences and the previous career just offered me a few.
I am a pioneer at the Michael Polanyi College at UFM in Guatemala. A Liberal Arts program where the student is the center of their own education. It is not like a normal education, or traditional system, but it is an environment were me along with 11 others students have learned to develop life skills, in order to turn any environment as a learning experience. The most important thing I've learned is to say, be, and do, who I am, and that learning collaborative is more fruitful than working in isolation. One of the things I've valued after experiencing this education is the importance of learning authentically. We are in a moment in life where we have come from a tradition where we are not allowed to question, and rather just take in information, without reasoning it our or discovering it and exploring it on our own, and that puts in a dormant stage our spirit, the essence of who we are.
My life work is that it becomes a trend in the world we live (where we are used to listen other people more "knowledgeable" than ourselves to give meaning to our lives), that each individual starts giving more value to their individuality by pursuing a life where we all become responsible of our acts, follow our passions, do what we love, and enjoy a free and responsible society. My passion is to promote an environment where the individual discovers a life of purpose in reason and happiness. I love learning, which is not an easy thing to say, because when you have learned something it means you have acquired the knowledge and turned it into wisdom which is put into action.
Here I am to share my insights and discoveries in the journey of life, unknown of where the destination will lead me to, but I've always thought that it brings more joy the journey than the actual destination.
- My first language is Spanish, second is English and I also speak basic French, and I am currently learning Greek to read the Old Testament in its original form. Does programming also count as a language? Well, I am into that as well, Ruby to be exact. I am also learning Sanskrit, for yôga purposes.
I am a pioneer at the Michael Polanyi College at UFM in Guatemala. A Liberal Arts program where the student is the center of their own education. It is not like a normal education, or traditional system, but it is an environment were me along with 11 others students have learned to develop life skills, in order to turn any environment as a learning experience. The most important thing I've learned is to say, be, and do, who I am, and that learning collaborative is more fruitful than working in isolation. One of the things I've valued after experiencing this education is the importance of learning authentically. We are in a moment in life where we have come from a tradition where we are not allowed to question, and rather just take in information, without reasoning it our or discovering it and exploring it on our own, and that puts in a dormant stage our spirit, the essence of who we are.
My life work is that it becomes a trend in the world we live (where we are used to listen other people more "knowledgeable" than ourselves to give meaning to our lives), that each individual starts giving more value to their individuality by pursuing a life where we all become responsible of our acts, follow our passions, do what we love, and enjoy a free and responsible society. My passion is to promote an environment where the individual discovers a life of purpose in reason and happiness. I love learning, which is not an easy thing to say, because when you have learned something it means you have acquired the knowledge and turned it into wisdom which is put into action.
Here I am to share my insights and discoveries in the journey of life, unknown of where the destination will lead me to, but I've always thought that it brings more joy the journey than the actual destination.