“LALA was one of the main pieces in my puzzle when it came to building the education I believe in” Born in Cachoeira, in the Recôncavo da Bahia, Tássia de Matos is a 21-year-old black woman from the Northeast of Brazil who, despite being very young, has already impacted hundreds of lives, serving as an…
Society teaches us to design a path, to plan millimetrically every detail to reach “success”, and to close our eyes to the problems even close to our community – but by opening them, we can know a much greater purpose and redefine our path. Sofía Giraldo, a LALA staff member for a year and a…
“What is the price of dreaming?“ Dreams. Whether big or small, we all have them. The difference sometimes is the willingness we wield and how much we are willing to sacrifice to achieve each of them. Vítor Alves, born in Sergipe, participated in BLB 8. Today at age 20, he is studying Law at Newton…
“Participating in LALA is a two-way street.” – Sabrina Monteiro From São Paulo, Brazil, to Medellin, Colombia. After a BA in Economics at the University of São Paulo (USP) and a Masters in Business Management with an emphasis on marketing at the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), Ticiane Midori Shiki began her career…
“Just like that clay buddha, I believe we all have our inner gold.” – Marcelo Peterlini From the countryside of Goiás, in a small town near the Federal District in Brazil, Laina grew up, discovered herself, and became the source of charisma, wisdom, and inspiration she is today. Laina met LALA when she was still…
“The only factor that determines the success of a society is the percentage of change agents within it.” She loves the word extra, and no, not the personality type. She loves “extra” as that which turns something ordinary into extraordinary. She is Rocio Juscamayta, 51, a self-proclaimed independent and early bird (sometimes…), and who, as…
Chiara Ingravallo is originally from Venezuela but now lives in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is 20 years old and is preparing to enter university to study Film and TV Production in the United Kingdom, England. She is very passionate about art as well as very curious to learn new things. She worked as LALA Trainee…
The thriving adventure of life began for Louie in California, Los Angeles, where he was born. However, he had the opportunity to grow up in Houston. Louie’s Latin roots and influence come from his father, Luis, a mexican-american that grew up on the border of the US. As a teenager, he was interested in Latin…
Curious. Wild. Authentic. Courageous. Who is the first person that comes to your mind with these characteristics? If you, dear reader, thought of Ingrid Pereira, congratulations, you got it right. Ingrid Pereira, or Dear Being Ingrid, as she likes to be called, is a young trailblazer who grew up in a small town in the…
Sara, a university student, feminist, and Potterhead, is someone whose hobbies are dancing, playing the guitar, and many others. All these aspects express a bit of who Sara Costa Pedreira is. Sara is 21 years old and lives in Salvador, Bahia (Brazil). She heard about LALA in 2017 through one of her mentees in the…
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