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…
With her project gathering around 1500 followers, adding more than 70 virtual meetings, and counting on the distinguished presence of Marcelo Gleiser to Silvio Louzada, the little popcorn Mayumi Liz has been highlighting environmental education wherever her feet step — or rather, bouncing around. Always jumping around, the joy and energy of Mayumi, a PLB…
Do you ever feel outside the educational standard of the majority around you? Isn’t it wonderful when we have contact with an education that, above all, values human beings and their relationships, as in LALA? Nicolle Squillante, LALA alumni, also think that way, which led her to develop the Educaree method. At 20 years of…
Inspiration and reflection are the feelings we get after talking to Breno. Straight from Osasco, in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, a 19-year-old young man addresses a questioning look at reality, humanity, and himself. Inside him, there is a profound restlessness to seek virtue, serve, and reduce suffering as much as possible during his…
Maria Isabel Dias’ sweetness and compassionate gaze are so infectious that it makes us feel as if we are talking to a friend of years. Born and raised in São Paulo, the 19-year-old completed high school at UWC SEA and is preparing to study neuroscience in the United States. Besides this great passion, she also…
The 20 years old Yasmin Victoria Campos Fernandez from Lima, Peru, is LALA’s Alumni Coordinator for Operations. She studies Social Psychology at Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP) and loves working in Education because it is the basis upon which everything is built. Furthermore, she is currently working at LALA in a critical role within the…
LALA is made up of young people who seek to make a difference in their communities and make a positive impact on the world. Among them is Juliana Janot, who inspires by the way of facing the world around her and since a very young age has been engaged in social initiatives in her community….
“There are a thousand forms of prison, but only one form of freedom” is a phrase by rapper Emicida that translates the essence of Gabriella, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, the law student at UFRJ is 20 years old and is a teacher, an intern at Pinheiro Neto and acts in the State…
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