Adriana is from Pennsylvania, but currently teaching outdoor environmental science near Big Bear Lake in Southern California. After graduating, Adriana parlayed her education degree into an incredible student teaching experience in Trondheim, Norway. Adriana began her leadership experience by guiding rock climbing and backpacking trips for Penn State's outdoor club. Since then, she's earned her AMGA certification for rock climbing, become certified as a Wilderness First Responder and led four amazing Bold Earth trips through Colorado. Adriana combines her rich leadership experience, passion for the outdoors and vibrant personality to help her students achieve success and have a blast!
What BOLD EARTH means to me?: BOLD EARTH is an amazing program that encourages me as a leader to guide, teach, learn, and explore just as much as my participants! BOLD EARTH has opened a door to a new, amazing program that allows me to work with such a great group of people and explore the most beautiful areas of the world with my wonderful participants.
Favorite Quote: "Be the change you hope to see in the world." - Gandhi
What I do when I'm not at BOLD EARTH: I'm always adventuring! Each day at the outdoor education institute I work at consists of blue skies, guiding kids through the wilderness and opening their eyes to the natural beauty around them. When I'm not working and at any possible moment, I am finding something new to explore. Both rock climbing and attempting to summit mountains in California have become a big hobby of mine. No matter where I am or who I am with, the only consistency that exists comes with the amazing people and experiences I am having.
Education: Pennsylvania State University. B.S. in Math Secondary Education
