Interviewed by Margarita Heinsen: What you were not told about Creativity and Innovation!
Didáctica Online is an education-oriented podcast. I was invited by its host, Margarita Heinsen to have an honest conversation about everything we were not told (and should have!) about creativity and innovation. I want to thank Margarita for her kind invitation and for the entertaining interview. Here’s the result!
Awarded: Google’s Local Guides Guiding Stars 2021 · Community Builder
Google Maps has more than 150 million users representing every country around the world. Among those, 50 were chosen under 5 categories for their inspirational contributions and for guiding the way for others. As published by Google: “2021 has been a year of resilience and reconnection. While the world continues to change, the unwavering passion…
Winner: Dominican Republic’s Epifanio Lantigua 2021 National Tourism Journalism Award
My article called “Mapping culture, a contribution to the tourism” won the Dominican Republic’s Epifanio Lantigua 2021 National Tourism Journalism Award in the Arts and Culture Category. This piece is based on my work as a cultural activist and exposes the argument of how our publications have a real and unknown impact until we dare…
Outstanding Entrepreneur Recognition for the Cultural Impact by EMDES Foundation
EMDES FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization that promotes social, technological, and business entrepreneurship, and development. While they have the year filled with activities, mostly focused on the youth, one of their most iconic events is Emdes Week. In the 2021 edition, they gave the “Outstanding Entrepreneur” recognition to individuals in several areas, and I was…
Mapping Culture & Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Google Maps
Mapping culture is placing representative elements of our cultural heritage on platforms that allow georeferencing. It is an easy, simple, and efficient way to become a promoter of your patrimony and contribute to increasing its value, popularity, and its touristic potential. In the post called “Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with Google Maps,” , published by @izzyp223 on Google’s platform…
TIC Americas 2021 Guest Judge + Mentor
In 2021, I had the honor of being invited to be a member of the International Jury of the semifinal phase of the XVI Edition of the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas 2021), an event made possible by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Young Americas Business Trust (YATB)….
Winner: Pasaporte Abierto International Travel Journalism Award 2021 · Originality
My piece “Turista en casa: (re)descubriendo Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional” was awarded with the Pasaporte Abierto International Award 2021, under the Category: Originality. This article is part of a series that can be summarized as follows: We often forget the treasures we have just around the corner and as they say: you only love what…
Pasaporte Abierto’s Nominees Radio Feature at Párate Ahí Tours
The radio show: “Párate Ahí Tours” dedicated a show to the female nominees for the Open Passport International Award. Highly grateful for the feature!
Invitation to the Multi-Cultural Festival in Haverhill (MA, USA)
I was asked to create an invitation video for the Multi-Cultural Festival Haverhill (Massachusetts, USA) and this was the result. The organisers’ official Youtube caption? “Watch as Maricha tells us of her Dominican heritage. You can hear the pride in her voice! See her smile and the glow in her eyes as she shows us…
The paper “Food Heritage, a Tool for Female Empowerment” is published!
Thanks to the UPV team for the opportunity! It honors me to serve as an instrument for these inspiring stories of women from my Dominican Republic to transcend borders. Here’s the abstract of the article “Food Heritage, a Tool for Female Empowerment”, published by the Polytechnic University of Valencia as part of the “II International…
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