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EP 44: (WRFI Stories Five) Seeking Adventure, Peace & Conflict in Northern Ireland, and Finding Home In The Basque Country with Ashley Dresser
Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!
Today's episode is the fifth installment of the six-part WRFI Stories series rolling out on the podcast from July to December, where I am partnering with the Wild Rockies Field Institute to help tell some of the stories of WRFI's history and impact on the world over time. The Wild Rockies Field Institute is a nonprofit organization that offers college level field courses accredited through the University of Montana, and their mission is to "offer academically rigorous, place-based field courses that develop engaged, informed citizens and strong leaders capable of addressing complex social and environmental issues."
The guest for today's episode is Ashley Dresser. Ashley is a former WRFI student, having taken part in the Montana Afoot and Afloat course back in 2006! She now lives in Bilbao, Spain, and works as a freelance Learning Experience Designer and Consultant. She also works as a food and wine guide in Bilbao! Prior to her current life in Spain, Ashley studied International Relations with an emphasis on peace and conflict resolution at the University of Minnesota with a minor in Sustainability, and got her Masters in Linguistics. She also spent time working as an adventure guide in college, has traveled extensively, lived in Northern Ireland for a time, and has generally made the most of her wild and adventurous life.
Thank you so much for joining us!
Wild Rockies Field Institute website: https://www.wrfi.net/
Ways to Support WRFI: https://www.wrfi.net/support/ways-to-give/
WRFI's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wild_rockies/
Clip from film 'El Pico' depicting Bilbao in the 1980s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8PjWj4ULBE
'Maixabel' movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJHlh5zTaiE
Folk song in Basque language, Euskera "Txori Txoria": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NW7CZxOxhI&list=RD0NW7CZxOxhI&start_radio=1
Backstory on the song: https://basqueculture.eus/en/stories/music/from-mikel-laboa-to-delorean-the-flight-of-a-free-bird
Ashley's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-dresser/
I love to hear from you! Get in touch with me via: • Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social
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By Eva HappyHello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!
Today's episode is the fifth installment of the six-part WRFI Stories series rolling out on the podcast from July to December, where I am partnering with the Wild Rockies Field Institute to help tell some of the stories of WRFI's history and impact on the world over time. The Wild Rockies Field Institute is a nonprofit organization that offers college level field courses accredited through the University of Montana, and their mission is to "offer academically rigorous, place-based field courses that develop engaged, informed citizens and strong leaders capable of addressing complex social and environmental issues."
The guest for today's episode is Ashley Dresser. Ashley is a former WRFI student, having taken part in the Montana Afoot and Afloat course back in 2006! She now lives in Bilbao, Spain, and works as a freelance Learning Experience Designer and Consultant. She also works as a food and wine guide in Bilbao! Prior to her current life in Spain, Ashley studied International Relations with an emphasis on peace and conflict resolution at the University of Minnesota with a minor in Sustainability, and got her Masters in Linguistics. She also spent time working as an adventure guide in college, has traveled extensively, lived in Northern Ireland for a time, and has generally made the most of her wild and adventurous life.
Thank you so much for joining us!
Wild Rockies Field Institute website: https://www.wrfi.net/
Ways to Support WRFI: https://www.wrfi.net/support/ways-to-give/
WRFI's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wild_rockies/
Clip from film 'El Pico' depicting Bilbao in the 1980s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8PjWj4ULBE
'Maixabel' movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJHlh5zTaiE
Folk song in Basque language, Euskera "Txori Txoria": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NW7CZxOxhI&list=RD0NW7CZxOxhI&start_radio=1
Backstory on the song: https://basqueculture.eus/en/stories/music/from-mikel-laboa-to-delorean-the-flight-of-a-free-bird
Ashley's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-dresser/
I love to hear from you! Get in touch with me via: • Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social