Surfing, Cycling and Sharing the Magic of Nature with Mario Ordoñez-Calderón

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Mario Ordoñez-Caldéron is a Mayan-American storyteller, surfer, and adventurer committed to pursuing a deeper connection with his Indigenous roots, the natural world, and helping San Diego local youth foster their own relationships with the outdoors through his nonprofit, Un Mar de Colores.

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0:00.0	Hey guys it's Shelby! My book Will to Wild, Adventures Great and Small to Change Your Life,
0:07.0	is now available in paperback, so it's light enough to take on the trail and on your summer travels.
0:12.0	You can get the book wherever books are sold. to take on the trail and on your summer travels.
0:13.0	You can get the book wherever books are sold,
0:15.3	and if you'd rather listen to it,
0:16.8	you can also get it on audible.
0:18.7	Yours truly as narrator, so it should be a good time.
0:21.8	Again, the title is Will to Wild. Adventures great and small to change
0:26.2	your life.
0:28.2	Mario Ordonez Calderon is a Mayan American storyteller, Surfer, and adventurer.
0:38.0	A few years ago, he wrote and produced a short film called Cycle of ancestry.
0:45.0	I'm here to share my story as a mind that was born in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
0:49.0	Nature became my greatest teacher, leaving me clues in the elements.
0:57.1	The wind, mountains, and water all pointed me to embark on a modern day pilgrimage. A 1500-mile journey to preserve my family's history while shaping
1:06.5	my own identity.
1:10.8	The movie follows Mario on a month-long bike ride to the Yucatan Peninsula where his family is from.
1:16.0	The experience brought up complex topics for Mario, like his relationship with his identity, his heritage, and nature. his this roots and the natural world.
1:32.5	To help others foster their own relationships with the outdoors, Mario also founded a nonprofit
1:38.3	that takes kids surfing in San Diego.
1:41.2	I'm Shelby Stanger, and is Wild Ideas Worth Living an REI co-op studios production
1:46.9	brought to you by Capital One. Mario Orlanez Calderon welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living in person.
1:55.0	Thanks so much for having me all and I'm really excited to be here.
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