My name is Carolina Osuna. I am 25-years-old, and I currently live in Boulder, Colorado. When I was a child I lived in Mexico where I witnessed a lot of danger and violence. Eventually I moved to the United States, where I had to culturally adapt, and grow up in a Hispanic, low-income household and community where I lacked many financial and emotional resources and positive role models. I was able to become fluent in English language despite the fact that my parents do not speak English. I have been working many part-time and full-time jobs ever since I was sixteen years old, in order to support myself throughout my higher education journey. I am the first in my family to complete a Bachelor’s degree, graduate from college, and pursue a Master’s degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology. Through resources in Boulder, such as Surfing the Creative®, I continue to work on my healing process.
After overcoming so many obstacles myself, I work to help others in my community. I currently volunteer to mentor high school students in Boulder, Colorado with an organization called Philanthropiece. I am a Youth Global Leadership Mentor I Support high school students in accomplishing goals through effective and caring mentorship. I create a safe and nurturing space for the successful development of the self, ideas, and passions. It is very important to me to support my mentees in their educational and emotional development by being present, engaged and actively listening.
Surfing the Creative® inspires me to continue to work on myself, do my own healing, and at the same time it gives me hope to be able to bring this kind of work to other underprivileged communities around the world. Being part of Surfing the Creative® grants me a safe space where I can work on my own healing and developmental process so that I can be of service to others. Surfing the Creative® supports my development and growth as a young adult and agent of positive change in the world. I am inspired to share and give access to this kind psychotherapeutic work to underprivileged and culturally diverse communities around the world. My goal is to be able to provide accessible caring and supporting bilingual mental health services to communities in need throughout the United States and internationally. My wish is to help culturally diverse individuals to heal emotional trauma and shift difficult emotional patterns by using body oriented counseling techniques.
I received a scholarship from Golden Bridge which partially covers my program fees. I am able to pay my living expenses and travel expenses out-of-pocket. I am attempting to raise this $600 to pay for part of my tuition. I appreciate any support you can give me at this time. If you are not able to financially contribute, please help me by sharing this page on Facebook. Thank you!
What is Surfing the Creative®? Here is the program description from the website (http://bdanced.com/events/surfing-the-creative) :
"In response to young people’s longing for deep exploration and cultivation of themselves as creative change agents, Golden Bridge offers movement –based rites of passage experiences around the world. Our work together weaves somatic resourcing, creative expression, service learning, and the natural world into a process that is both healing and awakening, it continues to catalyze a life changing experiences that invite emergence for each individual and for our ever-growing community of dedicated youth and adults.
"In these times of great potential and challenge on planet Earth, humanity is being invited to rise up and live with radical authenticity, aligning inner and outer truths for the well being of all. Surfing the Creative®, is a time tested pathway for the reclamation of young people’s unique and vital gifts. It is an invitation to move from addiction into action, from fragmentation into integration, from isolation into loving community."
*This campaign is a student-run fundraising campaign sponsored by Golden Bridge. Please note that contributions to Golden Bridge students on Indiegogo are not donations to Golden Bridge, and these contributions therefore cannot be made tax-deductible. All funds raised here go directly to the student. There are no administration fees.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, go to http://bdanced.com/get-involved. Donate there and send a short follow-up email to office@bdanced.com to let them know you are donating to my program fees.
