Comments on: Matador member to watch: Gabriela Garcia http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Coleman http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-71185 Coleman Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:58:22 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-71185 Love the interview, Gabriela! I'll look forward to reading more of your work. Is that Goblin Valley, UT behind you? Love the interview, Gabriela! I’ll look forward to reading more of your work. Is that Goblin Valley, UT behind you?

]]> By: Gabriela Garcia http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-70894 Gabriela Garcia Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:42:33 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-70894 I'm so sorry I'm seeing this comment so late! I'm going to check out your blog now. I think I definately gained some very transferable skills working in publishing before freelancing that I wouldn't have had otherwise, such as formal copy editing skills. But most importantly, working with freelancers gave me some great insight into the other side of the equation. Feel free to contact me any time! I’m so sorry I’m seeing this comment so late! I’m going to check out your blog now. I think I definately gained some very transferable skills working in publishing before freelancing that I wouldn’t have had otherwise, such as formal copy editing skills. But most importantly, working with freelancers gave me some great insight into the other side of the equation. Feel free to contact me any time!

]]> By: Gabriela Garcia http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-71132 Gabriela Garcia Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:31:36 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-71132 Thank you for such a kind compliment! I (very) recently started www.writtenaway.com Still figuring it out! I really love your writing as well & look forward to exploring some more of your blog :) Thank you for such a kind compliment! I (very) recently started http://www.writtenaway.com Still figuring it out!

I really love your writing as well & look forward to exploring some more of your blog :)

]]> By: Simone http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-71131 Simone Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:07:12 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-71131 Thanks so much for featuring Gabriela. I already fell in love with her writing and outlook through this interview. Inspiring person. Gabriela, do you have a website? Thanks so much for featuring Gabriela. I already fell in love with her writing and outlook through this interview. Inspiring person. Gabriela, do you have a website?

]]> By: Dada http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-71109 Dada Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:53:22 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-71109 Oh, you'll never allow my comment right? Oh, you’ll never allow my comment right?

]]> By: Dada http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-71256 Dada Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:29:53 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-71256 I disagree. I’m actually constantly amazed at how places, cultures, or people match up to the collective images I’ve received all my life of what they are supposed to be like once I actually go there or get to know them. And I deliberately used Gabriela's words to disagree. People are different form the collective images whe you are there for justa few weeks. When you live for long in a place, from my experience, they tend to match the collective images we got from them. That teached me not to be arrogant in thinking all the time that I can have a constantly fresh view on EVERYTHING. I cannot and no one can, cuzz people are the same, and cultures do not change like that. Unless what you have been listening to, reading and watching was lieing to you a hell of a lot!!! Then of COURSE poeple will be VERY different from what you heard they were! Some peoples/cultures are less flexible to change (most of them) and if my grandparents said Argentines are like this and that, if I live in Argentina for 6 months I will think they are wrong, but if I live there for 2 years at least, I might start to think grandma was right! This is empirical. This comes from my experience and now, not to hurt myself, I travel with an open heart but aware that ALL stereotypes might just jump on my neck, and I have to know all them to defend myself. In every way. The other way round is just way naive and those who still wanna believe it are welcome, but please do not complain afterwards. I disagree. I’m actually constantly amazed at how places, cultures, or people match up to the collective images I’ve received all my life of what they are supposed to be like once I actually go there or get to know them. And I deliberately used Gabriela’s words to disagree.

People are different form the collective images whe you are there for justa few weeks. When you live for long in a place, from my experience, they tend to match the collective images we got from them.

That teached me not to be arrogant in thinking all the time that I can have a constantly fresh view on EVERYTHING. I cannot and no one can, cuzz people are the same, and cultures do not change like that. Unless what you have been listening to, reading and watching was lieing to you a hell of a lot!!! Then of COURSE poeple will be VERY different from what you heard they were!

Some peoples/cultures are less flexible to change (most of them) and if my grandparents said Argentines are like this and that, if I live in Argentina for 6 months I will think they are wrong, but if I live there for 2 years at least, I might start to think grandma was right!

This is empirical. This comes from my experience and now, not to hurt myself, I travel with an open heart but aware that ALL stereotypes might just jump on my neck, and I have to know all them to defend myself. In every way.

The other way round is just way naive and those who still wanna believe it are welcome, but please do not complain afterwards.

]]> By: Joya http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-70893 Joya Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:27:43 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-70893 Hi Gabriela, I enjoyed reading this interview. I work in book publishing now actually and I'm beginning to realize that I would like to pursue a career in travel writing. I have only had my blog for 6 months and am slowly starting to write for other sites but to read your interview is to know that it is possible to transition. Thanks and looking forward to reading more of your work! Hi Gabriela, I enjoyed reading this interview. I work in book publishing now actually and I’m beginning to realize that I would like to pursue a career in travel writing. I have only had my blog for 6 months and am slowly starting to write for other sites but to read your interview is to know that it is possible to transition. Thanks and looking forward to reading more of your work!

]]> By: Walking 1,500 Miles and Facing the Ku Klux Klan for a Dream http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-70891 Walking 1,500 Miles and Facing the Ku Klux Klan for a Dream Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:19:13 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-70891 [...] more about Gabriela Garcia, the author of this article, in Matador Member to Watch: Gabriela Garcia. var ids = new Array; ids.push(3448); Tagged under: activism, immigrants, immigration, KKK, [...] [...] more about Gabriela Garcia, the author of this article, in Matador Member to Watch: Gabriela Garcia. var ids = new Array; ids.push(3448); Tagged under: activism, immigrants, immigration, KKK, [...]

]]> By: Heather Carreiro http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-70890 Heather Carreiro Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:23:17 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-70890 Awesome interview. Looking forward to seeing more of Gabriela's work! Awesome interview. Looking forward to seeing more of Gabriela’s work!

]]> By: Gabriela Garcia http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matador-member-to-watch-gabriela-garcia/#comment-70822 Gabriela Garcia Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:04:54 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=1559#comment-70822 Hi Joanna, I've written several posts across the different blogs, but 2 of my favorites are: http://matadorchange.com/man-has-lived-9-years-without-money%e2%80%94social-rebel-or-simply-a-mooch http://matadorchange.com/mexican-prison-hosts-miss-captive-beauty-pageant Hi Joanna, I’ve written several posts across the different blogs, but 2 of my favorites are:

http://matadorchange.com/man-has-lived-9-years-without-money%e2%80%94social-rebel-or-simply-a-mooch

http://matadorchange.com/mexican-prison-hosts-miss-captive-beauty-pageant

]]>