Raúl Castro, Director of NOLS Patagonia [Interview]

February 21, 2020

IPhoto_Felipe_Pimentel-625788-edited.pngn 1993, Raúl Castro was living in Santiago. He was a physical education student and a mountain bike guide. At his university, he and 15 other classmates attended a slideshow presentation by NOLS Patagonia. They all ended up becoming NOLS students, but Castro went much further.

 
A Chilean, he enrolled in a course taught in English. Despite struggling with the language, he successfully completed the course and went on to become a instructor for numerous NOLS expeditions. For 10 years he was also in charge of the now defunct Magallanes branch of the program, and in 2014, he became the director of NOLS Patagonia.
 
“In this crazy world we live in, there still exist people like us who are able to do their part in order to provide some time for people to have a look around us. We have an incredible landscape and places to travel, both in Chile and abroad,” says Castro.
 
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Kim Freitas

Kim is a Wind River Wilderness and Wilderness First Responder graduate who works as the NOLS Writer and PR Specialist. She enjoys vegetarian cooking, warm yoga, and drinking lots of coffee!