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Braden Wilson

Nickname
Diego
 
Where did you grow up?
New Mexico and Texas
 
Where do you call home now?
Steamboat Springs, CO
 
Year started at Global Works?
2007
 
What’s your favorite part about leading trips?
Introducing students to the fascinating world of working alongside other cultures
 
What’s something you can’t live without while you are traveling?
Coffee and carbonated waters
 
Tell us about a favorite memory from a trip you have taken
Climbing Cerro Chirripo, the highest point in Costa Rica and watching the sun rise over the Caribbean Sea and set over the Pacific all in the span of 12 hours.
 
Where is your favorite place you have traveled to?
Nicaragua
 
Fun fact, special talent, or favorite memory
Braden plans to ride the entire length of the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango on his mountain bike next summer.
 
What do you like to do in your free time?
Ride mountain bikes, ski and paddle rivers
 
What languages do you speak?
English and Spanish
 
If you had to give one piece of advice or words of encouragement to someone on their first travel experience, what would it be?
Relax, breathe, open your mind, your world is about to be turned upside down and you will be a better person because of this!