When you think of Puerto Rico, what do you see, feel, or hear? Is it the millions of citizens left without power or unable to feed themselves? Or, is it the flooding, damage, and destruction left behind after Hurricane Maria?<\/p>\n
For founders of ExplorEquity, they felt, heard, and saw an opportunity to connect with the local community and experts to taste, connect and discover Puerto Rico years after the Hurricane Maria Disaster.<\/p>\n
Through a one-week immersion experience, Catarina Rivera and Remi Oguntoye explore Puerto Rico through food, travel, and social impact. I learn more about Catarina & Remi’s mission and vision ExplorEquity.<\/p>\n\n\n
For me, the story of ExplorEquity started with my life journey. I have always desired to make a meaningful difference with my work. My first job was as a bilingual teacher in the Bronx as part of Teach for America<\/a>. I became passionate about health when I observed my students eating processed junk food and candy\u2014I started to learn about why this was happening and what I could do about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n