I met Cyntya Uriegas in 2016 during our AmeriCorps NCCC service year, where Cyntya was one of the cool kids on a specially trained wildland firefighting team.



After that she eventually landed on a small island off the coast of Boston. There she spent about a year working with Outward Bound helping inner city kids build life confidence in the great outdoors.

Her “kiddos” taught her many surprisingly deep lessons while they worked and played together on the island – about overcoming fears, gratitude, and the power of community.

Toward the end of the show, Cyntya gives us the rundown on how her unusual life experiences of the last few years prepared her for her biggest adventure yet – a year-long mission trip with The World Race.



For anybody who loves a good calling story, this is one you’ll want to hear. You just never know where life will take you!

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about Outward Bound and Thompson Island here: https://thompsonisland.org/

Hear more from Cyntya and support her mission trip here: https://cyntyauriegas.theworldrace.org/