Aranzazu Ballesteros
Aranzazu is currently studying a B.A. in Journalism and Media Studies at the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. Her main interests are politics, economics, journalism research, and, specially, socially sustainable development. She has been working in various projects with the purpose of encouraging citizen participation through social intervention models and urbanism. Along with this, she is the current economics editor of the largest online student newspaper in Mexico, Nueva Prensa. Aranza is a book worm who loves writing, debating, dancing, wealth distribution, culture, and art in general.
Recent Posts
Tall and slim, with dark, messy hair, and a big smile, the Secretary for the Green Party of Switzerland, Pascal Renaud, gives a politician’s perspective on what is happening and what is needed next as far as mobilizing Swiss people to be more green.
Participants at the World Resources Forum in Davos thought that the food leftovers of the banquets will go to waste. What happened to all the delicious sandwiches and salads that were not eaten?
According to the city of Davos, the air quality of Davos has attracted tourists to the city for some 150 years. What is the mystery behind the healing effects of the local air?
In this WRF-series, Studentreporters are catching conference attendees during coffee break to ask them about what they do and who they are. This time: Marilyn Mehlmann from the NGO Global Action Plan.
Heart Safe in Davos is a program initiated in 2008 by the Davos Hospital after people passed away due to the tardiness of medical assistance after they had heart attacks. This is why now around 1200 people in Davos are educated to use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), which can be found in public spaces.
It’s a regular Sunday afternoon in Monterrey. While most people are home with their families or enjoying the last days of summer inside their ranch houses–due to the nearly 40 degree heat–a handful have decided to do something “crazy”. At six in the afternoon, people start gathering at the local plaza, bringing along their bicycles, helmets, fluorescent clothes, and most importantly, their thirst for change. Despite the overwhelming heat, which makes it hard to breath, cyclists assemble, and thirty minutes later, they start their ride.