Mariel LozadaBuilding a guide for Venezuelan immigrants in the cityI was a health reporter in Caracas, Venezuela, and the newsroom I worked for really allowed me to build relationships with sources. I even…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Mariel LozadaOn trusting the process, listening and learningPicking the community I’ve worked with the last 18 months was both a coincidence and a natural choice. I’ve worked with the Venezuelan…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Mariel LozadaHow can we face the isues the Venezuelan community faces in New York City? Here’s my take.Doing a whole semester online in the middle of a global pandemic taught me so much. I learned what design thinking is, and how I could…Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
Mariel LozadaYou’re an immigrant. You speak another language. How do you make friends?I interviewed a lot of Venezuelans living in New York. They had a lot of problems: social security, a real expensive health system, not…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
Mariel LozadaA really weird election dayI’m not from the United States, so I never fully understood how the elections there worked. It was only a couple of months ago, when I…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Mariel LozadaI want to work with the Venezuelans in New York City. Here’s why.Imagine this: is winter time and you’re kind of alone, in a new city, with none or few friends, away from your family, living through a…Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020
