DID YOU KNOW THESE FUN FACTS ABOUT KARLA GUINIGUNDO?
I grew up in Lewisburg, Ohio (population 1,800) but spent 7th, 8th, and 9th grades attending an international school in Penang, Malaysia.
I was the maid of honor in a wedding in a stave church in Norway, which is the only European country I have ever visited.
Visiting Mahatma Gandhi's ashram in the Indian city of Ahmedabad in 2017 was a surreal experience. I carry a piece of khadi, the homespun cloth Gandhi was often seen weaving, with me as a reminder of the power of simplicity.
Zora, my four-year-old daughter, calls me “Nanay”, which is the equivalent of “Mommy” in Tagalog, the most common language spoken in the Philippines.
Spending a few weeks in Ghana learning to make kente cloth would be my dream vacation.