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Juan Pablo Villarino: evaluation

3 Jul 2018 Conversations with Tyler Juan Pablo Villarino on Travel and Trust

“The reason why I travel is because I want, in a way, to dismantle these stereotypes that there are about certain nations like Colombia or Muslim countries.”

— Juan Pablo Villarino

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Juan Pablo Villarino
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evaluation
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3 Jul 2018
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Conversations with Tyler

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…Have you evolved into more social freedom or ended up just as constricted? Are you in a different box? It’s a nice question, I love that. It’s always stereotypes. The reason why I travel is because I want, in a way, to dismantle these stereotypes that there are about certain nations like Colombia or Muslim countries. But as well, there are stereotypes about people, not only about nations. There is certainly a stereotype about what type of life a hitchhiker should live. People actually have expectations on me. I don’t think I fit with the stereotype. Some people have described me in some newspapers as “Oh, he leads a nomadic life with no bills, no fixed direction, and no bills or taxes to pay.” [laughs] But I also have a house and have a point of reference in the world. We have a place . . . That’s in Argentina?…

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