Coffee & Geography S02E01 Lauren Sinclair & Surya Panyam (USA)

Coffee & Geography returns for a second season, kicking off with Kit chatting to Lauren Sinclair and Surya Panyam over a masala chai and Coava coffee, chatting about mapathons, the student-teacher relationship, butchering chickens, amongst other things!Lauren Sinclair is a Where's Waldo and Carmen SanDiego aficionado who teaches GIS (digital mapping) to middle schoolers in Portland, Oregon in the U.S. She also teaches environmental science using GIS and helps other teachers at her school bring GeoInquiries into their classrooms. In her spare time, she works with Esri as a teacher-consultant.Surya Panyam is sophomore at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon. He started Mapathon club at his high school, which is a club aimed to help map areas experiencing natural disasters. In his free time, He loves to play tennis, chess, and the drums.Some links to things mentioned in the chat:- Missing maps (www.missingmaps.org/)- Youth Mapathon: Empathy & Empowerment (https://youtu.be/cYvCDC341-w)- Geogramblings blog on student leadership (https://geogramblings.com/2020/11/26/students-as-partners-not-just-stakeholders/)Expand your Geography community by connecting with Lauren via Twitter at www.twitter.com/MrsSinclairMaps==About Coffee & Geography==The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.Rate, review (ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.