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Italy and India. During his first independent trip to Italy as a teenager, he attended the Palio di Siena, and feasted with the victorious contrade, and in his early twenties he travelled across India for two months with just one 35 litre backpack and no mobile phone. When confronted with challenges, he’s resourceful: once, in Istanbul and short of money, he took a job as an extra on a James Bond movie. So yes, he is in Skyfall. He is excited to revisit several important artworks, museums, and cultural sites across the world as he journeys across the globe, and to experience others for the first time. He’l be teaching a course on “Art’s Histories” discussing the way various objects and locations can help to reanimate aspects of the distance and recent past, and in doing so facilitate greater understanding of their relationships to the present. Languages: English Birthplace: York, UK Lived In: UK, Italy, India Special book: Aesthetic of Resistance, Peter Weiss
into consulting, and later became a CFO/Controller in international advertising agencies with operations across the Americas. Along the way, he’s coached a CrossFit team that reached 5th place in the Americas. For Baret, he is excited to help students in their journey through sports and cultural immersion, sharing unique adventures, and making sure the group stays safe, connected, and inspired throughout the journey. He is especially excited about collaborating on the group’s well-being — physically and mentally — planting a seed for healthier habits that can improve their standard of living not only today but for the rest of their lives. Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), Portuguese (fluent) Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina Places Lived: Argentina, Chile, USA Books I Love: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer & The Art of War by Sun Tzu
on lifestyle and nutrition, or simply being available to listen, her goal is to create an environment where students feel cared for and understood. Languages: English, Swahili, and Kamba Birthplace: Machakos, Nairobi, Kenya Places Lived: Kenya
TOM SNOW
RODRIGO FALCON FITNESS & WELLNESS DIRECTOR + SAFETY COORDINATOR Rodrigo Falcon, in addition to holding Baret’s coolest name, is one of its most accomplished adventurers. He has climbed mountains like Aconcagua and various volcanoes, trekked deserts like Atacama and the Kalahari, and explored the Amazon rainforest, hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, diving, longboarding, and more recently, learning golf and surfing. Despite visiting such a variety of obscures and rugged locales, he’s an expert in security and safety, and has never been robbed…except once, by a Mozambiquen baboon. He loves to turn his memories of travel into sketches, but whether any of those feature the burgling baboon is his own secret. He holds a Degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires. Beginning in banking, he moved
ANGELLA MUNYWOKI CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Tom, Baret’s resident historian of art, grew up in a small town just outside the city of York in the UK, (Thirsk, North Yorkshire). Nurturing a love for art from a young age, he took an undergraduate degree in the History of Art and Archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies at University College London, followed by an MA and PhD in History of Art at UCL. He has lectured at UCL and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London for seven years, and his writings have appeared
Angella Munywoki has worked in some of the most challenging settings a doctor can imagine. There are few maladies and complaints she hasn’t seen before, and whether it was in the Mathare slums in Nairobi city, or in her humanitarian work in South Sudan, her passion has been combining clinical expertise with empathy and compassion. Before Baret Scholars, she worked at Médecins sans Frontières in France and in Belgium in the emergency department, and later as a Manager for the Youth Friendly Health Centre. An expert in triage, she is unflappable in any situation. In her role, she will provide medical care, preventive health services, and wellness education to ensure that every one of Baret’s scholars have the support they need to stay healthy mentally and physically. Whether it’s through emergency care, routine checkups, guidance
in various prestigious magazines, journals,
and books, including Art Monthly, Frieze Magazine, Third Text, Grey Room, and Afterall. He has even published his own book at MIT Press, Activism: Documents of Contemporary Art. Far from a stuffy intellectual locked up in the Ivory Tower, Tom has led an international life. He spent extended periods of time in
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