No Limits: Kinesiology Major Finds EdVenture at WNMU
Kinesiology major Itzela Darkenwald comes by her love of adventure honestly. “My family is a huge part of who I am and why I am here today,” she said, “My father is a pilot, so I grew up travelling the world. … And my mom is from Panama and is a massage therapist, so that gives me another international connection as well as my interest in the human body and how it works.” From her parents, she said, she gets “a lot of my aspiration and drive for new adventures and new things.” A member of WNMU Cross Country team, Darkenwald originally chose kinesiology with the intention of going to graduate school and becoming a physician assistant. “Being an athlete, I have always been super interested in the body and how it is working in relation to exercise, so that really drew me to kinesiology,” she said. However, her experiences as a minor in the Outdoor Leadership program have opened new possibilities for her to explore. One of the key things she has learned in Outdoor...