{"id":3136,"date":"2022-08-25T13:27:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/?p=3136"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:47:03","slug":"esther-garcia-school-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/esther-garcia-school-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Esther Garcia &#8211; Riding the School Bus in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3136\" class=\"elementor elementor-3136\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2826f221 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2826f221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16460c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16460c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this segment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/index.php\/tag\/voicesdeaqui\/\"><em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed <\/em>series<\/a>, Esther Garcia shares memories from her childhood of wild school bus rides in winter.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We are so grateful to Esther Garcia, for sharing these memories of her childhood and family; it is a gift to those listening now and in the future. Her memories add to our understanding and appreciation of the history and heritage of Questa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story was recorded in November 2019 during a Women\u2019s Tea Story Sharing event at Yoga Sala in Questa; recorded and edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clairecote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claire Cot\u00e9<\/a>. <br \/><br \/><em>Esther Garcia passed away on January 5, 2020, a month and a half after co-hosting this event. A powerful love for the people and history of her home place seems, to us, to have been a core conviction in her life. Esther celebrated and studied her roots, family and community history. She was a fierce advocate for land and water, acequias, culture and traditions. Her work and words have left a lasting mark on our hearts. We are grateful to have known and worked with her.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, we\u2019re listening together to the voices of our neighbors; every week we share a different short story from our community with <em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em>. Join us for the short broadcasts at Questa Farmers Market on Sundays or here, on our website.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huge thanks to our collaborators at Questa Farmers Market, Gaea McGahee and all the musicians at the market for allowing us to plug into their sound system to broadcast the <em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em> weekly segments.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also grateful to our funders! 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