Marking Your New Territory
Ximena is seven when her parents sell their home and flee Colombia for Marina, California. She starts first grade only a...
08/08/2023
LISTENXimena Ospina is a proud immigrant from Colombia, an educator, and a storytelling coach. By sharing her true stories, she has revived parts of herself that had once been dimmed—an act of liberation. Her journey as an adjunct faculty member, consultant, and leader across higher education is grounded in storytelling as a tool for critical consciousness, community healing, and social justice. Ximena centers narrative exchange as a sacred practice to deepen a sense of self and expand human connection.
updated: 10/08/2026