{"id":76146,"date":"2021-01-07T12:11:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T20:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=76146"},"modified":"2025-03-31T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T21:24:30","slug":"hayley-ward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/alumni\/hayley-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayley Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2y9ojfq-c69c07993c66130e0536e0be97957802\">\n.avia-section.av-2y9ojfq-c69c07993c66130e0536e0be97957802{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-2y9ojfq-c69c07993c66130e0536e0be97957802 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" 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.av-special-heading.av-kjixjolr-613dc3d430b8c7a913d37a67124ea682 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kjixjolr-613dc3d430b8c7a913d37a67124ea682 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Hayley Ward<\/h2><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>Graduated 2011 &#8211; Outdoor Adventure Leadership,<br \/>\nOwner &#8211; Kuporo Lodge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kisfwqsi-e082d3e788fa3318b47f4faca7c9b91e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Kuporo Lodge is an eco-lodge in the Peruvian jungle and has been family owned and operated for four years, I do sales, operations, tours, educational and volunteer programming, and conservation support for our lodge. Our work and lodge promotes sustainable tourism through conscious outdoor activities and conservation of the natural environment.<\/p>\n<p>I came to South America in December of 2010 for an internship at a US-owned adventure company to finish my credits to graduate. After multiple trips back and forth, I stayed to live, got married, and have worked in many adventure tourism companies as a guide, sales executive, and in product development. Currently, we are running our family&#8217;s lodge and working on extensive conservation projects. I also work with a traditional midwife here in Peru, helping with home births.<\/p>\n<p>Overall my time in the OAL program helped me to connect with myself, look beyond pre-established boundaries, and have the confidence to help create our own business. Spending a lot of time outside of the classroom and doing hands-on projects was the most helpful because it led to real life in the field experience, not just theory in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>I highly encourage all OAL students to keep looking outside of the box and pre-established boundaries and set their own. OAL gave me the freedom to learn at my own pace and learn via real-life, hands-on experiences. 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