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A hobbyist magician

John Jun, a hobbyist magician, suggests that having some hobbies and developing a passion for those could help people remain creative. He works at Samsung as a serious business person. However, when he has his free time, he works on new magic tricks and also gives shows to his church groups and other charity organizations.

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Australian Wildlife Animal Sanctuary

Tassin, the Founder of Walkabout Wildlife Animal Sanctuary, took us a remote tour of her park and showed how those wildlife animals were lost in nature and what kind of care would help them.

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3D Modeling & AR

The Founders of Ludenso, Eirik Wahlstrøm and Harald Manheim, want to help all children to become digital creators. With their innovative and easy-to-use 3D modeling/AR tool, our campers learned how to model together and create projects that can be enjoyed and experienced in Augmented Reality.

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Footwear Design

As a Footwear and Accessories Designer based in Los Angeles, Emily has traveled far and wide, from China and Mexico City, to explore her creative ideas. Emily’s designs are influenced by her passion for sustainability and DIY art communities, as well as by her own Mexican-American culture.

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Exploring Pixar

As a visual effects artist for box office hits like Star Wars, Toy Story, Avengers, Cars, Transformers, Incredibles, Jurassic World, Oscar award winner Coco, and more, Lyon works with a team of artists to create an even more impactful cinematic experience as a Simulation Design Director at Pixar.

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Animal Wonders Montana!

Animal Wonders' Animal Ambassadors include over 100 animals, and our campers got to meet Joy the Macaw, Starburst the Gopher Snake, Kemosabe the Porcupine, Hazel the Bunny, and Huckleberry, the Beaver, presented by Jessi.

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Childlike Curiosity

An advocate for preserving childlike creativity through her work as a Toy Designer, Ann led our TaleTree campers through a journey to add innovative features to old toys or to design completely new ones.

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Trash Into Treasure

Featured in BBC, Vogue Spain, and galleries all around the world, artist Elisa Insua has truly perfected the craft of turning one’s trash into another person’s treasure. She showed our kids how they can use the thrown-away materials for their art.

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