Show Info: Urban Tellers® Backstory features a story followed by an in-depth, unscripted interview with the storyteller. Listeners get to hear the story, plus an inside view into the person, their process, and the story behind the story. Produced by PDX Story Theater and Sweetlime Productions,
Rodrigo Aguirre, Perseverance Rodrigo's story, Perseverance, is about how he chose to self-exile in the US after a lifetime journey plagued by obstacles and denial of his personal identity. Through hardship and pain, he found in Portland what was necessary for him to experience a life worth living. He talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about his years of working towards a master’s degree in teaching and how he now works as an elementary school teacher. MAY THE NARRATIVE BE WITH YOU®
