Mandela van Eeden (May 31, 1987) is an American radio personality and educator who lives in Missoula, Montana.

Mandela van Eeden
Born (1987-05-31) May 31, 1987 (age 37)
San Francisco, California
Occupation(s)Radio personality, educator

Life and career

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Van Eeden was born in San Francisco, California, but grew up in Australia, South Africa, and Montana.[1]

Van Eeden is host of “The Trail Less Travelled,” an international adventure and travel radio show and podcast.[2][3] Van Eeden's radio and podcast interviews document humanitarian and environmental concerns.[4]

Van Eeden is also an educator[5] and an international whitewater adventure instructor.[6][7] Van Eeden started working as a river guide when she was 17 years old.[8]

Van Eeden is on the board of The Montana Wildlife Federation.[9]

Music

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Van Eeden plays the didgeridoo and was in a band called "Peanut Butter and Didjeridu Jam".[10][11] She started playing the didgeridoo when she was eight years old and takes a didgeridoo on her worldwide travels.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Kaimin, Austin Amestoy / Montana (26 January 2020). "Mandela van Eeden and lessons from 'The Trail Less Traveled'". Montana Kaimin. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ "CityNews". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ^ Peters, Mark (January 13, 2017). "The Less Traveled Trail". Bisborne Herald. p. 1.
  4. ^ Kaimin, Austin Amestoy / Montana (2020-01-26). "Mandela van Eeden and lessons from 'The Trail Less Traveled'". Montana Kaimin. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  5. ^ Scheer, Laura (26 January 2020). "Monday's Montanan: Missoula radio host inspires global awareness sharing stories from around the world". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ^ Wegner, Dave (Spring 2021). "The Meditation of Riverboarding during Covid-19" (PDF). The Journal of the Grand Canyon River Guides. 34 (1): 5.
  7. ^ "Ambassador Mandela Leola van Eeden". Rafting Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  8. ^ Bragg, Dennis (2024-09-24). "Meet Mandela Van Eden: From Montana River Guide To Alsek Adventurer". 94.9 KYSS FM. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  9. ^ "About - Montana Wildlife Federation". montanawildlife.org. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  10. ^ Kordenbrock, Mike (11 September 2016). "Ancient Aboriginal instrument has a home in Big Sky Country". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  11. ^ Hariadas, Aathira (Feb 2, 2016). "A Karmic journey around the world with didgeridoo". The New Indian Express. p. 1.
  12. ^ Helgeson, Katy (2020-12-28). "Featured Outlaw: Unscripted Adventure with Mandela van Eeden". Mountain Outlaw. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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