Episode 28 with Dutch/Algerian Barcelona resident skateboarder, photographer, musician and all around artist Louisa Menke. 

Together we talked about her growing up skating in the Netherlands, becoming the first European woman ever to turn pro back in 2003, developing her interest for art and photography aside from skating, traveling to Afghanistan, India, South Africa or Palestine to name a few and documenting these experiences abroad through zines and books, going to the first edition of Pushing Boarders in London in 2018, her ongoing projects... 

• Intro (00:13) 
• Living in Barcelona (01:14) 
• Growing up in the Netherlands (04:48)
• Sponsors (12:44) 
• First European woman ever to turn pro (20:59) 
• Photography (26:03) 
• Art school (31:18) 
• Traveling to Afghanistan (35:51) 
• Other travels, making zines (43:43)
• Palestine vs. Afghanistan (48:14) 
• Zine publishing house (49:30) 
• Pushing Boarders London 2018 (53:10) 
• What’s next? (01:00:53) 
• Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:03:24) 
• Friends questions (01:04:01) 
• Conclusion (01:23:06)

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