34- Why 12 Students drove a bus to Guinea-Bissau to become teachers w/ Raquel Dinis

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What if your teaching degree included crossing continents in a DIY travel bus? In this episode, your host Clara Francken chats with Raquel Dinis, who shares her experience with DNS Teacher Training College. She talks about where the classroom is the world and Guinea-Bissau was the final stop.

We dive into how a group of student-teachers from Denmark rebuilt a bus and hit the road to West Africa, learning from communities, each other, and the world outside a textbook. Raquel tells us what it's really like to live and study on the move, how it shaped her worldview, and what challenges (and joy!) come with living in a bus with your classmates.

We talked about

• converting a bus and driving it from Denmark to Guinea-Bissau
• what DNS Teacher Training College is and how it redefines education
• learning through travel and what it’s like to study on the road
• group dynamics, emotional growth, and living with classmates
• cultural exchange and building connections in West Africa
• rebuilding an old school bus as part of the educational process
• rethinking what it means to “train” as a teacher
• and more...

This episode is all about purpose-driven travel, education without borders, and saying yes to uncomfortable, unforgettable learning.

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🔗 More about DNS: https://www.dns-tvind.dk

🔗 Raquel's blog: https://raqueljadee.medium.com/living-in-bus-driving-through-europe-1ad8cc9a30a7

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