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Renata Haas

Proudly calling the “Cheese State” her home, this Wisconsite started her outdoor adventures at a young age like any good outdoor enthusiast by playing in the dirt. Mudpies, sandcastles, playing Pooh Sticks and watching fish swim upstream were part of Renata’s favorite pastimes. Fast-forward 25 years, twenty-one countries, six states, a college graduation (Colorado College), countless trips and only one broken bone, Renata still prides herself in being able to play in the dirt.

Driven by a passion to travel and have an impact on America’s youth, after graduating with a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in African Studies, Renata found herself in Texas designing and teaching outdoor science education and leadership programs to school groups. The travel bug caught again and she spent the next six years working within the South Pacific facilitating international community service, adventure and life skills programs with high school students. During this time she was fortunate enough to sit and drink kava with village chiefs, swim face to face with bull sharks, earn her Bonze Medallion in Surf Rescue Certification, spend many, many days at sea, watch the sunrise at Uluru (Aryes Rock), ski in the southern hemisphere, and meet some of the friendliest people in the world.

Colorado however still had her heart and after convincing her mother that Natural Habitat Adventures had the best Galapagos programs, she saw an opening for an Adventure Director on the website. As fate would have it, Nat Hab decided to hire Renata and she has moved into the role of Head of Adventure Operations. Renata spends her free time planning trips and exploring the far corners of the Rockies on foot, skis, mountain bike or any other form of travel that sounds exciting. Sometimes she is also seen relaxing at her new home in Louisville and getting up in the early hours to climb.
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Fall bears at Brooks! Brooks Photo Program with Expedition Leader Justin Gibson.Enjoying elephants on Nat Hab's Secluded Botswana trip.Walking with rhinos with Nat Hab in Botswana.Exploring the mass expanse of Greenland’s beauty. Photo Credit: Moira Le PatourelRelaxing during a lunch break during NHA’s Discover Greenland trip. Photo Credit: Moira Le PatourelExperiencing the beauty of the Northern Lights in Churchill, CanadaFirst Polar Bear season in Churchill, CanadaComparison of a human hand a polar bear handMy younger brother’s first summit in Telluride, COAt 15,000 feet with friends in PeruExploring the South Island of New Zealand with my younger (but much taller) brothersAt the base of an active volcano in Guatemala with my boyfriendTaking my sister on her first skydiving trip in FijiEnjoying a stunning day in Argentina with some elephant seals in the background taking in the sun. While studying the Ecology of Patagonia.One of my favorite places in the world.  Malakati Village, FijiLeading a group of students through the outback in AustraliaTaking the plunge over the highest raftable waterfall in New Zealand on the Kaituna River

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