{"id":3347,"date":"2016-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/alisons-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:03:49","slug":"alisons-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/es\/the-current\/alisons-story\/","title":{"rendered":"La historia de Alison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Como asistente de formaci\u00f3n de voluntarios, es genial tener la oportunidad de conocer a nuestros maravillosos voluntarios y c\u00f3mo llegaron a conocer GRID Alternatives. Con eso en mente, un d\u00eda de tarde tuve la oportunidad de conocer a Alison Van Dusen en nuestra oficina, despu\u00e9s de completar su primera instalaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p> El inter\u00e9s de Alison por la energ\u00eda solar comenz\u00f3 mientras hac\u00eda pr\u00e1cticas en una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro en Hait\u00ed. La organizaci\u00f3n funcionaba con un sistema alimentado por bater\u00edas. Desafortunadamente, las bater\u00edas se agotaron hace unos meses; sin embargo, con formaci\u00f3n como ingeniera, Alison busc\u00f3 una soluci\u00f3n para abastecer la instalaci\u00f3n. Al regresar a los Estados Unidos, la curiosidad de Alison por aprender m\u00e1s sobre el poder de la energ\u00eda solar la llev\u00f3 a iniciar un entrenamiento. <em>Solar Energy International<\/em> en Colorado. Fue durante un entrenamiento <em>Solar Energy International<\/em> (SEI) que Alison se enter\u00f3 de GRID Alternatives.<\/p>\n<p> Tras su formaci\u00f3n, Alison comenz\u00f3 su viaje a California para recibir tratamiento tras haber sido diagnosticada recientemente con c\u00e1ncer. En el punto medio de sus tratamientos contra el c\u00e1ncer, Alison sali\u00f3 a la calle y particip\u00f3 en su primera instalaci\u00f3n en septiembre de 2015. \u201cEstoy en el Valle Central por razones de salud, as\u00ed que tuve un poco de tiempo libre. Pens\u00e9 que saldr\u00eda y me involucrar\u00eda como voluntaria\u2026 Considero a GRID Alternatives como parte de mi proceso de sanaci\u00f3n\u2026 Quer\u00eda salir y desconectar de los posibles resultados\u201d, declar\u00f3 Alison. Alison complet\u00f3 un total de 165 horas con GRID y se convirti\u00f3 en l\u00edder del equipo de techos y suelo mientras hac\u00eda voluntariado en la oficina del Valle Central. \u201cAprecio el apoyo del personal de GRID en general. Tambi\u00e9n estoy agradecida de que GRID me haya dado la oportunidad de trabajar en todos los aspectos de la instalaci\u00f3n. Trabaj\u00e9 con Jackie Brown, Oscar Mendez y Tony Rodriguez en varias visitas a los sitios y aprend\u00ed los fundamentos del dise\u00f1o de los sistemas\u201d. Tambi\u00e9n me encantaba que cada vez que me ofrec\u00eda como voluntaria, siempre hab\u00eda una mezcla de personas\u201d, dijo Alison con una sonrisa. <\/p>\n<p> Durante el almuerzo, me sent\u00e9 con Alison antes de que comenzara su viaje de carretera a trav\u00e9s del pa\u00eds a mediados de mayo. Fue un placer conversar con ella sobre sus viajes y su entusiasmo por vivir la vida al servicio de los dem\u00e1s a pesar de los desaf\u00edos m\u00e9dicos que se presentaron en su camino. \u201cHe visitado todos los lugares m\u00e1s importantes de los Estados Unidos, con excepci\u00f3n de Alaska\u201d, afirm\u00f3 con entusiasmo Alison. \u201cHe realizado mi \u00faltima ecograf\u00eda y tengo los pr\u00f3ximos seis meses para tomarme un descanso y celebrar mi salud\u2026 \u00a1Me siento genial! Estar cerca de personas positivas me ha ayudado a superar todo este proceso\u201d, dijo Alison. Desde entonces, Alison est\u00e1 libre del c\u00e1ncer. Durante su viaje de carretera, tiene previsto hacer voluntariado <em>Solar Energy International<\/em> Y un par de parques nacionales en el camino. \u201cConsidero que he tenido una vida muy buena y la gente ha sido muy generosa, as\u00ed que es mi responsabilidad devolverle algo\u201d declar\u00f3 Alison. Durante mi entrevista, le pregunt\u00e9 a Alison cu\u00e1l es su destino final: \u201cNo hay destino final. Cuando termine en el Parque Nacional de Glaciar, seguir\u00e9 adelante y estar\u00e9 abierto a las posibilidades\u201d declar\u00f3 Alison.<\/p>\n<p> Fue un placer conocer a Alison, una verdadera inspiraci\u00f3n. En nombre de GRID Central Valley, le deseamos todo lo mejor mientras contin\u00faa su viaje recorriendo uno de los parques nacionales a la vez. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Volunteer Training Assistant it is great to have the opportunity to get to know our wonderful volunteers and how they came to learn about GRID Alternatives. 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