ESTEFANíA SOTO TORRES

Country Puerto Rico

Age 29

Instagram @estefania.sototorres

MEET ESTEFANíA

Estefanía Natalia Soto Torres has a bachelor’s degree in foreign languages and a masters degree in intercultural mediation. She studied in France, Belgium and Mexico, where she completed her master's with a sociological, anthropological and gender perspective.

She’s used her education to work for various international organizations like, Eurocities in Brussels, the French Embassy in Washington D.C. and at the European Patent Organization in La Haya.

Estefania is the host of the podcast “Voces de Reinas” (Queen Voices), a weekly show created to share knowledge with change-makers from the entertainment, healthcare and academic industry.

Recently, Estefania was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear leading to strong vertigo episodes and hearing loss. Her doctors noted emotional triggers to the vertigo episodes and recommended paying attention to her mental health. Accepting the link between mental health and physical health was challenging for her, however, she now believes that we are mind, body, and spirit.

FUN FACTS

• Estefanía speaks Spanish, English and French fluently and recently reached the intermediate level of Dutch. Her favorite language to learn is Mandarin.

• In the last 8 years, Estefanía lived in 7 countries.

• Estefanía collects lip balm and National Geographic Magazines.