{"id":113221,"date":"2019-03-02T00:23:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/nemo-sanchez-swimmer-and-filmmaker-vanderbilt-news\/"},"modified":"2019-03-02T00:23:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:23:21","slug":"nemo-sanchez-swimmer-and-filmmaker-vanderbilt-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/nemo-sanchez-swimmer-and-filmmaker-vanderbilt-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nemo Sanchez: Swimmer and filmmaker | Vanderbilt News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Vanderbilt junior <a href=\"https:\/\/vucommodores.com\/index.aspx?path=wswim\">swimmer<\/a> Namilla Sanchez is keenly aware of the role proper nutrition plays in performance. She feels the results each time she dives into the pool \u2013 and in her ability to succeed in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>This appreciation of food\u2019s impact, and that many in America live without reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable food, are what drive her passion for alleviating food insecurity through addressing the problem of food waste.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"795\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XXRVfFoYu7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand why people should have to struggle to have food on a daily basis when there\u2019s so much food available,\u201d Sanchez says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates Americans waste between 30 to 40 percent of food produced in the U.S. In 2010, that number equated to 133 billion pounds or $161 billion worth of wasted food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand why people should have to struggle to have food on a daily basis when there\u2019s so much food available,\u201d Sanchez says.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez, who goes by \u201cNemo,\u201d began tackling the problem as a high school athlete, launching a nonprofit to address food waste while a student at Gulliver Preparatory School in Cutler Bay, Florida. Her passion only grew when she arrived at Vanderbilt as a freshman freestyler in 2016. A double major in communications and film, she took part in a pilot program at the university teaching human-centered design thinking to help students solve complex, real-world problems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"286041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2019\/01\/25\/nemo-sanchez-swimmer-and-filmmaker\/nemo-holding-camera\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nemo-holding-camera\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera-600x263.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera-1600x700.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-286041\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera.jpg\" alt=\"Filmmaker Nemo Sanchez\" width=\"1600\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125091023\/Nemo-holding-camera-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/immersion\/dive\/\">DIVE: Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience<\/a>, Sanchez partnered with a Nashville-area food waste initiative and helped streamline its processes through critical thinking in a group setting. The DIVE group ultimately helped restructure the organization\u2019s marketing and branding efforts. Along the way, Sanchez bolstered her own knowledge of food insecurity, parlaying that experience into film classes at Vanderbilt. There, she created a three-part documentary on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez\u2019s film addressed the underlying causes of food insecurity and offered tips on how Americans can reduce their own food waste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"286016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2019\/01\/25\/nemo-sanchez-swimmer-and-filmmaker\/nemo-sanchez-swimming\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nemo-Sanchez-swimming\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-600x263.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-1600x700.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-286016\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming.jpg\" alt=\"Swimmer Nemo Sanchez\" width=\"1600\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075236\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDocumentaries are art and expression, but they\u2019re also used as a platform to tell stories of amazing people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI learned through DIVE that if we reduce our food waste by just 30 percent and redistribute it effectively, we could take care of the 48 million Americans who are food insecure,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cDocumentaries are art and expression, but they\u2019re also used as a platform to tell stories of amazing people.\u201dIn the pool, Sanchez\u2019s skills as a distance freestyler recently helped Vanderbilt top Marshall in a dual meet on Jan. 12. The junior has grown accustomed to finding a groove in the water, lap by lap and yard by yard. Now, Sanchez says that same focus and determination has led to a love of filmmaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I get into the zone of editing, I can spend hours on it and not even notice,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cIt\u2019s putting it all together and the organization that I love. Structuring something that you had in your mind and seeing it come to life, that\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"286018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2019\/01\/25\/nemo-sanchez-swimmer-and-filmmaker\/nemo-sanchez-swimming-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2-600x263.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2-1600x700.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-286018\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2.jpg\" alt=\"Swimmer Nemo Sanchez\" width=\"1600\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/vu-news\/files\/20190125075340\/Nemo-Sanchez-swimming-2-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sanchez has yet to decide whether a career in film lies on her horizon. She expects to continue giving back and finding ways to impact her community \u2013 while, of course, keeping a foot in the pool. But Sanchez said she is determined to make the most of her remaining time as a student-athlete at Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat drives me every day is not focusing on where I am right now, but where I\u2019m going,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cI know the water I drink yesterday isn\u2019t going to keep me hydrated today. That\u2019s the mentality I wake up with every day. I wake up every morning thankful for having the opportunity to be at such an amazing place like Vanderbilt. I swim for something bigger than myself; I swim for my teammates, and I swim for Vanderbilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>More with Sanchez<\/h3>\n<h3>More student-athlete stories<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/vanderbilt-video\/~3\/MIlwIGdGekU\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Vanderbilt junior swimmer Namilla Sanchez is keenly aware of the role proper nutrition plays in performance. She feels the results each time she dives into the pool \u2013 and in her ability to succeed in the classroom. 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