Bus332: Atlas Obscura

For this discussion forum, we will embark on a fun (hopefully!) tangent while connecting back to the main themes of this course: how to identify, understand, appreciate, and respond to diverse business environments and diverse ways of doing business around the globe. Take some time exploring Atlas Obscura, which exists "to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share." I admire this goal and hope you will continue to cultivate wonder and curiosity for the incredible world we all share, sometimes (but not always!) thinking about what this means for business and for business opportunities. Explore Atlas Obscura and report back on 5 resources/stories/places you find. Briefly explain what you have found and then discuss why you find it interesting. It is perfectly fine to discuss something that doesn't have immediate value to business specifically. Have fun with it and learn something new about your world!

1. Furniture made from heirloom corn in Mexico.

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/art-made-from-corn
• Identify, understand, appreciate, and respond
• Briefly explain what you have found and then discuss why (I'm a Mexican female) you find it interesting. It is perfectly fine to discuss something that doesn't have immediate value to business specifically.

2. Cholita Wrestling

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cholita-wrestling
• Identify, understand, appreciate, and respond
• Briefly explain what you have found and then discuss why (I'm a Mexican female) you find it interesting. It is perfectly fine to discuss something that doesn't have immediate value to business specifically.

3. A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/santuario-nacional-del-angel-de-la-santa-muerte
• Identify, understand, appreciate, and respond
• Briefly explain what you have found and then discuss why (I'm a Mexican female) you find it interesting. It is perfectly fine to discuss something that doesn't have immediate value to business specifically.

4. New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/new-orleans-historic-voodoo-museum
• Identify, understand, appreciate, and respond
• Briefly explain what you have found and then discuss why you find it interesting. It is perfectly fine to discuss something that doesn't have immediate value to business specifically.

5. Alcatraz Island

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alcatraz-island
• Identify, understand, appreciate, and respond
• Briefly explain what you have found and then discuss why (always wanted to visit as it is relatively close to my region of living) you find it interesting. It is perfectly fine to discuss something that doesn't have immediate value to business specifically.