News•Feb 10, 2026
‘An Instinct for Exploration’
Marcela García reflects on a lifelong instinct to explore, tracing it from a pink bike in Monterrey to a Harvard journalism degree and a career at The Boston Globe. Early influences—her mother’s entrepreneurial drive and her father’s love of fiction—shaped her curiosity and narrative instincts. A chance news‑assistant role in Mexico launched her path into journalism, where she now focuses on undocumented immigrant women’s stories. Her personal journey illustrates how curiosity, accidental opportunities, and hard work converge to define a journalist’s purpose.
