Rose Marie Sabangan

Founder & Creative Director

Rose is also the smiling face you’ll greet upon arrival at our international sojourns.

She migrated to the United States from the Philippines in 1972 but spent her early childhood years schooled under the British in North Borneo. 

Rose, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Goddard College (MFA, Creative Writing), launched WOW in 2016 to indulge her passion for storytelling, travel, and community. 

Growing a team of international professional creatives, Rose is thrilled to bring you opportunities to explore creative cultural sojourns in stunning spaces. 

In her writings, Rose carves (her)stories shaped by swerves of uprooting and second chances, using the power of story to bridge meaning across her culturally lived experiences as an American immigrant spiritually nurtured and influenced by her Filipino ancestral teachings 

Rose resides on Munsee Lenape land, also known as New York City. 

Learn more about all WOW teaching artists on our About page.
Read Rose’s writings here.