Do you have any 2020 environmental goals? 2019 was a year defined by travel for me. Through my job and for fun, I traveled 23,000 miles by aircraft and 25,000 miles by cruise ship, which means I single handedly melted 3,326 square feet of ice in 2019. I am not ok with that, which is why I decided to carbon offset my travels and make more sustainable travel choices in 2020.
Many of the challenging and uncomfortable moments Iโve had while traveling are associated with somber places which some people call โdark tourismโ. Dark tourism can be defined as traveling to historic sites associated with death, natural disasters, violence, tragedy and/or crimes against humanity. Why It Is Important to Visit Somber Places.
Since a young age, my parents encouraged me to explore the world through travel. They also taught me that travel was a privilege. I understood that our familyโs wealth, a privileged resource many other people didnโt have, afforded me the opportunity to travel. There is another travel privilege that I was never taught to acknowledge โ I am white. This…