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Why I Am Carbon Offsetting My Travel from 2019 โ€“ and Making Better Travel Choices in 2020

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.

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What Traveling with Nine People of Color Taught Me About White Travel Privilege

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 familyโ€™s wealth, a privileged resource many other people didnโ€™t have, afforded me the opportunity to travel. There is another travel privilege that I was never taught to acknowledge โ€” I am white. This…

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