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Travel and Social Action

Pieces written at Catalyst Planet focusing on the wonders and struggles of our world today. 

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How visiting the Galapagos contributes to their destruction.

My visit to the Amazon’s largest and most contradictory city.

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A country of volcanoes and valleys, Ecuador offers travelers innumerable ways to push their limits and get their hearts racing.

In a country smaller than Colorado, there are four distinct geographical regions from the coast to the Amazon, each representing its own culture.

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What the United States can learn from the world’s newest Constitutions.

How do country and age affect how we sleep?

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The casualties of industrialization and climate change.

How where you live and the language you speak affects your view of time.

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The causes and consequences of the illegal wildlife trade.

Germany, Austria, and South Korea recycle 20% more trash than the US. Can they lead the US to a new era of recycling? 

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The island where fantasy meets reality.

Where the worst affected are among the least culpable.

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How real stereotypes get pulled into fictional worlds.

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The Antarctic Peninsula, the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, and Socotra Island in Yemen are 3 of the hardest to visit places in the world. Discover what makes traveling to these places, and more like them, worth it!

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Explore the unique ways different cultures express love.

How European Monarchies help to cloak their countries' colonial past.

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From Dutch Fierljeppen to Indian Kabaddi to Senegalese wrestling, the world is filled with fascinating sports. Learn about some of the most interesting ones here!

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