Meet the Founder...
I first discovered my love for traveling and experiencing new things back when I was in high school. During those years my mother ensured that I did not spend my summers idle and sent me away to summer programs each year. I can remember indescribable experiences of sailing from Boston to Baltimore studying whales and estuary systems, attending Tavis Smiley’s leadership conference at Catholic University and another summer I remember creating business plans at Cornell University’s Camp $tartup business program for young women… which I can definitely attribute to this entrepreneurial bug that I cannot seem to shake! But of all my experiences and travel so far, the absolute, most rewarding was my month long trip to South Africa, it was full of servicing the townships in need, love, diving into new cultures.. exploring and trying new things that were all completely out of my comfort zone! At 17, I can say that having all those experiences under my belt were immeasurable… they definitely changed my entire life and helped to shape me into the person I am today.
My reasoning for starting Cultured By Travel is because I believe that all young girls should be able to have those same life changing experiences as they are character builders! Traveling helps to rid our minds of prejudices, jealousies, and it definitely gives us a greater sense of value for not only what we have, but also an appreciation for other people’s cultures and customs. Experiencing new things and places helps to shake up the little space in the world that we occupy and sometimes like to remain in. We can only reach our full potential once we realize that the world is way bigger than our comfort zones and that we must get out and experience it firsthand to understand that it is ours for the taking!
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