What Travel Teaches Us About Waste, Access, and Awareness

Travel has a way of widening your lens. ✈️

Last week, I spent a few days in Cozumel, Mexico with my mom. It was one a trip filled with sunshine, vibrant colors, and the kind of lush vegetation that reminds you how alive the planet really is. 🌱 And yet, alongside all that beauty, there was something else I couldn’t stop noticing:

Trash. Everywhere.

As someone who cares deeply about the environment, this was hard on my heart. My instinct was to grab a bag and start picking it up, but the reality was sobering: I could have spent the entire trip collecting garbage and barely made a dent. 🗑️