Identity Travel

Let’s Unpack That is a series to process and unpack our baggage of social identities and travel privileges to understand how they impact our travel experiences. We’ll be covering everything…

Your social identities inform how you view yourself and how others will view you. For example, traveling while Black or traveling while a woman. I argue that it’s even more…

Being Black in Europe can yield many responses, reactions, and experiences. All of them may not be what you wanted nor expected, yet they can change the way you perceive…

Instagram in the travel world can be an inspirational space if you follow people who challenge you to reflect on your experiences abroad. Isabelle, writer and creator of Dominican Abroad,…

We all assume that living abroad challenges you on a physical level, since you are moving yourself to a new country, but the mental challenges are often forgotten. Aside from the…

Happy new year! 2017 is finally here so cheers to a new beginning wherever you are mentally, physically or spiritually in life. After spending the holidays traveling it feels great…