by thirdeyemom
Studying abroad is one of the most transformative travel experiences ever. Read my personal story of how living and studying abroad begin a lifelong love of travel and exploration.
Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Social Good Events and Trips, sustainable travel, TRAVEL, Travel + Social Good/Sustainable Travel • Tags: Paris, studyabroadbecause, thirdeyemom
by thirdeyemom
“I’ve always believed that when you educate a girl, you empower a nation.” Queen Rania of Jordan Kurandza (which means “to love” in Changana, the local language ) is a non-profit social enterprise that invests in the future of women in Mozambique. Founded by Elisabetta Colabianchi in 2014, Kurandza works to empower women and their community through education, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development programs in Guijá, Mozambique. Elisabetta was first introduced to Guijá, a small village in southern Mozambique, when she lived and worked […]
Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Education, Kurandza, Topics, Women and girls • Tags: Advocacy, Girls education, IStandForGirls, Kurandza, Mozambique, thirdeyemom
by thirdeyemom
“Providing hope never tasted so good”. – Don Larson, founder and CEO of Sunshine Nut Company I am always inspired by the amazing people out there who are making the world a better place and giving back. Meet Don Larson, founder and CEO of Sunshine Nut Company, a cashew company that is harnessing the food industry to create lasting economic transformation in Mozambique. In 2011, Larson and his family left a 25-year high-level career in the food industry to launch Sunshine […]
Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Gifts that Give Back • Tags: Giftsthatgiveback, Mozambique, Social Good, Sunshine Nut Company, thirdeyemom
by thirdeyemom
“Sonje lapli ki leve mayo ou”. – Remember the rain that made your corn grow. (Haitian proverb) After all the stark contradictions I’d witnessed in Haiti, the sharpest contrast of it all was seen during an afternoon spent at the beach in Labadie. Here along the northern coast of Haiti sit two vastly different worlds: Labadie, a small, poor Haitian seaside village and “LABADEE®”, the private trademarked beach leased by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines since 1986. Labadee is the largest tourist draw in all […]
Categories: Haiti, sustainable travel, TRAVEL, Travel + Social Good/Sustainable Travel, Travel by Country • Tags: haiti, Labadee, Labadie, sustainable travel, thirdeyemom, Travel
by thirdeyemom
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir Growing up, I was surrounded by nature. Our home in the suburbs of Minneapolis was on a wooded one acre lot, and we lived only a block away from one of the largest lakes in the Twin Cities. I spent my childhood playing in the woods, riding my bike around the […]
Categories: Family Travel, Lake Superior, Minnesota, Northern Minnesota, TRAVEL, Travel by Country, United States • Tags: ExploreMN, Grand Portage State Park, Minnesota, OnlyinMN, state parks, thirdeyemom, Travel
by thirdeyemom
“Citadelle Henry is a living testimony of the determination of the people to consolidate their right to be sovereign and free, and to decide their own destiny. It is a place of remembrance and reflection, a symbol of dignity and freedom”. – Transcription on a plaque posted at the entrance to Citadelle Henry Perched high above the ocean within the lush green confines of the mountain Bonnet-à-L’évêque that surround the small farming community of Milot are two of Haiti’s most prized possessions and […]
Categories: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Citadelle Henry, haiti, Palais Sans Souci, thirdeyemom, Travel
by thirdeyemom
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks”.- John Muir Extending for 150 miles along the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior from Duluth to Canada, lies the North Shore, a place of unspoiled beauty and pristine nature. Home to a multitude of scenic waterfalls, rivers, state parks and the 310-mile long Superior Hiking Trail, the North Shore is a hikers paradise and offers a treasure trove of opportunities to explore wild, relatively untouched nature. It is […]
Categories: Lake Superior, Minnesota, TRAVEL, Travel by Country, United States • Tags: family, Lutsen, Minnesota, north shore, thirdeyemom, Travel
by thirdeyemom
“The declaration by the UN of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development is a unique opportunity to advance the contribution of the tourism sector to the three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental, while raising awareness of the true dimensions of a sector which is often undervalued.” – UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. There could be no greater time in history as a traveler to impact our future and the world than now. As the international […]
Categories: Adventure Travel, ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Blogging, CULTURE, Guest Posts, sustainable travel, TRAVEL, Travel + Social Good/Sustainable Travel • Tags: eco travel, sustainable travel, thirdeyemom, Travel
by thirdeyemom
“Sonja Lapli Ki Leve Mayi Ou” – Haitian Proverb meaning “Remember the Rain that Made your Corn Grow” After an eight and a half hour treacherous drive, our van finally arrived into the outskirts of Cap-Haïtien. Once the richest and grandest city in the entire Caribbean, due to a powerful sugar and coffee industry built on slavery, Cap-Haïtien’s history is long, violent and heroic. It was here under French colonial rule that Haiti won its independence in 1804 after a […]
Categories: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Cap-Haïtien, Explore with Nat, haiti, thirdeyemom, Travel
