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Cultural Capital: How Travel Promotes Opportunities for Young People

The Learning Adventure is a fantastic organisation that helps schools take children and young adults in education on trips around the world.

Freelancing for the Learning Adventure (and its two sister companies: The Coyote Trip and the Dragon Trip) was a great opportunity, and my first ever paid writing gig! This article in particular stood out.

Cultural Capital: How Travel Promotes Opportunities for Young People

Having travelled a lot, I think it’s such a core aspect of education. Learning about cultures first-hand helps combat ignorance that can develop into xenophobia. It also provides so many learning opportunities and inspires independence and confidence.

Writing for an audience of teachers and educators can be intimidating, but I enjoyed this more formal style.

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Coping with climate anxiety

Writing for Surfers Against Sewage and Plastic Free Schools was a fascinating and fantastic job. The content I wrote was always interesting, and I always learned something new. Knowing your work is spreading the right message means a lot to me, so working with a charity so aligned with my own beliefs felt really meaningful and worthwhile.

Coping with Climate Anxiety: Mindfulness and Sustainability

This article I wrote really stood out as one I’d like to share. I remember learning about climate change in school and feeling terrified. Now, with more awareness (and admittedly, a worse climate,) this feeling has been coined as ‘climate anxiety.’

When we’re bombarded with images of floods, fires, and droughts, as well as new statistics highlighting just how critical the situation is, it’s important to take time to look after your mental health.