A point to be made is the not everyone does service when they travel, yet this does not mean their is no harm in their travel. Part of traveling can cause problems is a power imbalance between yourself and the people you meet to when you travel. (Mindful traveler, 73) Being an American that can travel abroad comes with a level of privilege. If this is not understood, then it can lead to negative encounters with people in the country you visit. This power balance can become strake, when traveling to developing countries. Traveling in a thoughtless manner, leads to negative impact when traveling since your words or action might come across differently in a different culture. Another part of this, is where money is spent during travel. For countries
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One of the biggest way to travel this way is to educate yourself. Learn about the history and culture of the place you are traveling to which will give you some insight into the country. Understand what privilege you will travel with and how they could affect you during you travel. When we travel we need to be able, “to communicate respect for the distinguishing elements of the regional culture” being able to do this comes from educating yourself (The Mindful Traveler, 86). Self education become needed to travel mindful. Another part is paying attention to where your money is being spent, is it ending up in the hands of multinational corporation, or local. Making sure the money enters locals hand, means the your business, helps the community where you stayed or visited. Look for local run accommodation, food venders or souvenirs shops. Another way to help mindfully travel is taking the mentality that the place you travel to is your home. Most people do not want other to insulate their home. You would not tolerate someone being disrespectful to where you are from, so why would it be ok to disrespect someone else’s home. This also connects with the idea of being humble when you travel. You will never be able to fully understand another culture, since you are not from that culture. But being able to be humble and no that you will make mistakes. These are some of the ways to be a mindful
One of the biggest way to travel this way is to educate yourself. Learn about the history and culture of the place you are traveling to which will give you some insight into the country. Understand what privilege you will travel with and how they could affect you during you travel. When we travel we need to be able, “to communicate respect for the distinguishing elements of the regional culture” being able to do this comes from educating yourself (The Mindful Traveler, 86). Self education become needed to travel mindful. Another part is paying attention to where your money is being spent, is it ending up in the hands of multinational corporation, or local. Making sure the money enters locals hand, means the your business, helps the community where you stayed or visited. Look for local run accommodation, food venders or souvenirs shops. Another way to help mindfully travel is taking the mentality that the place you travel to is your home. Most people do not want other to insulate their home. You would not tolerate someone being disrespectful to where you are from, so why would it be ok to disrespect someone else’s home. This also connects with the idea of being humble when you travel. You will never be able to fully understand another culture, since you are not from that culture. But being able to be humble and no that you will make mistakes. These are some of the ways to be a mindful