Welkom to the ''EcoNomad'' travel blog! During my gap year I will be exploring how sustainability is practiced around the world. Posting podcasts, blogs and pictures about how different cultures go about protecting their own environment! Enjoy!
Hi everyone! I know, it's been a while. Life has been crazy lately, but I am back and fully inspired with new topics to write about! For starters, Japan and its waste culture. After living in Japan for 4 months working as a ski instructor and traveling the
In the last podcast, I talked about a program called Surfpop for which I have volunteered last October and November. The South African-children-included-in- the program are from foster families that live in the most under-resourced townships of Cape Town. One of these townships, supplying about half of the Surfpop students,
Welcome everyone on the first EcoNomad Podcast episode!! I am now in South Africa, volunteering for a nonprofit organization called Surfpop. They have a program that helps at risk orphan children from townships in Cape Town to develop so they can build a better life for themselves. I am providing
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Last year my family and I were lucky enough to visit California. We started off our trip in San Francisco (SF). After setting my first step in the city I one thing was very obvious: Silicon Vally is close. Unfortunately I wasn't the one that took this picture.
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Hi guys, welkom to EcoNomad! I am Tate Sijbrandij, 18 years old and on gap-year. I have a deep-rooted interest in environmental protection and this year I will be exploring how different cultures go about this. My first gap-year trip was to Rome, 5 days to see all the history