# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BjqKtnOFsYX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429840-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-06-05T21:56:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

When we drove from NYC to Los Angeles last month, the same themes everyone is discussing today were on my mind a lot. On #WorldEnvironmentDay I can’t help but acknowledge that even by working in travel & being a frequent traveler, I’m contributing to harmful effects on our planet every time I fly, every time I drive a car, every time I fill up that car’s gas tank and particularly every time I buy food in a plastic container from a gas station or a fast food restaurant. Travel is inherently bad for the planet and yet it’s only by being a traveler that I’ve been able to be exposed to landscapes such as this one that @dante.vincent and I discovered in Utah, or the plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania and the black sand beaches of Iceland. And only by being exposed to those landscapes that I want to see preserved and protected have I found that I can truly take ownership of the things I need to do to try and take care of our environment, of this planet. Sometimes it feels like as only one person I’m so small and insignificant that I can’t make a difference. But I can. You can. We all can if we all do the small things because they’ll add up to a big thing if we all work together.
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Two things I’m trying to be consistent at: only using my @hydroflask water bottle and coffee cup so that I can eliminate throwaway plastic and paper cups. I always decline straws now and I’m also looking for a set of re-useable silverware that I can carry with me so I never need to use plastic utensils again. That’s why I love the #PlanetOrPlastic campaign that @natgeo started.
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What steps are you taking to try and be a better steward of the environment?

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