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How Has the Idea of Being a Global Citizen Changed Today?
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May 22, 2025
In a world where borders are more digital than physical, the idea of “home” can be as broad as the planet itself. Being a global citizen doesn’t mean you give up where you’re from—it means expanding your sense of connection and responsibility to the world. At A Bus On A Dusty Road, Anita explores what it truly means to be part of a global community today. Listen now—and click here (https://abusonadustyroad.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-global-citizen-today/) to read more about what it means to be a global citizen today. #GlobalCitizen #CulturalConnection #DigitalWorldLiving #GlobalCommunityMatters #ModernIdentity #ABusOnADustyRoad #DustyRoadsPodcast #MeaningOfHome Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/globaltradegal)
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hi this is Anita from the Dusty Roads
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podcast Today I want to talk a little
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bit about what does it mean to be a
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global citizen or what does it mean to
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be a global citizen in today's world Our
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Dusty Roads podcast and at my blog A Bus
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on a Dusty Road we explore this a lot We
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talk about and encourage people to live
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your life as a global citizen First of
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all let's talk about what is a global
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citizen A global citizen is someone who
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sees beyond their national identity and
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embraces the shared responsibilities we
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all have as humans It's not about where
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you're born or live It's about how you
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think how you act and what values guide
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you Global citizens care about human
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rights
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sustainability equity education and
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access They stay informed They travel
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when they can They ask questions They
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connect dots between cultures They
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listen They show up And they don't
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pretend the world's problems belong to
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someone else So why being a global
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citizen why does it matter today well
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we're more connected than ever you know
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through technology trade climate culture
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and crisis But connection doesn't
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guarantee compassion or action That's
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where global citizenship comes in It's a
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mindset that turns awareness into
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responsibility Today I want to talk
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about 15 key areas about why being a
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global citizen
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matters And here are the 15 areas One
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you understand we're all interconnected
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You know the world is more
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interconnected now than I think it's
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ever been at any time And this
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interconnection will just continue to
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grow and grow as technology continues to
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grow We as a world are truly
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interconnected in so many ways
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You can have friends in one part of the
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world and stay connected with them you
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know through whether it's through
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Facebook or it's through you know
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FaceTime or any types of WhatsApp any
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other types of mediums you can be able
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to stay connected with your friends and
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family many years ago when I moved to
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Asia it was kind of a bit lonely I
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didn't hear from people much you know we
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didn't have the technology we have today
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it was very expensive to all But today
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I'm able to call home every single day
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and I'm able to connect every single day
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with people around the world It really
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truly is a more interconnected and
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different world than it's ever been
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before As a global citizen you respect
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cultures without making them seem
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romantic or stereotyping them You learn
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from others not to collect their
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traditions but to honor them So you know
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you have culture appreciation not
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appropriation And those are you know two
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very different things You appreciate the
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culture and the different nuances of
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another type of country You stay
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informed about global issues As a global
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citizen you're someone who cares about
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the world So you stay informed about
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what are the issues happening in the
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world You do other things like you
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support fair trade and ethical
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consumption You make buying choices that
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don't exploit workers or the environment
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You care where you know your coffee
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clothes or tech comes from You care
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about these things You understand them
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You practice environmental
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responsibility This I think is really a
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big one that the world needs more You
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know doing things like recycling
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reducing plastics and minimizing your
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carbon footprints are all they aren't
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just local concerns They should be
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global commitments Language is powerful
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You may speak more than one language You
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may try to learn a few words when you
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travel It's not just about convenience
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It's also about respect Language can be
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a great way to be able to bring cultures
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and countries and people together You
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embrace differences without trying to
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erase them You understand the world is
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filled with differences and you you try
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to embrace these differences and
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appreciate these differences You travel
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with curiosity and humility You know I
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think really think humility is a great
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thing You know so many people they they
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they travel and they feel like "Oh I
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know it all." Or they compare it to
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their home Well in my home we do this In
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my country we do this That's not what
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travel's about Travel is about having
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humility It's about learning from others
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It's about gaining from others It's
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about being able to see the differences
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in others and appreciate the differences
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in others You support local education
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You believe everyone should have access
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to learning whether it's a girl in
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Afghanistan or a rural student in
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Guatemala You believe in education for
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all And when you have the opportunity to
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travel maybe you educate somebody about
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your country about your culture about
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your life you vote and you influence
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policy and the world with the world in
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mind You know when you vote if you're in
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a country that allows you to vote you
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vote thinking about the world and about
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how this will impact the world how your
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vote will impact the world You advocate
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for human rights You stand up for
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freedom of speech gender equality LGBTQ
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and rights and racial justice and
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refugee
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protection Regardless of where the
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issues originate you share
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knowledge not just opinions I think this
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is also a really important one that you
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know you contribute to the conversation
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projects and community You you become
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part of the solution not the problem
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where you can you offer help and
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mentorship and collaboration across
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borders You fight against nationalism
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and extremism And this is a problem
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which is happening more and more
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throughout the world where we're
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becoming very very nationalistic
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anti-global But as living your life as a
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global citizen you believe patriotism is
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fine You believe you're patriotic
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towards your own country But that
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doesn't mean that you it's at the
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expense of truth inclusion or inter or
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international cooperation You believe
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that you will that nationalism is
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important But you also don't believe in
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extremism You invest in solutions not
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just sympathy You don't just watch
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disasters unfold You donate You organize
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You build You care about long-term
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impact not just quick fixes You
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understand privilege and use it wisely I
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think this is also one of the key ones
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especially for those of us that have
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come from privileged societies or
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privileged places that you understand
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that privilege you know is important but
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you use it wisely too If you have access
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to travel tech education wealth you
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recognize it and you use it to amplify
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others not just elevate yourself There's
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many ways that you can start now to
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start thinking like a global citizen And
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here's a few things that you can do even
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if you can't travel You can read
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international news you know at least
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weekly Support global causes and
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verified NOS's Listen to podcasts from
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outside your culture A podcast such as
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this one is is such an example Try food
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from regions you don't know much about
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and try to learn and explore about those
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foods Follow educators artists and
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leaders from other countries Teach your
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kids or others about parts of the world
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Learn one phrase in a new language every
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month Understand immigration not just
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policy but as people's lives Global
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citizen is not just a trend It becomes
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really a lifelong practice and it
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becomes something that you should do
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throughout your life So if you've been
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listening with the Dusty Roads podcast
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you realize that we are great advocates
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for living life as a global citizen And
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we've said many times that you don't
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really have to travel You you know you
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could just be someone who cares about
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the world someone who wants to learn
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about the world and someone who wants to
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learn about other lives other cultures
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and other places And that's what it
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really means to live your life as a
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global citizen I've written a a blog on
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this entitled you know what does it mean
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to be a global citizen today and in
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there some ideas or some frequently
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asked questions or some other things
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like that that you can use to be able to
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see what does it really mean to be a
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global citizen today and how you can
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take these steps in your life to become
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a global citizen I believe in today's
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world in this world where we live in
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where you know things are becoming more
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like people are becoming more
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nationalistic or they're they're they're
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saying that they they want to block the
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world out or not have the world around
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that it's more important than ever that
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those of us who believe in this that we
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stand up for this we stand up to live
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our lives as a global citizen So we hope
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that you'll subscribe that you'll join
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with us and that you'll be part of this
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community where it's not just about
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learning about travel and the world and
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other things but it's also really about
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learning how to live your life as a
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global citizen
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