The Power of Travel

Sommelier Tahiirah Habibi created The Hue Society to bring more inclusivity to people of color in the white-dominated wine industry. Hear about Tahiirah's life growing up in Philadelphia, her journey through the wine world and how travel inspires and enables her to fulfill her mission. Traveling for Tahiirah is a way to build community, and has become a huge part of her identity.

Travel can invite you to push the boundaries of what you know. José Gonzalez's organization Latino Outdoors brings Latinos together outside to hike, explore & build community. He talks about his journey to realize that you don't have to go far to appreciate the magic of the world. For José, that magic was the first time he saw redwoods for the first time, just outside the town he was living in.

Zi Donnya Piggott is the founder of Pink Coconuts, a platform that helps connect LGBT travelers with Queer-friendly spaces. Watch as Zi travels to Puerto Rico for the first time, looking for community in places they've never been before. "When you travel you have that freedom to connect authentically, you find people who make you feel comfortable, and then it starts to shape your world."

"When you travel, you start realizing how big the world is. It's a lot bigger than what I was taught to believe." The Power of Travel is a series of short documentary films following the pursuit of diverse, inspirational people whose quests to make a better world are deeply connected to being on the road, and to cultivating communities with people all over the world.