AMY LIN

[ USA ]

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Spending most of her free time in the ocean or traveling to remote areas, Amy has first-hand experience of the detrimental effects that humans have had on the environment. Her passion and commitment to sustainability was heightened when backpacking through Asia in 2020, saddened by the number of single-use plastics floating in their waterways and scattered throughout the land. 

Majoring in Recreational Tourism with a minor in Sustainability at San Diego State University, Amy created Mindful Travels, a website to help travellers find additional ways to reduce their carbon footprint through simple changes in their purchasing and lifestyle habits. She also works as a Program Coordinator for Urban Surf 4 Kids, a San Diego based surf therapy non-profit that focuses on foster and at-risk youth. With some of their youth that have never seen the ocean prior, she was humbled to help them step foot in the water for the first time ever and to teach them how to surf. She always looks forward to events where they partner with Surfrider, as she believes that most people do care about the planet, but are unaware about how harmful their individual impact on the environment often is.

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