Lavanya Sunkara
Lavanya Sunkara is a New York City-based writer who focuses on sustainable travel, conservation, and adventure.
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Our Canoe is an Island
Lavanya Sunkara tells the tale of how Native Hawaiian Penny Rawlins Martin crossed 2,250 miles of Pacific Ocean in a sea canoe….
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About the Journalist
Lavanya Sunkara is a New York City-based freelance writer who focuses on sustainable travel, conservation, and adventure. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Travel+Leisure, Forbes, USA Today, Fodor’s, and Reader’s Digest, among others.
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