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Samantha Symonds

(She/Her)
Vancouver
As seen in: MSN, Financial Times, The Culture Trip, Fodor's Travel, Lifeboat, Canadian Geographic, BabMag, The Breakdown Magazine, Philosophy, Science & Religion
Covers:  Lifestyle; food, travel, sports and outdoors, Business; diversity and inclusion, culture, business, entrepreneurship, Charities and nonprofits; arts, conservation, environmentalism, animal rights
To a fairer, tastier world 🥂| Freelance editor/writer but scientific diver & marketing strategist who loves arm day. Work with me 👇 samsymondswrites@gmail.com

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Samantha Xia-Quan Symonds (she/her) is a freelance writer, editor, journalist & poet; marketing and brand strategist; scientific diving instructor, yoga teacher and passionate environmentalist from Europe’s youngest city.
British Singaporean-Chinese she writes on taste to trauma; her op-eds, features & interviews feature, or are forthcoming, in print and online publications including Alpinist Magazine, Canadian Geographic, Culture Trip, Financial Times and Well+Good and her short stories and p…

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'Little Mountains' Alpinist Magazine Issue 74 - Summer 2021

'Little Mountains' Alpinist Magazine Issue 74 - Summer 2021

Wired: Samantha Symonds finds solidarity amid small peaks. An foray into the rise of marginalised climbers i…

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BC's Blooming jellies: a beautiful spectacle or cause for concern?

BC's Blooming jellies: a beautiful spectacle or cause for concern?

Diving into glowing smacks of jellyfish in səĺilẁət (Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm), a mystery more than 200 m…

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Why Saying Chinese Food Is 'Unhealthy' Is a Recipe for Racism

Why Saying Chinese Food Is 'Unhealthy' Is a Recipe for Racism

The myths of MSG and the long history of Chinese food in the West, as told in light of rising hate-crimes aga…

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‘6ft waves just pin you down’: Lifeguards team up to save surfer

‘6ft waves just pin you down’: Lifeguards team up to save surfer

A surfer’s leash snaps in a powerful rip current. Discover how Harlyn Bay and Trevone Beach RNLI lifeguards b…

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Urban greenspaces #26Habitats City Scrapes (on walking through Pigeon Park)

Urban greenspaces #26Habitats City Scrapes (on walking through Pigeon Park)

A poem and accompanying essay for The Wildlife Trust and 26 characters on Birmingham's St Philip's Cathedral …

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The 15 Best Things to Do in Birmingham, England (and Top Things to Avoid)

The 15 Best Things to Do in Birmingham, England (and Top Things to Avoid)

Birmingham, England, is the country's second largest city and travelers have a ton of choices. Follow this gu…

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The 15 Best Things to Do in Birmingham, England (and Top Things to Avoid)

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By Samantha Symonds
| Fodor's Travel Verified
What to do, where to stay, and what to avoid. Home of the Peaky Blinders, Aston Villa, and the youngest population in Europe, Birmingham is the U.K.’s greenery-filled underdog city: sociable, scrappy, and overachieving. Once known as the workshop of the world, ”Brum” wasn’t just central to the Industrial Revolution—when it gained more miles of canal than Venice and adorned its neighboring region with soot forming its Black Country name—England’s second city has become our country’s heart.
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The Cost of Burnout for Women in the Workplace

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By Samantha Symonds
| archive.org
Rest is power, and as a woman in business you need to understand why… In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially recognized burnout as an ‘occupational phenomenon’. Signs and symptoms include a sense of failure or self-doubt; feeling helpless, trapped and defeated; decreased satisfaction/sense of accomplishment; and loss of motivation.
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Uncovering Rhone Marine Park and Norman Island: the Best Places to Scuba Dive in the British Virgin Islands

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By Samantha Symonds
| The Culture Trip
Write your own aquatic adventure with a stop at Norman Island, said to be inspiration for author Robert Louis Stevenson | © Have Camera Will Travel | Europe / Alamy Historic shipwrecks, glass-like visibility and a kaleidoscope of coral, all in year-round tropical waters… the British Virgin Islands offer a bounty to salt-seekers, with sunken spots for seasoned scuba divers and anyone willing to throw on a wetsuit. Best of them all? Quite possibly Rhone Marine Park and Norman Island.
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