Travel That Changes You with Sibu Szymanowska — Walk Talk Listen (Episode 218)

In this episode of Walk Talk Listen, our guest is Sibu Szymanowska, a human rights advocate, entrepreneur, traveler, and global citizen with nearly two decades of experience living and working across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Sibu is the co-founder of The Hybrid Tours, a social enterprise that blends sustainable, intentional travel with storytelling to challenge stereotypes and foster real connection. With a background in economics and a master’s degree in humanitarianism and international conflict, she uses travel as a tool for justice, empathy, identity exploration, and global understanding. In this conversation, Sibu reflects on:

• how travel reshaped her sense of self
• the responsibility we carry when entering someone else’s home, country, or story
• the difference between seeing a place and being transformed by a place
• what it means to grow up between cultures and belong to more than one world

She also shares how co-founding The Hybrid Tours with Hira Aftab (go to episode 216 to listen to her) grew organically out of shared values — and how their differences strengthen the work. This episode invites listeners to think not only about the places they’ve traveled, but about the ways those journeys have shaped who they’ve become. Listener Engagement:

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