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Campus Ecochallenge

Alexander Sebastian Kemper

Fish are our friends

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,813 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

73

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

23

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

973

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

973

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

445

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

177

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1,130

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

3,755

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

3,200

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

3.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

297

minutes

spent learning

Alexander Sebastian's actions

Community

Engage In Active Listening

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 3 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 67
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 76
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 71
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Leave No Trace

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 5 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 72
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 15 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 62
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 45 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 56
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 78
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 75
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/27/2023 6:53 PM

Ecochallenge is going pretty well. I sonsistantly take the bus and use my reusable waterbottle.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:54 PM

I am very surprised by how much people are actually throwing out insane amounts of food. Especially due to the declining worth of the salary americans get and the fact that a lot of people are comlaining about having a very tight budget it surprises me that so much food/money gets thrown away

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Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:49 PM

I decided to buy fresher food (vegetables and fruit) and decrease the amount of meat I consume. It made my meals much tastier and because of the higher consumpotion of vegetables and fruit I feel more energetic overall now

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Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:47 PM

Taking the bus is very easy due to the bus ticket we got from our university, but the busses never being on time is very annoying. That makes it very hard to be on time myself and if I don´t want to take the bus that departes 15 minutes earlier I often am very close to being late

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Use Public Transit

The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and just 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not? How would you adjust them if you could?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:42 PM

I always knew that america invested way too much into their military but especially the comparism between military and education and infrastructure is very hilarious, because there could be done so much more for the american citizens

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Track my Purchases

What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:31 PM

I start to spend less money on unhealthy and unorganic food, I started to buy more fresh food and it greatly improved the taste of my meals as well as the feeling and energy I get out of those

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:30 PM

Sometimes we need to be creative to find other ways to do something when we don´t want to always buy the "perfect" tool or whatever

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Reduce refined sugar

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:29 PM

I would say that nowadays we are all addicted to sugar because it is in everything, but I definetly reduced my consumption of ice cream and cookies and I feel generally more energetic

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Joyful Movement

What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:28 PM

Just going to the gym is so much fun. Other activities that I rellys enjoy are hiking and surfing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Alexander Sebastian Kemper 11/16/2023 4:25 PM

A regular sleep time makes it much easier to get a proper amount of sleep. Regularly having 8 hours of sleep boosts my energy significantly

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