What conversations you had with others about it?
-Most of the conversations that I have had about it have been negative. I often get asked why I chose to do it, so I just responded that I am doing it for a class. It's also a good opportunity to bring up the different environmental factors that the meat industry brings. For example, the different runoff from cow farms that go into the drinking water/rivers. Other conversations are just talking about what I eat

I am starting to notice that now that it is getting colder outside and I am spending more time inside, I enjoy my walks outside even if it is for a short time. Getting outside and getting fresh air every day has been a good way for me to de-stress

Overall, my ecochallenge is going well. I am trying to save water by running the water in the sinks less and taking shorter showers. I also am trying to drive less and walk more. One thing I learned is how easy it is to save water. Most of the time we run water and waste it without even thinking about it. Even just shutting it off between washing dishes or taking shorter showers saves more water than anyone even thinks of.

My campus challenge is going well! I am hitting my mark of 60 minutes of exercise a day. I am able to get outside and see the changes in nature while we go into a different season and it gets colder. The things I am doing is lifting and playing football outside everyday. Something I am learning is that each day there is something changing with the environment that was different from the day before.

I have chosen to eat organic food and whole food for my challenge. I thought about doing this challenge after we heard about all of the run off from pesticides and other bi products of non organic farming. Buying these foods supports the smaller farmers with the inability to farm on a macro scale. Those same farmers that do large scale produce a lot of them use really harmful pesticides the insects which will be eaten by other animals which starts a whole chain of problems with animals getting poisoned. I also thought that I would throw in only Whole Foods and it for me went pretty hand in hand to eat better in general. Something that I learned was just how much more expensive quality food is.