Beach Rats

When I exercise daily, I feel a boost in my energy, attentiveness, and motivation. I enjoy long walks the most, because they allow me to slow down and be with myself while not straining my body but still getting good movement in.

I have been doing this at night before bed and I think it has helped me sleep better!

This morning, before my 8 AM class, I had an accidental run-in with the sunrise. I admittedly did not make intentional time to do so, but I woke up early enough for my class that I couldn't help but enjoy the colors. Even though it was cloudy, I still made the most of it.

Before this challenge, I was not addicted to sugar. I was already making efforts to reduce refined sugars and choose alternative sweeteners. The most challenging part of this was realizing that refined sugar is in the majority of foods, even in non-sweet foods. I overcame this by starting to choose whole foods over processed.

PLNU gets its water from the water supply of the City of San Diego, which further gets its water from the Colorado River and Northern California.

What makes me feel most connected to my campus is talking to friends and classmates throughout my day, and making intentional time to truly connect with them rather than a simple "hey" in passing.

Today I was able to talk to my roommates and my other classmates about fair trade chocolate, coffee, etc. I was able to explain how important it is to buy things that have that fair trade sticker because of both the social and environmental positive effects that it results in.

I walked to a few of my classes today!

I did an at home work out today!

I tend to eat honey and dates for my sugar cravings!