capstone summer 25

This week I am choosing to incorporate mindful meditation for 30 minutes a day. I get so angry at people. Angry that people only care for themselves, angry at the blatant disregard for anything besides bettering themselves. I read a book that postulated that inherent altruism is genetic. I think this is true to some extent, but I believe that...

For my transportation eco-challenge because I do not drive I was wondering how I could make a difference in the ecosystem. This was challenging, but after reading last week's reflection, I decided that my online ordering is sporatic and sometimes I order small items off of prime for a small price and two-day shipping. I decided that I could...

For my sixth ecochallenge this week, I decided to drive less. I only used the car to get to work, and stayed home the rest of the time. Instead of going out for coffee, I made my own at home. Instead of eating out, I cooked my meals. Not only did I reduce how much I drove, but I also ended up saving money. I realized that most of the time when...

Eco Challenge seven consumption. There was no group specifically for consumption, so I selected eat mindfully out of the simplicity field. Most people I know either don't have a dining room anymore or have it but its mostly unused and in the rare case they have one but eat while staring at their phone. For the last week though I don't have a...

For my fifth ecochallenge, I helped my family host a lunch for relatives visiting from Seattle. To make things easier and more enjoyable, everyone took on one dish so no one felt overwhelmed. I made a cucumber salad, my sister prepared guacamole, and my brother grilled the meat. When our cousins arrived, they saw us cooking and offered to help...

For my community eco-challenge this week I helped a neighbor mow his yard and helped with the weed eater and cutting back blackberries. My neighbor is someone that works and commutes Monday-Friday and the weekends are valuable for a little R & R. Because of the fire season, I woke up early on Sunday and began yardwork about 7 am. I feel...

For my sixth eco-challenge, I undertook it as a two-parter. a) I made the decision to drive less by only taking necessary trips in my car. Typically I would drive around town in the morning as a sort of entertainment, however I understand this is wasteful and unnecessary. I decided to instead spend 30 minutes (or more) outside each day either...

For my eco-challenge this week, I decided to do a few things that I have been meaning to do, but had never taken the time to do it and they could be done online. a) I registered to vote at my current address. I was registered to vote in the previous state I had lived in, but never did so after moving here because I wasn't sure where I was to...

For my sixth eco-challenge I decided to use more public transit. I’ve never really shied away from using busses or trains but that is maybe because I’ve never been exposed to bad quality transit. The transit in Portland seems fine to me and I cannot recall any bad incident in a bus or at a stop. The reason I went with this challenge is because...

For my fifth eco-challenge I decided to engage in a custom activity I called “Community Engagement.” The idea is to spend more time with neighbors and get to know them better. I live in a huge apartment building with hundreds and hundreds of other people. There is half a floor dedicated to holding events (sometimes weekly or based on holiday)...