Over the past few days, the area around my sit spot at the Square des Batignolles has been obstructed because of ongoing construction efforts to remove some of the trees by ordinance of the city. I was able to make my way around the blockage, and I found another sit spot within the park. From […]
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Week 4- I love peatlands <3
¡Hola! It is a beautiful sunny day here in Puerto Natales 🙂 Using the carbon footprint calculator I found that my flights here totalled to 1.83 metric tons. Recently in my classes we have been learning about peatlands and their importance for carbon sequestration and storage. I think it would be really interesting to do […]
Week 3- Water is life
¡Hola! All is well in Puerto Natales with the sun still shining at 6:45 pm! Though my sit spot is facing a beautiful fjord, the drinking water in this city is not supplied by the fjord but rather deep wells. It is a bit surprising that the water here doesn’t come from the nearby glaciers/glacial […]
Prompt 5– Environmental Justice
Ciao a tutt*! This week has been the perfect mix of sunny with a nice breeze, flowers are starting to bloom, and the markets are selling more fruit– we can see that spring is coming!! Yesterday while I was going for a run, I saw two beautiful trees covered in blossoms; it felt like the […]
Week 5 – Environmental History in Freiburg
My favorite part about my sit spot next to the Seepark is all of the wildlife I can see and hear, especially on a sunny day like yesterday. The swans have been building their nest, and the ducks have also developed homes on the shores. Spring is coming and so are ducklings and cygnets! I […]
Week 4 – Carbon Footprint and Reduction Methods
My flight from Los Angeles to Frankfurt, Germany had a carbon footprint of 2.1 metric tons. Freiburg is a city with a comprehensive electric tram public transportation system, as well as a high number of residents who bike. Cars aren’t allowed in the main area of the city, and there aren’t even roads to accommodate […]
Week #4: Community
Something I really enjoy about my sit spot community is the feeling of it being a separated group all attaining one common goal: to take space from the daily stressors of life. I’ll explain what I mean by separated group. Many people that pass through the park or come and sit for a silent moment […]
Journal Entry #4 The Local and Climate Change
My local communities are mainly made up of humans and pigeons, and some seagulls and dogs. What it’s also made up of is many tourists, and that means hundreds of thousands of flights that they took to get here. Last year I’ve only been on a flight once, but this year I’ve taken 4 flights […]
Week 4: Local Environmental Initiatives
Yassou! Time has really flown since my last blog post. I have finally settled into a routine and my courses are almost halfway done. Midterms are coming up for everyone, but that means spring break is too. Many people will travel during our two-week break which makes me think of my travel from Boston to […]
week 4 – bikes, trains, and (very few) automobiles
Copenhagen is an ambitious city when it comes to climate change and sustainability goals. The current target is to be the first carbon-neutral city in the world by 2025. In attempting this, upgrades are constantly being made to the city’s infrastructure. One of the most notable, or at least to me as I interact with […]