J.H.
Monday, June 27, 2011
We're the news
So, this weekend was the big happening with shooting the first interviews for our little film and spreading our ideas with the rest of the world (which in this case, is Freiburg). While half of the experiment group went to the biggest party in town, I was invited to a small birthday party. But if you think that nothing was happening there: wrong. Just after I arrived I was invited by the host to dig into the delicious buffet... And this was when I realized that yes, it is damn hard not to eat fresh sushi, tasty empanadas and drink a melon - strawberry punch. Of course I didn't want to be rude so I explained why I was so picky about the food. And that's when it started: a snowball-like interviewing machinery began that would not stop the whole night. "Why do you do that again?" "Do you really think that makes a difference?" "Well, if you already shower cold, can't you then also just go into the river?" However, one positive thing this evening encouraged me to continue doing what we're doing, even if it excludes consuming delicious food for one month. A friend of mine just heard a little bit of what I explained and she directly jumped in - she's going to do the experiment with us, even if only for a week to try first. We DO inspire people, yes! Let's see how many friends will stay at the end after numerous denials of dinner or ice cream invitations...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
1st day
So, yesterday was the first day of the experiment.
I honestly can't say that I feel a difference in my lifestyle, it is obviously too soon now, but I can say that it will be hard not to use hot water in the shower, especially with the windy rainy weather today at Freiburg.
The first challenge yesterday was not being able to eat at the local Mensa (student's cafeteria/canteen) since we don't actually know where the food is coming from and we only want to eat locally produced goods.
With this in mind, Brendan (Australia) and me (Mexico) went to the local Markt at Münster. There we found the first temptation.... Curry wurst.... meat wrapped in a small bun that smells like it tastes (probably since I never had one), but if it does ufff.... delicious. Since I don't eat meat anyways I didn't have much of a problem but I think I can't say the same about good ol' Brenno... he was suffering but he was strong and ate a cool locally made bread with seeds.. (yeah!).
I think that it is going to be more expensive than originally thought. We bought Bio-vegetables at the market and they were soooo expensive... let's hope they taste as they cost.
L.B.
I honestly can't say that I feel a difference in my lifestyle, it is obviously too soon now, but I can say that it will be hard not to use hot water in the shower, especially with the windy rainy weather today at Freiburg.
The first challenge yesterday was not being able to eat at the local Mensa (student's cafeteria/canteen) since we don't actually know where the food is coming from and we only want to eat locally produced goods.
With this in mind, Brendan (Australia) and me (Mexico) went to the local Markt at Münster. There we found the first temptation.... Curry wurst.... meat wrapped in a small bun that smells like it tastes (probably since I never had one), but if it does ufff.... delicious. Since I don't eat meat anyways I didn't have much of a problem but I think I can't say the same about good ol' Brenno... he was suffering but he was strong and ate a cool locally made bread with seeds.. (yeah!).
I think that it is going to be more expensive than originally thought. We bought Bio-vegetables at the market and they were soooo expensive... let's hope they taste as they cost.
L.B.
Starting the Experiment!!
Hello everyone!!!
The objective of starting this Blog is to share with you the experience that 5 people from around the world will have for 4 weeks, during which we intend to live as sustainably as possible while conserving a "normal" social life.
The Experiment:
The 5 of us will try to do our everyday activities more sustainable. This means that we will try to avoid consuming items/embarking on activities, that have non-nature friendly substances, non-recyclable materials, highly pollutant elements, high electric consumption, etc.
The aim of the experiment is to see how different individuals, coming from different backgrounds can embrace more sustainable consumption patterns while living in the same town and share their experiences with their Masters study colleagues. Our experiences will be filmed and will be part of a short documentary to be created in the following months. Stay tuned!
This whole effort is part of what will be one of the elements of a Student Organized Event (SOE 2011) to take place on the first quarter of 2011, as part of the Masters in Environmental Governance @ Uni Freiburg, Germany.
So welcome to the 4 Week Experiment, we hope you like it.
L.B.
The objective of starting this Blog is to share with you the experience that 5 people from around the world will have for 4 weeks, during which we intend to live as sustainably as possible while conserving a "normal" social life.
The Experiment:
The 5 of us will try to do our everyday activities more sustainable. This means that we will try to avoid consuming items/embarking on activities, that have non-nature friendly substances, non-recyclable materials, highly pollutant elements, high electric consumption, etc.
The aim of the experiment is to see how different individuals, coming from different backgrounds can embrace more sustainable consumption patterns while living in the same town and share their experiences with their Masters study colleagues. Our experiences will be filmed and will be part of a short documentary to be created in the following months. Stay tuned!
This whole effort is part of what will be one of the elements of a Student Organized Event (SOE 2011) to take place on the first quarter of 2011, as part of the Masters in Environmental Governance @ Uni Freiburg, Germany.
So welcome to the 4 Week Experiment, we hope you like it.
L.B.
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