Month: October 2019

I didn’t realize that I “otherize” elderly people until I had an assignment for a class called Family Psychology. In this class, we were supposed to have a casual conversation with an elderly person we don’t know. So not only … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention-Ana Bernardo” →

This was an extremely challenging intervention. I started on October 2nd but had to keep restarting until I got the hang of it on the 5th. ended my collecting on the 12th. Although I am glad to not be carrying … Continue reading “Self Intervention, Don’t Throw Anything Away, Ellia Simmons” →

This is the 3rd time I’ve done this intervention (once in a previous class with Pete and once after on my own). It’s always something I like to return to now and then to deepen my awareness of my consumption … Continue reading “Trash Intervention – Owen Staveland” →

I found this week long discovery of my trash build up to be very eye opening. I’ve always prided myself on reusing utensils and food containers that can be cleaned and put towards other meals. This week really showed me … Continue reading “Self Intervention – Kurt” →

This intervention was incredibly difficult for me because it was the perfect example of how hard it become to do things when your plan goes awry. This last week I broke my fibula, and I must say…. do you realize … Continue reading “Self Intervention- Isabella Sevigny” →

My self-intervention was pretty informational. I learned a lot from trying to not use waste for a week. I realized not only that it is possible to live for that long using minimal things (if not anything at all) BUT … Continue reading “Self Intervention – Clay Jodzio” →

I found this week of self intervention to be very difficult but rewarding. I had to start over several times and I forgot about certain things along the way. There should be a few extra kind bars that I eat … Continue reading “Self Intervention: Don’t Throw Away – Montana Tasker” →

In all honesty, this self intervention was the hardest thing I ever had to do not because I couldn’t resist throwing things away in the trash but because my roommates were very uncooperative. They thought leaving trash outside in piles … Continue reading “Don’t throw anything away: Nishita Kandikuppa” →

Here’s my Sunday to Saturday trash production. Reducing the amount of trash I create has been something I’ve been working on over the last couple of years. I try my best to use Tupperware, always carry metal eating utensils/straws with … Continue reading “So I eat a lot of yogurt – Julia Cannon” →

Unfortunately I started off strong with our intervention then kept forgetting throughout the week. This is most of my trash from my longest run of 4 days straight. I was shocked at how much plastic is wasted on food products … Continue reading “Self Intervention 1- Olivia Hansel” →