Over the past few years I see a very strong trend of measurement around me. People measure a lot when it comes to their health. They measure how long they sleep, how deep they sleep, how far they ran, in what pace they ran, how many steps they took, what their heartbeat rhythm was, and…
Author: When A Teen Goes Green
My 3 biggest sustainability challenges at this moment
A few years now, I’ve been living an eco-positive lifestyle. Meaning that if everybody lived like me, we need 0,9 earths. It would mean that we’d have a sustainable future. However, I am not perfect. And I realize that I’ll never be perfect. And as long as I live within the earth’s capacity that’s all…
Mapathons
Today I want to share a very specific way to make positive impact with you: mapathons. I want to dedicate a full blogpost to mapathons because I feel like they’re a fun and accessible way of volunteering and creating positive impact, but not many people know about them. Up until this point I’ve joined 2…
Femicide
Some time ago I wrote an article about intersectional feminism. With that, we have an overarching term for the fight against all the injustice that is done to women on a daily basis. And that injustice is immense. From subtle injustice to matters of life and death. I want to describe all the different forms…
Vegan food diary for a week – March 2023
It’s been more than a year since I shared a vegan food diary with you. I’ve been following a vegan diet for over seven years now, so I can’t imagine myself eating any other way. However, a vegan diet is not the norm in The Netherlands, unfortunately. In my direct surroundings I see things improving,…
Are charities the solution to our problems?
Some time ago I wrote 3 different articles about the charities I personally support. These are charities which support people, nature or animals. But after writing these posts I heard some interesting criticism against charities. And so, the question arises: are charities the solution to our problems? Charities exist within capitalism and so I get…
Documentary: Disclosure
If I must believe up-to-date numbers, only a small percentage of people in society are transgender. Numbers vary, but the highest number I’ve seen is 4%. That’s a minority. Most people say they don’t know someone who is transgender. And as is usually the case for minorities, there are many misconceptions about that minority. And…
Vegan restaurants in London
Today, two weeks have passed since I came back from a trip to London. Last week I wrote about traveling from Amsterdam to Londen by train. That’s a huge part of traveling sustainably. Another big aspect of a sustainable trip is the food you eat. Vegan food is the most sustainable food. That’s why I…
Amsterdam to London by train
Exactly one week ago I arrived back home from a city trip to London. I got that city trip from my boyfriends as a gift fir my 24th birthday past September. I love to travel, but it is a must for me to do so sustainably. In this climate crisis we can’t afford to fly…
Reusable birthday party decorations
If we’re lucky, we get to celebrate quite a bit of birthdays in our lifetime. In Dutch culture, it is tradition to decorate your home when it’s your birthday. Today I want to talk about a sustainable option when it comes to this: reusable birthday party decorations. Right now, most people use pendulums, balloons and…