Migration. It’s a huuuuge topic in The Netherlands if we’re talking about politics and if you’d ask me: it always has been. In my personal experience The Netherlands is a hostile country, most people are not happy with new people coming in. Especially if they’re refugees, oh my. I feel like migration is a topic…
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News + what you can do about it, week 39-2020
It’s time for a new rubric on this blog! News. Mainstream news in The Netherlands is depressing. It has to be shocking, sensational and topical. Because of this news gets negative and people who only follow this news feel like the world around them is changing in a bad way. They lose trust in people…
Eco-positive weekly diary #136: celebrating my birthday with vegan cake
Hi there! Welcome back into my personal weekly diary. In this diary I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. What habits have I created that make my life eco-positive? And what choices do I make? You can read all that here. The past week I celebrated my…
Eco-positive weekly diary #135: harvesting weeds as flowers
Hi there! Welcome back into this week’s weekly diary. In this diary I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. What habits and choices make my life eco-positive? The past week I made a new healthy habit, made some hummus myself and tasted the new plant-based Whopper at…
Eco-positive weekly diary #134: Buying something at IKEA?
Hi there! Welcome back into my personal weekly diary. In these weekly posts I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. An eco-positive lifestyle sits in the little things, the tiny choices on a daily basis. The past week I bought secondhand shoes, quit handball and went to…
Have I lived eco-positive the past year? 2019/2020
It’s time! It’s time for the big moment I (and you hopefully) have been waiting for! Time to measure again. Time to measure whether I have lived within the earth’s capacity the past year. This year is the third time I will measure my impact and I am keen to see how I did. Have…
Eco-positive weekly diary #133: I finally found zero waste toothpaste with fluoride!
Hi there! Welcome back into my personal weekly diary in which I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. What choices and habits on a daily basis make my life (nearly) eco-positive? The past week I donated plasma, went to a vegan high-tea with mom and finally found…
Eco-positive weekly diary #132: eating at vegan all-in restaurant Rozey’s
Hi there, welcome back into my personal weekly diary in which I try to show what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. What choices and habits make my life eco-positive and which struggles are there at the moment? The past week I scored some great secondhand items, saved a lot of food…
Recognizing system change for sustainability
This is a topic I’ve changed my mind about in the last couple of years. My journey towards a sustainable lifestyle has mostly been about my personal behavior. I share all the things I do and all the things I personally can do to make a change. I still support that and I think I…
Eco-positive weekly diary #131: Hi from my new hometown Groningen!
Hi! Welcome back into my weekly diary. In these diaries I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. And as you might have read in my latest post, this is shifting to a new level from this week on! I have moved out (as you will read below)…