Gabriela Esparza

ESr140 Rock Creek

POINTS TOTAL

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345 TOTAL

participant impact

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22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Gabriela's actions

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

#5 Tropical Forests

I will replace or remove products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Online Energy Audit

What are your next steps for saving energy?

Gabriela Esparza 4/25/2018 10:46 AM

Definitely more energy saving light bulbs! I will be moving to a new home, one my significant other and I bought so we will have a lot more liberty to make all the necessary changes to make our new home more energy efficient and sustainable.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Gabriela Esparza 4/19/2018 3:42 PM

It is SO difficult! So many products and food contain food that contribute to deforestation. And they try to be tricky and use different names of the product so if you don't know all the different names of say Palm oil, then you could be eating it without knowing. Really it is best to just eat fresh veggies and fruits and grains.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Go Paperless

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?

Gabriela Esparza 4/10/2018 4:04 PM

I want to prioritize things that are actually useful in my life. Things that I use on a daily basis, not once in a while, or when I remember to use it. Also most importantly, I want to prioritize experiences over material stuff.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Gabriela Esparza 4/10/2018 4:02 PM

The less I drive, the less traffic and pollution there is. That's how I think it effects my community. I do believe your experience differs whether you're walking, biking, etc. When I drive I am very in tune with the music that play and watching the road and the other cars around me. When I walk, I feel vert in tune with my surroundings, the noises I hear, all the cars buzzing around me, the sky, the trees and flowers. It's definitely more pleasant.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than other countries, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?

Gabriela Esparza 4/10/2018 3:58 PM

I think eating meat is integrated so much into our culture. You see it everywhere and the majority of food restaurants serve meat. I feel like people hold on to the fact on how humans started on this planet, how they gathered and hunted. They use that and say that we have always ate meat so why stop now?

I think what will help the shift will be the culinary world. When I see that I can have a pizza that doesn't have any animal products and tastes amazing, that helps me to make the change. I think people have certain foods they love and don't want to give up, but if they can learn that you're able to keep eating the foods you want with just slight modifications that are not only healthy for you, but they taste great, that changes peoples perspectives.

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