Today is the last day I am doing my challenge before I leave for spring break, I am glad I stuck with it!

As for my diet, I initially wanted to follow a vegan one, but I was not successful. However, with lent I managed to cut out more meat and really focus on my greens as main portions. My source of protein mostly came from chicken and not beef.

I was surprised to see how often I managed to carpool this month. I actually rarely drove my own car. I carpooled to and from work, school, and even did errands.

Despite not checking in everyday, I definitely tried my best in completing my daily actions. Most mornings (when I don’t work early), after breakfast, I take my grandfather who is wheelchair-bound on a walk around our block. That takes aproximately 15-20 minutes depending how far we go.

seaweed pesto pasta recipe i'm making this weekend! i hope it comes out great. i like both pesto and seaweed, so i'm sure i'll enjoy it. i've never cooked seaweed before, though. Seaweed Pesto Pasta - Edible Seattle

My final post! Historically to get around (because I don't have a car) I would mostly rely on carpooling/ paying friends in gas money for rides, or ubering if I had some extra funds to spend. i would take the bus on occasion, but it takes much longer so I wasn't a big fan of that. For my eco challenge, I chose to take the bus every day that I could (some work days I was unable to, if my hours went very early/ very late so the routes that take me home weren't active, or if a bus was really late so I had to give in and uber in order to get where I needed to go). My public transit route home also includes a 20-30 minute walk along a coastal trail. The first few days, I struggled with how long the bus was, and I would oftentimes drag my feet doing this walk. But, as I did it more, the more I fell in love with this routine. My bus time became my dedicated scroll/read time, which then made it so I was more focused on campus, because I had already gotten it all out of my system. And the talk especially has been fun, I pause at lots of spots to listen for birds, spot sea lions/seals, or just admire nature in general. I have also tried to eat lots more fruit, and use reusable containers whenever possible, and while those changes were sometimes hard to accomplish (ex: out of fruit or last minute went to coffee shop so didn't have my mug) but overall, I feel have I have made lasting change sin my routine, and I have literally saved dozens in dollars just by taking the bus! More money to buy fresh produce!

Since starting this challenge, I have been working on controlling my portion sizes, and taking only what I will actually be able to finish, I can always go back for more if I am still hungry afterwards!