Current Location: London
Since this is the first full year that I will be cooking for myself, outside of my parents' house and off of a college dining hall meal plan, I've been interested in ways that I can start composting. I visited some friends in Milan in June and was thrilled to discover...
One of the challenges of being abroad is attempting to keep up with American news and politics. It has been difficult to take the temperature of current events. As events unfold...
I was told by a friend that buying a home yogurt maker is "super bougie" but I honestly think it's more nerdy than anything else. In any case, a couple of weeks ago I bought a yogurt maker, specifically the Betty Bossi Mini-Jogurtino, because it was on sale and it sounded like fun. Maybe it is a little bougie after all...
I have mixed feelings about pesticides. I had mixed feelings about pesticides before writing my undergraduate honors thesis on the relationship between genetically modified crops and pesticide use, which resulted in my feeling more mixed. It's impossible to deny the benefits...
I’ve actually been working on this challenge since June because I wanted to be sure that I could do it before I officially committed to it in July. Since I moved to Geneva in early June, I haven’t used shampoo from a bottle or conditioner...
Fruit is extremely expensive in Geneva. I'm accustomed to being able to purchase most types of fruit at relatively low cost in the United States, but here, even the fruits that I would consider the cheap like apples or grapes are very costly. Granted, some of this has to do with regional agriculture...
At UN Environment I work on a team called the Special Programme (to be renamed the Chemicals and Waste Fund in the near future). The Special Programme is a trust fund supported by developed countries to fund projects...
Today, July 11th, is UN World Population Day. According to the UN Population Division, “Current estimates indicate that roughly 83 million people are being added to the world’s population every year. Even assuming that fertility levels will continue to decline, the global population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to the medium-variant projection.” The massive projected increases...
The UN has an official work holiday for Eid, which was on Monday, so I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and make a trip to Paris. This was my second trip to Paris so I didn't need to hit the major highlights (Le Louvre, La Tour Eiffel, Le Musée d'Orsay, Saint Chapelle...
I'm absorbing so much information every single day at work that I decided to do another post on something I learned about this week. As I've mentioned before, I'm working at UNEP this summer and the learning curve is extremely high. Since I work in the Chemicals & Waste Branch, I've had to familiarize myself...
From Brown to Green 