When I was making the video about bamboo, I just decided to stomp around the bamboo forests for a while and took some random video to use in the main video. In case anyone wanted to see me, my family, and my dog exploring the bamboo, I thought I’d upload it. Enjoy!
In a previous post, I talked about how getting a dog brought unexpected positive things to my life, despite thinking it was going to be mostly a nuisance to my busy life. One of those things is that I ended up getting out of the house and exploring the neighborhood a lot more. It meant exploring the hills and forest […]
For some of us, we consider ourselves to be ‘eco-warriors’, fighting for the good of the planet; standing up for nature and an earth that can’t defend itself. But most of us don’t consider the planet when we make our everyday decisions. And that’s fine! For the vast majority of people, we’re interesting in living a life that is happy, […]
You’ve seen it all over my blog by now: “Live ECO.” I chose it as my mantra for Verdant Growth. It’s in my logo, it’s on my blog, and it’s even on my water bottle. But I’ve never taken the time to explain what ‘Live ECO’ means to me. So I thought as we enter 2021, it’s a good time […]
Here’s me being wayyyy too excited over my new studio lights.
2020 has been a crazy year. We’ve all had to do a lot of staying at home. Some of us have lost loved ones. Some of us have lost jobs. Some of us have lost homes. There’s was a lot of suffering and a lot to be sad, angry, and frustrated about…but it wasn’t all bad news. We had some […]
Exercise 3 Deliverables: Think of 5 close people, friends or family members. The goal is to get 5 pieces of advice on any combination of the projects, and 1 vote from each person. Sample Script: “I’m doing an entrepreneurial exercise. I’m going to tell you 5 problems and 5 solutions. I will then ask you for 5 pieces of advice, […]
Exercise 2: The point of this exercise is to find 5 unsolved problems in the field of my interest. Most importantly, identify a problem that is felt by people and name the unwanted emotion caused, then write a solution for each. Note: I ended up over-brainstorming and came up with 6 problems and multiple solutions to some of them. Whoops. […]
The Initiative Journey begins with a personal essay on yourself. Write about why you decided to do this methodology, about your field of interest, and finally, make 3 lists of people: 3 people closer to your field of interest3 people with high status or value in your field3 relevant role models Exercise 1 – Personal Essay As a homeschooled child, […]
I’ve been at a crossroads for a while now; the end of this chapter of my life and the start of a new one: after teaching English in Asia for over 8 years, I’m transitioning back my original career path of engineering, preferably in an industry that is helping to solve environmental problems and fight climate change. Renewable energy, carbon […]