Atziri Lopez

My surplus food went to this small wooden box that we have in my neighborhood, and essentially anyone can drop off canned food or other goods that you want to donate to members of our community. It’s a first come first serve system so whoever needs it can grab what they need and also leave anything if they’d like to, I think it’s a neat idea and this challenge encouraged me to donate a couple cans of ravioli that I thought someone would enjoy. In addition, I believe sharing food strengthens the residence in my community because it gives everyone the ability and dignity to get what they need, without feeling shamed. To add, it also allows everyone to come closer as a community for our neighbors who might need a little extra help, and overall I think it’s sweet to have neighbors who care enough about one another to have built this box for everyone and anyone to use.

After meditating I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders, and I particularly noticed that I had more mental clarity and optimism. In the other hand, before meditating I often caught myself having brain fog, feeling tired, and even overwhelmed when I didn’t perform my meditation before beginning my school work. I quickly learned that meditation was an essential task to my everyday life that I didn’t know I needed. Overall, it was a great experience and I highly recommend it!

Eating more fruits and vegetables instead of meat made me feel more energetic, rather than drowsy. I typically nap at some point after 6 PM, but after eating banana’s, blueberries, and strawberries as snacks I didn’t feel the need to nap or eat junk food. I felt like it filled me up, and I didn’t feel that temptation to snack on candy or chips. In addition, I would say I particularly enjoyed eating a combination of the blueberries and banana’s, it was super yummy!