As a team, we've been talking a lot about personal committments to sustainability. Here are a few simple actions I plan to take upon returning to "real life:"
*Outfit my new place with second hand items
*Eat local and organic food as much as possible
*Only drink fairly traded coffee and only eat fairly traded chocolate
*Buy all recycled paper products
What sustainable actions are you committed to? Leave a comment!
We've started doing street/community impromptu performances. Wednesday we performed at the Comox Valley Farmer's Market, after which I danced my heart out to some awesome drumming. We're hoping to perform at the Goats on the Roof Market in Coombs (yes, there are goats on the roof) some time in the next couple days. Folks seems genuinely interested in and excited about what we're doing... it's inspiring!
On another note, lately I've been sporting Pearl Izumi tights with a sun dress quite frequently. It makes me feel like a badass.
On a non-Otesha related note, I've done a bit to make post tour plans. I'm taking a ferry from Victoria to Seattle on July 1. I'll spend a day in Seattle visiting with my friend Erica, thenk train down to Portland to visit friends there, and then it's off to the East Bay to find housing. Finally, I'll head back to New Jersey, where I'll be 'til I drive out to Michigan with my Dad on July 25. Hope to see folks in the midst of all that before I move out West on August 15.
Hope you're all getting the sunshine that we're missing. Cheers!
2 comments:
Becca, Can't wait to see you in July. Sounds like you're having the time of your life. You have a ""new" PowerBook to come home to. I think it fits your new lifestyle. I recycled it with a previously used case. I think you'll like it. TTFN. See you soon. Paul.
Becca, You're no poser; you ARE a badass.
I can report that I've been conserving energy by moving around as little as possible. Only one TV is turned on at a time... Oh yeah, I bought a Camry Hybrid (39 mpg). Some say the purchase was an indulgence, that I'll never recoup the extra cost. My answer: What do YOU think the odds are that oil will hit $100/bbl sometime in the next five years?
Safe and wondrous travels! Remember: You are loved.... Neil
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