Days Four and Five

Hey Everyone!

The past two days have been insanely busy for me and I am truly sorry I haven't been able to post.
Saturday morning was community service day, it was extremely successful. Then basketball championships and out to dinner with some friends. Today I spent time with one of my camp friends who came in from D.C. and went to the Interschool Chorus concert. All of these social commitments have inspired the topic for my post today which is being a socially active member of society while producing the least amount of carbon emissions possible.

Spending time with those who are living a "normal" lifestyle is difficult when you are trying to reduce your emissions, but it is certainly doable.

The first issue you might run across is regarding transportation. We will use my past weekend as an example, Saturday night we were celebrating the birthday of one of my close friends and were taking a limo to dinner. I spent all of last week debating whether I would take this ride or not and ultimately decided to ride in it. I chose to do this because the limo would still be driving around with my friends regardless if I was inside. Getting home from the dinner, which was all the way downtown, took some creativity. The limo was driving the majority of the party back to the Upper East Side, while I live in Gramercy Park. It was rather late at night, in not the best neighborhood in the city, what was a girl to do? As I saw it my choices were to walk home (which wouldn't be the safest idea at that hour), take the subway (also not so wise), to take a cab (safe but terrible for the planet), or to take the limo. What I did was I rode in the limo and had it drop me off at my house, a perfect solution to what would be a large issue. With a little creativity and flexibility, getting home on a low-carbon diet after a night out is possible.

The second issue I faced was regarding eating out, this was the largest issue I faced this weekend. By eating a snack before going out and bringing some food with me, I was able to maintain a certain level of normalcy. Some of the members of the dinner party even munched on the carrots I brought with me, since they were both hungry and curious about what I was eating.

By being prepared, creative, and flexible even those on a low-carbon diet can have an active social life.

xoxo Green teen

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