Day 3: Trying to survive…
I was a being too optimistic when I thought it was going to get any easier after first day. I guess the whole theory of first day being the hardest can go down the drain. It is day three of my experiment, I am dying from hunger, hunger for meat. I also miss the elevator, a lot! Bits Walking up and down six flights of stairs sound easy, but it isn’t so easy when there is a forty pound bag on your back. It is a difficult task to keep on taking the stairs, not so much because of the difficulty, but because of the habits that I developed and having hard time overcoming them. This experiment is changing the way I do things, and also making me realize of what I am doing and how I could change. Here are my triumphs and failures…
1. Transportation
“My back hurts!” That is the sound of me complaining walking up and down the stairs. I live on the six floor, making it not the easiest floor for taking stairs to, especially when carrying a backpack. This experiment made me realize though how lazy some of these students are. When I used to take the elevator, I saw kids pressing 2nd floor button, taking the elevator one floor (I HATE THAT!). Taking the stairs might have hurt my back, but realizing that I’m not being the lazy one makes me proud of myself and inspires me to keep doing it. I still have the occasional “oh crap!” moments, but for the most part, I have been doing much better.
2. Food
“This is nasty!” Not being able to eat meat sucks, I really do not enjoy watching everyone else (including my friends) eat chicken, steak, turkey and other meat products in front of me. It is not only painful to my eyes, but also my stomach, because no matter what I eat, I always feel hungry. Yet I am enjoying not eating meat, because it opened up door for eating other food that I would never even try. I tried eating shells, food at the vegan section, and other things, but all I say after trying all those things, “this is disgusting!” Even though I did not like most of the new food I tried and I did not enjoy the tastes at all, it still benefited my friends watching me try it and see the look on my face, they say it is “priceless!”
3. Consumerism
“No way!” My consumerism experiment has been by far most successful. It has been three days and I have only purchased a Gatorade, two bags of chips, and a subway sandwich (veggie sub of course). It adds up to around fifteen dollars, which is far less than I would spend on the weekly basis prior to the experiment. I also realized not only am I saving money, I also am saving the planet by not adding to the daily trash produced by us. This is probably the easiest part of the whole experiment, and I am enjoying the rewards I am getting by doing this.
4. Technology:
“Too addicted!” I am truly too addicted to Facebook, not only am I still checking it, I am still spending too much time on it talking to friends. The TV portion of the experiment is going great, maybe because I cannot even turn on the TV, but the Facebook portion is not having any success. I need some new ideas of how to prevent me from using Facebook, so if there are any brilliant ways of getting rid of Facebook, please share!
5. Positive Impact/ Political Action:
“Get pumped!” I have been trying to involve myself with this university, and one of the ways I am doing it is by reading the newsletter, and it inspired me to even go further. This upcoming Monday April 09, 2012, I am taking part in the march for Sexual Abuse, and standing up to it. I think it would be a great opportunity for me to involve myself with the university and be a step more active in the university activities.
6. Health & Happiness:
“Sick!” I learned a new dance move that is part of dancing called “Jerking.” I have been dancing, and not just a half an hour, last night I danced for an hour and a half. I have been enjoying this part of experiment, and it certainly does bring “happiness” to my life. Dancing is something I love to do, and always do it for the rest of my life, so being able to take the initiative and make myself do it at the end of every day; it has been the best part of this experiment by far. Maybe I can teach some of you classmates how to “Jerk”. Haha
hey there,its good to see that your making some progress with your experiment, and its also good to find out that I'm not the only person dealing with the meat dilemma right now. However its also good that you've started trying out alternative foods. Also I'm glad that you can to the conclusion that it isn't always as easy as it looks, and that first day isn't necessarily always going to be hardest. Sometimes day two, three and even four are just as hard. Also I too hate all the people who take the elevator to go up one floor.
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