TALIA DINI

Hi Talia, love your response! This reminds me about my trip with my classmates to the Santa Cruz mountains. Even though this trip was during sixth grade for me, one experience that I still remember was the night that we laid on the forest ground and looked up at the stars. Before that point, I don't think I'd ever seen a night sky without light pollution and smog before, and I realized just how serene and beautiful it is to be far away from a city. Ever since that trip, I've really appreciated any camping trips I take, and I always make it a point to look at the night sky since I can't do that on my regular day to day. That trip also taught me to respect nature more and appreciate any areas that haven't been urbanized. One way I show my respect is by not leaving trash in any campsites or on any trails, or by picking up any trash I see along the way.

Hey Talia, I totally did not know any of this before. Even though I've always smelled foods before cooking or eating them, I have mostly followed these -by rules. I didn't realize that food was still good a decent amount of time after the use-by or best-by dates. In general, I do try and buy foods as close to the current date as possible, but in the future I may try and expand this range a bit. It definitely makes me feel better knowing that the food is not considered unsafe after these recorded dates. I definitely used to get grossed out by food after the use-by date even though it smelled completely fine.

Hi Talia, it's great to know that you are enjoying your experiences with using public transportations! I used to dislike them at first because it takes longer time and feels cumbersome to use them instead of cars, I agree that it frees up my time to do other tasks or even relax because I don't have to focus like when I am driving. I have been trying to use more buses to as I feel that LA bus system is active enough to help me get to places, and I have been enjoying as well.

I agree with your responses. I feel that people are able to enjoy luxurious meals including meat because they have more capabilities to buy them. I learned somewhere that as you go to poorer countries, the price for meat rises while the quality decreases at the same time, making it a lot harder for them to enjoy meat. I think your point about production and consumption is very good because they do require lots of resources and lands that contribute to climate crisis, manly through greenhouse gas emissions. I also think too much meat-based meals make people unhealthier, and it is both not good for the individuals themselves and the rest of the world as more resources are required.

Hi Talia,

That's honestly really cool how you take daily walks for leisure (quite frankly, the only time you'll ever find me walking around is to commute to class, so I should work on this). Are there any specific routes that you recommend taking or any particular neighborhoods?

I do have to say, however, that the several instances I was down by the apartments (and away from the Hill), I really enjoyed the serenity and flora. It's a breath of fresh air compared to to overwhelmingly packed Hill.

I completely agree about your statement regarding the sidewalks; I feel like there are already accessibility issues due to the narrow and uneven pavement (not to mention all the scooters loitering the sidewalks as well). Additionally, due to the parking situation for a lot of apartments, we often have to walk in between cars to pass, which can cause congestion if there's several people attempting to go through.