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  • 2022: Happy (almost) new year!

    2022: A year of firsts and lots of exciting milestones, but also struggles with burnout and mental health.

    kqteyeo

    December 31, 2022
    College, Personal
    2023, activism, burnout, College, recap, reflections
  • “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom

    “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom

    I was saving this book for my long flight back to the U.S. but it never even made it past the departure gates… I devoured it in a few hours while waiting for the check-in counter to open. This book forced me to confront my deepest fear: living a busy life of “success” that ultimately…

    kqteyeo

    December 29, 2022
    Reads
    2022, book, bookreview, books, booksummary, joy, meaningful
  • Saying goodbye to @byobottlesg

    I’m finally quitting social media 🥲

    kqteyeo

    December 27, 2022
    Commentary
    2022, 2023, activism, climate, instagram, mentalhealth, quittinginstagram, socialmedia
  • COP27: The system is broken

    The COP system brainwashes you into thinking there’s no alternative, that this is the only way the system can work. This is what it wants you to believe: Slow, incremental progress, or nothing at all. It is a process that strips you of all imagination and creativity and hope.

    kqteyeo

    November 21, 2022
    Commentary
    activism, climate, cop27
  • UN Ocean Conference 2022 Resources

    A link dump of key issues that were discussed at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal!

    kqteyeo

    July 1, 2022
    Commentary
    activism, climate, conference, SDG
  • Stockholm+50 Daily Blog!

    Click to go to… Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 DAY ONE – Monday, 30 May After 15 hours of travelling, I’ve finally made it to Stockholm! Today was mostly spent getting to know everyone, collecting our badges, settling down, as well as last minute organising and…

    kqteyeo

    May 31, 2022
    Commentary
    activism, climate, stockholm50, un
  • Xiye Bastida and Climate Activism at the Met Gala

    Image credits: WWD The 2022 Met Gala took place on 2 May in New York City — a concentration of elite fashion, glamour, wealth, and prestige. Amongst the exclusive guest list of A-list celebrities was 20-year-old climate activist Xiye Bastida, a Fridays for Future NYC organiser and co-founder of NGO Re-Earth Initiative. Her attendance raised…

    kqteyeo

    May 13, 2022
    Commentary
    activism, climate, metgala, xiyebastida
  • MairiporĂŁ and the Anthropocene

    Written by Mayumi Liz de Andrade Miyazato, about light pollution in her hometown MairiporĂŁ, Brazil. (This piece was an assignment about the Anthropocene for an Environmental Justice class.)

    kqteyeo

    March 4, 2022
    College, Commentary
    anthropocene, brazil, climate, pollution
  • Commentary: Did activism have a part to play in Singapore’s new net zero target?

    Spoiler alert: Not really.

    kqteyeo

    March 1, 2022
    Commentary
    activism, climate, singapore
  • Winter 22: A day in my life at Dartmouth

    A lil photo dump — just for fun!

    kqteyeo

    February 5, 2022
    College, Personal
    College, dartmouth, freshmanwinter
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