My name's Vegetablewoman! (Marinara, Mawina, Marina)
If I hadn't mentioned in the past 5 minutes, I'm vegan!(and proud:) For the past 10 years I have been a rhythmic gymnast and the last 2 of them I have been assisting coach. I love to travel the world with my fwends and family:) I will be studying Environmental Sustainability at Indiana University next fall. In my free time I enjoy thrifting all over the place, listening to music very loudly, and writing all the things in my mind. My goal in life is to inspire others to be the best version of themselves and come to terms with their own passions and morals. In 10 years I would like to see myself a little bit taller. From VegetablePeople, I hope to inspire anyone and everyone to feel inspired to search for a passion of their own because I believe passion is a very important aspect of life.
Meatless Monday-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpziz8cJMaI (Oprah featured)
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Upland's Peak Sanctuary- Summer 2017
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Becoming Professional |
Food Waste |
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GOAL: learn more about the technical rules of rhythmic gymnastics from a coach's perspective rather than that of a gymnast. MY REASON: My reasoning for tackling this challenge is strictly for my future if I decide to pursue rhythmic gymnastics coaching as a career. For right now my credentials are enough for my status as Assistant Coach. I want to educate myself now about coaching as a career because it will help me dictate what I want in my future career-wise. EXPECTED OUTCOME: Through more research on the USA Gymnastics(UASAG) website I hope to learn more about getting my coach's license, learn more about how judge's judge, and what makes a rhythmic coach qualified on a national level, what it takes from a business perspective, the liabilities of coaching, and the fundamental elements of a winning routine. TAKEAWAY: Looking at this challenge after two weeks of research, I'm a bit overwhelmed. I'm very lucky in that the USAG website has a multitude of resources for aspiring coaches/gymnasts/judges/dance moms? to use at their own disposal. They actually have a "USA Gymnastics University" After taking a closer look into this profession, I've learned a lot. I found a multitude of resources like: - handbook to starting a rhythmic program -routine regulations/generalities -online "safesport" safety courses -a whistleblower policy, lol -information about different opportunities for existing rhythmic programs Now knowing about all the information available to me, I can decide what I want to learn about first that will help me in my existing status as a coach. |
GOAL: become more conscious of how much food waste I produce and how find areas I can improve.
MY REASON: I was inspired by the documentary "Just Eat It" which was about a couple who lived off food "waste" for 6 months. I was shocked at the amount of food we consumers waste and wanted to see what I could do to contribute to the problem less. EXPECTED OUTCOME: Through logging my meals and waste, I expected to consciously think about wasting less food and/or find new ways to adapt to a lifestyle all about wasting less food. FOOD I CONSISTENTLY WASTED: veggies at lunch(by the end of the 2 weeks, my lunch table came up with a system of who would eat what veggies, which helped waste less food as a group. POTATOES: I found myself getting a potato most days and not eating it just so I could get the meal deal. Most days I would be too full to even unwrap the aluminum. (by the end of the 2 weeks, I found entrees I would actually eat and not waste like green beans, carrots, and corn((yes very vegan I know)) PEARS: Apparently I really like pears, but I have a tendency to buy 3 at a time and eat them way too sparingly. I forget I have the pear and it goes bad( by the end of the 2 weeks I have an almost bad pear, but I'm going to salvage the gud parts!) PASTA: No. not all pasta tastes the same. I realize this thought contributes to a lot of wasted pasta. I am guilty of this mindset. Not these 2 weeks though! I made a goal to finish an already opened box of pasta just to prove to myself, all pasta=good pasta:) TAKEAWAY: After forcing myself to think about how much food I throw away after every meal, I have learned 3 things about myself. My actions can impact others actions, I don't eat as much asparagus as I think I do, and it's my responsibility as a member of society to do my part in wasting less. I'm going to continue trying to create less food waste and hopefully expand to other consumer products. |
Starting a Rhythmic Program
Goal: learn more about existing artistic gym in Bloomington and decide if it's something I want to be a part of
Expected outcome: become more educated about possibly starting a rhythmic program on my own/branch off from my existing gym. Decide if it's something I would like to pursue on top of freshman year in college
PROS: resume builder
-continue pursuing my passion
-can lead me to other projects regarding rhythmic
-can work with cute children
-meet more people and network in the artistic gymnastics community
-out of my comfort zone
CONS: pressure
-balancing a job with new environment
-school
-social life
