“Let´s play dominoes”

Specifically the day the first class of DESIGN AND RESEARCH METHODS started, I had read the news in my country about the measures of the national electro-energy system, which is going through a very tense stage due to the failure of several high generation thermoelectric power plants and…

How much is 4kWh?

We don’t know how much we consume.

Here we go again…

Last year everyone was trying to save energy to reduce their energy bills. We all learned about letting pasta cook in boiling water with the stove switched off, or how to fill your oven to the brim and do one big weekly bake, or the joys of candlelight. So in this year’s challenge of living with…

This is fine! :) (world on fire emoji)

This week I tried to start the bodystorming exercise but, honestly, it has been quite…

Before the metaphorical storm

My really personal intro about My Bodystorming Journey

See you later… elevator

I started this challenge by trying to calculate my current consumption, relative to the devices I actually use. I…

Batch cooking? A way to save energy

Cook is an everyday activity, especially if you live alone and are a student. Every day we think…

Plug unplug plug unplug (not a typo)

Life is a constant cycle of plugging and unplugging

What does it actually mean living with 4kW a day?

To start this challenge in the best way possible, I thought it was essential to understand what it actually means to live with 4kW of electricity per day.

Learning to Conserve

As a international student, I’m learning on how to of live independently outside the comforts of my family home. I had never thought of paying electricity bills in my home country before, since I have my parents paying for them, and they never really communicated about it. But now I’m here…