The Hammer’s First Blow

Recently, I was sitting in the lecture hall when my professor began discussing the wickedness of wicked problems. Wicked problems are “unsolvable”. Problems that, when you address them, are likely to lead to a whole new string of problems. Honestly, I felt overwhelmed because it is very true that trying to live a climate-friendly lifestyle…

On a nature walk to Belgium

The year just started, but everything seems to be moving so quickly. Many of us are looking forward to moments of serenity to reconnect with ourselves and quiet the everyday noise. For me, this moment was a few weeks ago when I took a 7-hour round-trip walk from the Netherlands to Belgium. ​ If you…

Transparency does not mean Progress

More than ever before, environment, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly at the forefront of all our decisions. As we continue to live through the ever-growing effects of climate change, the importance of having conversations about sustainability continues to grow. We have access to all sorts of information, particularly about all of the products…

Sayonara 2025

Today is the last day of 2025, and I was today-years-old when I learned that it is common for the year to end on the same day it started. This seems like such a full-circle discovery as I reflect on one of the biggest lessons I learned this year, travelling through my memory archives from…