Newport/Narragansett: Catching Up Over Coffee and Coco; PGC 2012 Prize Product Review

I am thankful for the ending of a great Monday, because:

1. I returned library books and collected clothes from the bipartisan cold winter clothing drive before going to class
2. Work study was productive--check out my blog post about Election Day 2012
3. I finally had breathing time to catch up with one friend at Starbucks and another friend  at the Mercy Center over hot coco
4. Learned some interesting French art history (Romanticism, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists)
5. Organized sources for one of my term papers

It's a short list, but it's enough to make me feel accomplished. 

For dinner, I tried out another product from one of the PGC 2012 prizes--Kamut Ditalini pasta by Eden Organic. Apparently it's a revived ancient grain currently grown in Montana. 

This was another product I was hesitant to try, because I had never heard of it. My mother recently started buying quinoa pasta, another rare-ish food product, and that tasted great--I am happy to say the same outcome for the Kamut Ditalini.

Since I was at university and not at home, I was without a proper pasta sauce, but a light coating of parmesan cheese did the trick. This pasta would probably work best in soups.

Kamut Ditalini pasta by Eden Organic

I also got an email tonight from one of the PGC 2012 coordinators to schedule an interview for either tomorrow or Wednesday--I hope this means I could be a candidate for GreenU!

Newport/Narragansett: TGIF; PGC 2012 Final Exam

After getting back from university today, I spent a few hours unwinding, reading the paper and President Obama's article in Rolling Stone magazine and enjoying a few hot cups of tea.

Earlier today was busy, as usual, but productive--I entered two submissions to the university's Capture It! Study Abroad Photo/Essay/Film contest, picked up my two paychecks from work, collected the clothing drive bins for the Martin Luther King Center, submitted a final paper proposal.

I also completed the PGC 2012 Final Exam!

Part of the final exam for the Project Green Challenge was to make a video on YouTube or vimeo. I reread this requirement and hoped that I had read it wrong. Every time I do a video project by myself, it never goes well. I'm already at a disadvantage because I have a PC, but I am not the most tech-savvy or the most articulate watching myself on video.

This is probably the seventh or eighth take I did before calling it quits:



Regardless of whether or not I am chosen as a PGC 2012 finalist and attend GreenU, I will continue to support sustainable initiatives and promote fairness in the consumer arena. I enjoyed being a part of this growing movement among peers and I hope more young people become involved in this cause.

Four more days. Four more years. Guess who I'm voting for?

Today's Outfit: Cardigan, Old Navy; T Shirt, H&M Conscious Label; Jeans, American Eagle; Booties, Report Footwear

On another note, Newport Restaurant Week starts today and runs through November 11th (I am very lucky that my boyfriend wants to spoil me with a birthday dinner in one week from today)! Check out the listings of participating restaurants and their delicious three course prix fixe menus--all lunches are $16 and dinners are $30. To learn more about Newport Restaurant Week, please click here!