Matcha Tea (Latte) & Saló del Manga

Last Sunday I went to "Saló del Manga" in Barcelona. As every year, the meeting was really crowded and the options, multiple and diverse. There were some stands organized by publishing companies specialized in manga, by cinema producers, shops which sell figurines; informative stands; lectures by authors and creators; workshops about macrobiotic japanese food… Although you have to sign up to take part in some workshops because of the limited capacity, fortunately I could go to a sake tasting and a tea matcha tasting in which prior inscriptions weren't needed. This last one was organized by The Matcha House,  a company and online shop which also arranges person events, and it was really informative and illustrative.

Amapola Vegan Shop, Barcelona

Hello everyone and Happy World Vegan day!

Veganism is concerned not only about the food, but also about the products people use for their skin and the ones they wear. So it is difficult sometimes to know what to wear or where to shop. Luckily, people are more and more concerned about this topic and there are some vegan shops. Amapola Vegan Shop is one of those. I discovered it about a year ago and I am completely in love with it!

El veganisme es preocupa no només pel menjar, sinó també pels productes de la pell i la roba i complements. Però, a l'hora de vestir-se, és difícil a vegades saber on anar o quines marques/productes comprar. Per sort, cada dia més gent està conscienciada del tema i hi ha més botigues veganes. Una d'elles és Amapola Vegan Shop. La vaig descobrir fa aproximadament un any i no en puc estar més enamorada!

THE GREEN JUICE by Lily Pebbles

When summer comes, we are in need of more fresh and watery food. But being vegan or vegeterian is sometimes a problem, because you (unless, we) prefer not to eat sugary products (like coke, for example). So juicing is a great habit, specially if it's home-made juicing! When we first started juicing, we tried Lily Pebbles' green juice recipe. It's easy, quick and mouth-watering. And obviously, it's great for summer!

Bona nit Barcelona 2015

Hello everybody!
So this last weekend took place in Barcelona the music festival Bona nit Barcelona and we were there, yayy! It was its third year and in order to celebrate the first anniversary of Glories Square it changed its original location (Poble Espanyol) to this more centrical, best communicated space. Moreover, this year was free, with an invitation (It has its pros and its cons, but for us it has obviously more pros!).

Benvinguts/udes! Bienvenidxs! Welcome!

Hola a tothom i benvinguts/udes al nostre blog: Earthankful! Som la Clàudia i la Montse, dues estudiants universitàries inquietades per les circumstàncies del nostre entorn. La iniciativa de la creació d’aquest blog parteix de diverses preocupacions: com canviar els nostres hàbits de consum per tal de tenir-ne uns de més sostenibles (intentem deixar de comprar roba feta en països en vies de desenvolupament, amb males condicions mediambientals i de feina i procurem utilitzar productes com més naturals millors), seguir una dieta vegetariana sent més responsables amb el que ens alimentem… Amb tot, la decisió d’optar a seguir aquestes alternatives no ens suposen limitacions, sinó que des de la nostra perspectiva significa creure en la possibilitat que hi ha opcions viables més enllà d’aquelles que ens han estat imposades per convencions socials. Ens encanta menjar, el disseny, la moda… són necessitats i vies d’expressió que defensem des d’un punt de vista sostenible i responsable.

Amb el nostre blog volem mostrar que un canvi és possible, que el món pot ser un lloc una mica millor si tots hi contribuïm, encara que les nostres aportacions siguin a petita escala. Amb Earthankful nosaltres estem fent el nostre primer pas, encara que segur que no som 100% efectives i probablement tenim incoherències i contradiccions. Per això, aquest intentarà ser un lloc de creixement per a tothom, on tots i totes puguem afegir un nou hàbit eco-friendly a la nostra vida dia a dia. Aquí no us mostrarem consells ni rutines que ens semblin adequades, sinó simplement el que nosaltres fem diàriament. Així que esperem que vosaltres també compartiu l'amor per la Terra com nosaltres, i que el blog sigui un espai obert de diàleg i d’aprenentatge on els comentaris ens ajudin a millorar cada cop més. No tingueu por de donar veu als vostres pensaments, tot és vàlid! 

Parlarem de roba sostenible, de productes pel cos naturals, de menjar i restaurants, de cinema, música i llibres, de viatges,... De tot el que la Terra ens proporciona i creiem convenient compartir i agrair en comunitat! 

Hello everybody and welcome to our blog: Earthankful. We are Clàudia and Montse, two university students worried about the circumstances of our surroundings. The iniciative of the creation of this blog was born because of multiples worries: how to change our consum habits trying to have a more sustainable ones (we try to stop buying clothes made in developing countries, in bad environmental and work conditions, and we try to use natural products), following a vegeterian diet being more responsible about what we eat... However, this decision doesn't limite us, it just makes us believe that there are more options than the ones that have been imposed by our society. We love eating, design, fashion... We defend these as ways of expression from a sustainable and responsible point of view. 

With our blog we want to show that a change is possible, that the world can be a better place if we all help a little bit. Earthankful is our first step. We aren't 100% sustainable, ecological or coherent, but we try to be so as much as we can. That's why this blog is going to be a learning place for everybody, where all of us can learn a new eco-friendly habit everyday. We will just show our daily habits. So we hope that you all share here your love for Earth and that this blog becomes a place where dialogue is possible. Don't be afraid of sharing your opinion!

We will talk about sustainable clothes, natural body products, food and restaurants, cinema, music and books, journeys... We will talk about everything Earth gives us and we think it's interesting to share it with you.

I recorda, si no canvies res, res canviarà!

And remember, if you don't change anything, anything will change!

Esperem veure-us molt aviat!

We hope to see you all very soon!

Earthankful <3