A Journalist's Juggle

Our essence is unique and built up of passion, dreams and desire. It's almost impossible to word the excitement behind passion, but I've focused on two particular passions of mine which I thought I could write about easily and still transmit some of my feeling through them. Feel free to skim read over them, and comment which one would you be more interested in reading! 

1

The Diet

These days, there are a myriad different diets being touted as the ultimate way to lose weight, get fit, feel better: Paleo, going vegan, gluten-free, IIFYM, LCHF, etc. I'm really interested in finding a dietary lifestyle that goes well with me, and that makes me function to the best of my abilities. The blog posts will include reviews of different products, recipes, what worked and didn't work for me and a brief journal recounting my experience with every particular diet. I'll follow the five diets listed above during approximately two weeks each, and I’ll do three posts per diet:

• ·      Introduction/expectations
• ·      A halfway-through post on which I share my impressions on the diet so far
• ·      A final recap and product review about the diet

As well as my subjective opinion and experience on the diet, I’ll be recording “hard” facts:

• ·   Energy levels
• ·      Weight
• ·      Average heart rate

And will be taking some measures in order to ensure a fair test for all the diets:

• ·      Amount of physical activity (measured by my GarminHR fitness tracker)
• ·      Type of physical activity (6 sprints per session, 3x a week, and some light weights)
• ·      Sleep time (6-8 hours)
• ·      Caloric intake (although I won’t be enforcing this strictly, given that some diets work by counting “macros” instead of calories, or becoming attuned to the levels of satiation

At the end, I’ll do a cross-review of all the diets in terms of convenience (for college students, at least), price, how it made me feel, and any weight I may have lost. I plan to reach a conclusion that is sustainable for the long-term, and be able to incorporate it as a part of my daily routine.

I’m interested in developing this topic further into my blog, because proper nutrition has been always a concern of mine, and I really like experimenting with different dietary habits to see if I can accommodate them into my own lifestyle.

2

Salvadoran Craft Review

Given that I come from El Salvador, Central America, I thought about doing a sort of review about Salvadoran crafts and their makers: I'll be showcasing a particular product per week, for the ten weeks that the blog will go on. These artists are all local, and make the finest crafts for both domestic and foreign consumption. 

I'll be talking about their background, a brief biography, and perhaps a link to their Etsy, Society6 or Behance profiles.

Some of the artists I'll be profiling are:





Sonia Lazo















Andrea Tobar























Steve Aparicio

            
                  Douglas Rodas