Today Pau talked to us about the concept of "downsizing" or Dé Craissance as it is known in French. Thanks for a very interesting presentation, Pau.
We have two more classes to go--next week we'll continue with presentations.
Catalan expression to translate into English: Tirar pedres sobre la meva teulado?
I've listed some words and expressions to review:
politics, politicians
consumption
living on less money
spend money on something
agree with
way of life, lifestyle
give advice
buy something from someone
you know what you're buying
it's not as expensive as you might think
barter system
barter: cambiar, trocar(conj.⇒)hacer(conj.⇒) trueques
avoid taking out loans
avoid borrowing money
avoid buying things on credit
Nobel Prize winner in economics
waste, wasteful
light pollution
questioning the status quo
questioning our assumptions
I'm becoming aware
catch up to the consumption of the first world countries
overnight
I've listed some words and expressions to review:
politics, politicians
consumption
living on less money
spend money on something
agree with
way of life, lifestyle
give advice
buy something from someone
you know what you're buying
it's not as expensive as you might think
barter system
barter: cambiar, trocar(conj.⇒)hacer(conj.⇒) trueques
avoid taking out loans
avoid borrowing money
avoid buying things on credit
Nobel Prize winner in economics
waste, wasteful
light pollution
questioning the status quo
questioning our assumptions
I'm becoming aware
catch up to the consumption of the first world countries
overnight
Nobe Prize Winner Elinor Ostrom:
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