LeahMoore

Hey guys, here's an update to let you know how I'm doing! 

Living without transport really shouldn't be the biggest challenge, no where near as big as say, living on a pound a day, buuut surprisingly it is more of a nuisance than it'd seem! Having to wake up earlier, or get everything done earlier to account for the extra time it's going to take can be quite a stress when living in the midst of a busy city. Normally I would give myself say, 30 minutes to get into Uni from my house, this is taking the bus of course. However, to be on the safe side I'm trying to give myself around an hour in advance to make sure I get there on time! 

The exercise side of things is also pretty tiring at times, when I'm in a rush/stress and have things to do, the last thing I want to be doing is power walking! 

However, I am enjoying the challenge and am really starting to appreciate the Magic buses of Manchester and their quick and convenient service! I don't think I'll be complaining about public transport in England for a while after this! 

Hello all, today is the first day of the 'What does poverty mean to you?' challenge with Oxfam and I chose to live without transportation for a week to appreciate the difficulties that many people go through just to obtain basic human rights like food and water. Not only this, but due to recent bouts of extreme weather conditions such as floods (in Pakistan for example) caused by the increase of green house gases in the climate, many people are left stranded in masses of water, their only option to try and walk miles to escape the disaster. Many of these people don't even have the option of transport and so are forced to walk for as long as it takes to attempt to get to safety. For more information click here.

Day 1: Haven't actually had to use too much transportation today so have managed to start off my challenge on a good day! I've walked to the local shop and walked into the town centre which was actually quite enjoyable as the weather has been pleasant  However, this amount of exercise (which I'm not used to!) may take it's toll over the next couple of days when I have more walking to do!

By the end of the week will I be loving the fresh air and exercise or pining for the western comforts of convenient travel?
How much transport do you use daily? 

 

I am going to live without any form of transport for a week.

I’m taking part to raise awareness to others about climate change and am choosing this challenge so that I can try to appreciate the distances that some people have to walk for safe water/food.

I live in Manchester and will ask my MP Gerald Kaufman what he thinks about it all .... What do you think?