Elise Bryce-Johnson's Page

I'm Elise :) I'm 22 years old, and in my fourth year of a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business at Monash University, majoring in Management, International Studies and French. I've been a vegan for 7 years, and it's because of that that I started becoming more interested in the environment - kind of an "I'm already helping, so what exactly AM I helping??" :)

I love travelling, and that's my biggest environmental weakness. I've carbon offset my trips, but it's definitely a concern of mine... that I want to see the world (been to every continent except Antarctica, and aim to get there before it disappears!) but I can't seem to do so without causing damage.

Snowboarding is my other love, but now that more mountains are using wind power and recycled water, that's becoming less of an issue :)

I work part-time at the United Nations Association of Australia (Victorian Division), and one of my roles is helping organise the World Environment Day Awards each year. It's really heartening to see all the entries come in - from businesses, community groups, the media and individuals, all with great ideas that have been put into practice to help the environment. What's disheartening is that we have all these wonderful ideas and even the technology already built to put them in practice, but they lack funding and interest. Bloody "global financial crisis".

Well... c'est moi!