In July 2024, I went to France with my daughter Amelia. She had been learning French in school, so it was a chance for her to practice the language and get a feel for the culture. For me, it was about revisiting a place I once lived in as a teenager.

The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed. On planet Earth, all available energy comes from one of three primary sources: solar, nuclear and geothermal. Throughout history, humans have converted this energy into useful forms like heat, motion or electricity. Climate change is strictly related to this energy conversion process.

In May 2024, together with my parents, I went for a 3 day trip to Istanbul. This trip marked my first return to the city since living in Turkey as a child. The place had existed only in my imagination ever since, and now it was time to confront those memories and see it anew. I took my parents along to make it a family journey, giving us a chance to reminisce about the good old days.

In my previous post, I described how an EV and rooftop solar have lowered our reliance on grid power and fossil fuels. Electrifying is a pretty straightforward path to curb our carbon emissions. That being said, home electrification will not solve climate change on its own.

To lower our carbon footprint and our energy costs, we recently installed rooftop solar with a Tesla Powerwall and an EV charger at home. Here's what I learned after the first couple of months of using it.

In February 2024, we went on a weekend trip to Mexico City. We wanted to experience the city's lively atmosphere and see if it would draw us back again. Here's a look at our trip through the heart of one of the largest cities in the world.