This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 53, and I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

Today, I'm really excited to be having a conversation with fellow eco podcaster, Misty Little.

And before we get into that, I want to share something with you.

If you can, close your eyes, not if you're driving, of course, but if you can, close your eyes and imagine

you and I are meeting up at your favorite cafe or coffee shop. We walk in, go to the counter,

and order. You get your usual. I get a chite tea latte with almond milk. We hand over our

reusable mugs to the barista, and while we're waiting, you look to the

other side of the cafe, and the person you most look up to in the sustainability movement is

sitting there by the window at a three-top, but they're alone reading a book. You elbow me. Oh my gosh,

is that who I think it is? They look up from their book. You elbow me. Oh my gosh. Is that who I think it is?

They look up from their book.

We lock eyes.

They smile and wave us over.

Turns out we know each other.

So you and I sit down, mugs in hand,

and over the next 30 minutes,

you and I have a conversation with this role model of yours,

the chance of a lifetime, perhaps. Learning about their childhood, how they got inspired to do environmental work,

what some of the challenges were that they faced and how they overcame them, and about 28 minutes

in, they grab a napkin and jot down a few helpful websites and books for us to check out.

And then we say goodbye before they head off to their next meeting.

If you think about it, this is exactly what A Sustainable Mind episodes are all about.

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