环保怪咖：不在乎他人的异样眼光 坚持做自己喜欢做的事

这就是我喜欢做的事

(By Shallon Lester)

（译 / 四叶草）

I spent the first 20 years of my life terrified about what other people thought about me. Like, lay-awake-stressing-about-whether-or-not-my- classmates-hate-my-backpack kind of terrified. So, I tried to minimize my inherent nerdiness as much as possible, especially when it came to my closet obsession : saving the world.

在我人生的头20年，我总会因为别人对我的看法而担心害怕。比如，我会躺在床上睡不着觉，为同学们是不是不喜欢我的背包这类事情惶恐不安。所以，我尽可能地让自己身上那种与生俱来的古怪显得低调，尤其是我最隐秘的“嗜好”——拯救世界。

My eco-geekiness started when I was 13 and my favorite teen magazine arrived in the mail with a "Save the Earth, Girl!" cover. I remember it so clearly! It was filled with all sorts of easy tips to go green.

我热爱环保的怪癖始于13岁那年。那天我收到了自己最喜爱的一本少年杂志的邮件包裹，杂志的封面上赫然写着“拯救地球吧，女孩！”。时至今日，我都清楚地记得这句话。那本杂志里列出了各种各样简单易行的环保小贴士。

Among many of the dork facts I learned that day: turning off the water while you brush your teeth saves 200 gallons of water every year - per person! Let's just say I started doing that right away. I mean, it is kind of a big deal considering Earth doesn't have an unlimited amount of fresh water (converting the ocean into drinkable water is super hard and expensive, I found out).

就在那一天，我了解到许多关于环保的菜鸟入门知识，其中一条是：“刷牙时关上水龙头，