#SoCaltech: Elena Priesen Reis

Jon Nalick
“When I learned that our group was a finalist in the Zipcar competition , I messaged the Plant-Based Caltech group chat to ask for ideas. We had to show off Zipcar in some way in our video . The whole idea of using a car to explore LA’s plant-based food options and connect that community with the Caltech community came up pretty early on. A few generous volunteers—aka my lab mates—agreed to a whole day of filming. Throughout the day, I really enjoyed interacting with the local vendors. I got a l