[rock music playing]
♪ Danger, I'm on the edge of... ♪
-[Bobby] Good job, Tanny. -Thanks.
[laughs] I'm gonna leave you to get the bikes. I'm not willing to do that.
[Karamo] Where have you two been?
-We went to get bikes. -Oh!
-[Antoni] Nice. -Yeah.
-Why? -So we can ride over to Abby's.
-Our new hero. -[Tan] Love.
-[Karamo] We're riding our bikes? -Not the whole way.
So, we have a few little videos to watch about Abby today
to learn about her and her passions.
I love vignettes. I love backstory packages.
I love little story things. Oh, my gosh.
-Come press play, Bobby. -Come on.
Come on, boys.
[Bobby] All right, we ready?
-Yeah. -Yes, we are.
My name is Abigail Leedy.
I'm 17 years old, and I'm a senior at Central High School.
You all have a choice.
I know it's hard to see it,
but the climate crisis, the floods, the droughts, the hurricanes,
the fires, the poisoned air and water,
the unlivable future, the destruction that will follow me.
It starts with people saying that it's just one small plant
in one corner of one city.
It starts with votes like this one.
It starts with you.
-[man] Thank you. -[woman] Thank you.
I just love how this generation is stepping up and saying,
"This is not going to happen anymore, we're gonna take control."
But I want to learn more about her, Bobby. Tell us.
[Bobby] All right, guys.
"Abby just graduated from high school,
and is living away from home, working full-time.
This summer, she's taking a gap year
and working as a fellow for the Sunrise Movement."
Go, go, go!
We are a youth-led movement fighting to stop climate change
and create millions of good jobs in the process.
We love passion. We love movements. We love drive. Yes, yes, yes.
Okay, come here.
I was really torn between wanting to focus on school
and feeling really drawn to, like, spending all my extra time on Sunrise
because this is what made me feel like I was making a meaningful difference.
"She was nominated by Yvonne, her mother."
Okay.
She is so passionate. She cares so much.
We are gonna go rally in front of their office.
And so many of these kids have spent their lifetimes
in a period of uncertainty and fear, really.
And I think it's amazing that they've created this movement of youth.
Eighteen, I was trying to figure out how to decorate my dorm room,
I wasn't thinking about how to save the planet.
-At all. -[Karamo] So that's, like,
a big thing to take on at such a young age.
-[Jonathan] And to be that engaged. -Yeah.
"Abby lives communally with eight other young people.
The home is a live-work space where they regularly host other activists."
I'm living in a movement house, which is a collective house
that fellows working for Sunrise in Philadelphia live in.
-Thanks for doing the dishes, Abby. -Yeah, no problem.
"Once a week, Abby has to make a vegan meal for the house."
I want your opinion on it.
-Pull it out and then we'll look at it. -[sighs]
-Don't stress. Don't stress. -[exclaims]
[Yvonne] When Abby is stressed,
she can forget that she needs to give herself a break,
and I am concerned that she's not taking enough time for herself.
[Abby] Oh, my God.
[Yvonne] With all the things that are going on,
she can completely forget to eat.
[Bobby] "Abby's hosting a dinner
where she will be serving vegan dishes to her housemates
and members of the Sunrise Movement leadership.
Something that she's never done before."
[Karamo] Yes.
I am hoping that through this week,
she'll learn how important it is to care for herself.
She can't take the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Our mission this week, let's help Abby know her worth
and save the Earth.
-Yeah! -That's cute.
Right, guys. Let's go!
Let's go save the world!
[theme music playing]
-♪ Better ♪ -♪ All things just keep getting better ♪
[Karamo] Come on. I'll race you!
[Tan] We'll just take a leisurely stroll.
Look at you all being so green.
[Jonathan] I'm down for the cause, and I'm taking out my top knot, okay?
-We're here! -Yay!
-[Karamo] Yes! -[Bobby] So cute.
-Why don't we just put a dry one on? -Yeah, sure.
[knock on door]
[Bobby] Hello.
-Hello. -[Abby] Welcome.
[Bobby] Oh, my God, there's a lot of you.
-Hi. -Hi.
How are you? I'm Bobby.
Hi! Nice to meet you.
Hi. How are you?
[Bobby] How's it going, everybody?
-[Tan] How are you? Nice to meet you. -[laughing]
-[Bobby] How many people live here? -[Abby] Eight.
[Bobby] So, who are the rest of these people?
A lot of people work here.
So, we have, like, 20 people who live in Philly,
and the other house doesn't have Wi-Fi right now.
-Eww! -So, we're working here.
-We biked some of the way here. -Nice.
-It's progress, not perfection. -We're trying.
I would say that biking is good because it's really fun,
also, though,
a hundred corporations are responsible for 70% of global emissions,
so if you do drive, it's not a big deal
because you're not really causing the big problem.
Oh!
Okay, well that's good to know.
It's also gorgeous, like, core work. You know?
But I wish I would have known that before I took out my top knot, to be honest.
-I'm just kidding. I'm so kidding. -[laughing]
-We love your house. -So, introduce us.
-Yeah. -Introduce us. Who is everybody?
-What does everyone do? -[Abby] This is Xavier.
-[Jonathan] Hi, Xavier. -How old is everyone in here?
-Twenty-one. -Twenty-one.
Twenty-two. Andrew's 25.
When you walk into a house full of 22-year-old activists, you feel old.
I'm like, "I could be your father. I could be your dad."
-[Jonathan] Touch your gorgeous waves? -Yes.
-Oh, my God! -[laughing]
The energy of Gen Z is so apparent in this home.
These are youths who feel like
they've been handed this world that's on fire,
and they've decided to undertake trying to save it.
So, how many people eat here on a daily basis?
-[Abby] Sometimes we have, like, 12 or 15. -[Bobby] Okay.
It depends who's in town.
So, is this space working for 15?
-No. -No.
Sometimes, though, we eat outside on the porch.
Oh, nice. I love a good front porch dinner moment.
The movement house is a very important tool for them.
It's a lounge for fellows, for friends, it's a workspace.
They use it to put together plans on protests and all kinds of stuff.
But right now, it looks like a house for wayward kids.
I think now it's time to say goodbye.
Aww.
-I'm gonna miss you. -Oh!
[Karamo] Bye, everybody.
-Bye. -Bye.
-Nice to meet you.
I love your scrunchie.
-I know. I like yours, too. -Aw, thanks.
-Can we chat outside? -We can. I'll be right back, guys.
-Okay. -Bye.
-Wow, this is a tall house. -[laughs] Yeah.
This is my room.
-You share this with one other person? -Yeah.
-And you have your own bathroom? -We have a bathroom
that we share with everybody.
There's this thing she says all the time,
that there's only three things you need to do...
-Yeah. -...just work, sleep and social time.
Okay. Work, sleep and find time for yourself.
Yes, but how she always ends it is,
"Because all my friends are in Sunrise,
I only need to work and sleep."
She's deliberately removing the social time.
-Yeah. -Got it.
And I think she feels guilty if she isn't devoting all of her time...
-Yeah. -...to the movement, which--
I just don't wanna see her burn out. I'm nervous for her.
[Bobby] I see that this is very much a communal home.
-Yeah. -And the bedrooms are more--
Not necessarily transient, but they are.
-They are very transient. -They're kind of a stopover.
It's less like my room and more like the place where I am right now.
Yeah, so my thought was
I put all my time and effort in downstairs.
-Yeah. That sounds great. -Yeah? Okay.
Making a space for Abby this week that's just for her
doesn't really make sense.
She's only in the house until her fellowship ends.
So, I really wanna focus
on making the first floor really work
for present occupants and future.
[Antoni] Rusty.
These cabinets are very 1990.
I hope she's not using that hand soap on her face.
[Tan laughs] Definitely not-- not great.
-[Antoni] I guess that's not functional. -[Bobby] Not at all.
[Jonathan] Come on, just try it on. It's beyond cute.
[Tan] All right.
Considering she doesn't really get dressed up,
she's got a lot of print in here.
I'm not a size four.
[Antoni] Okay, so this is your kitchen.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
-You look nervous in your own kitchen. -[laughs] Um...
I didn't ever cook at home. My dad is a retired chef.
That's nice. So there was always a nice home-cooked meal.
Yes, I was super super lucky.
-What does your mom do? -My mom is a professor.
She's, like, a researcher in the school of public health.
-Oh! -Yeah.
-She's super cool. -She's awesome.
-She's so cool. -Okay. Do you have siblings?
-Yeah, I have a little brother. He's 16. -Aww.
We're really good friends. It's really nice.
because you get to have that sense of community
It's so fitting that you ended up here
because you get to have that sense of community
and, like, people supporting and taking care of each other.
Yeah.
You guys take turns, you prepare meals for everybody?
Yeah.
You're holding your hands together like you're already nervous.
[exclaims]
[laughs] I was just thinking about having to prepare a meal for everybody.
It gives you anxiety a little?
It's just really hard 'cause you're the only person making dinner.
-Yeah. -And if you make it and it sucks...
-Well, you don't wanna disappoint. -Yeah.
-Abby has this very nervous disposition. -[laughs]
[Antoni] Cooking should be something that's pleasurable and enjoyable.
It's a little moment in time where you can just sit there
and focus on one thing.
She sees it as a stressor.
That's the last thing she needs in her life right now,
is another thing to stress about.
Are you an anxious person?
Yeah.
I would-- I've been told that I seem anxious.
-Hmm. -I think that probably is because I--
Yeah, I am. I'm pretty anxious.
Gotcha.
I don't want to make it negative, but like, she's stressed as f--
I love a good found or used moment,
but these are just dirty.
[Jonathan] So tell me. You're gorgeous, Abby, and...
You literally gave me an asymmetrical eyebrow when I said that.
-[laughs] -You are!
But I just wanna hear a little about you and like, what happens for you here.
Yeah, well...
I have my toothbrush.
Yes.
I have my toothpaste.
Yes.
I brush my teeth here.
-Yes. -Um...
[clicks teeth] That is about it for this space.
Can we just take your hair down and look at your cut for a second?
'Cause I know you don't wanna spend a ton of time doing your hair.
You have great, kind of a little bit of a wavy texture to it.
I kind of wish that you had a little edge to the hair,
where it was like, "If you come for the environment, I'll come for you."
-Whoo! -Oh, I love that!
-[Tan] Hello, love. -[Abby] Hi.
-[Tan] I have questions. -[Abby] Okay.
I saw you speak. Is that what you're doing daily?
You're going out there and you're speaking or no?
No, I have meetings with people
who are doing, like, local work in Philly.
-Okay, great. -Like, a partner that we're working with
or other organizers.
When you're in meetings, do you feel like, "Yeah, I fit in,"
like, "I belong here?"
[laughs] Not usually.
Okay.
I think sometimes people don't notice that I'm much younger,
but sometimes they do, and I always notice a lot.
-Yeah. -I always walk in and I'm like, "Oh..."
I will say your clothing looks young.
I like these clothes. They're comfortable.
But I think that finding clothes where I feel more of a badass.
-Yeah. I found these next to your bed. -Oh.
When were these taken?
Yeah. This was prom.
-[Tan] Okay. -And this was homecoming.
-[Tan] I love the dress. -Yeah.
Tell me, when was the last time you felt pretty?
It was prom,
-and then before that, homecoming. -[laughs] Okay, good.
I don't know. I think I usually don't think about
-if I feel pretty or not. -Okay.
Do you feel like you won't be taken seriously if you're feminine?
I think it's-- yeah, maybe a little bit.
-Yeah. -And, like,
people don't really take women that seriously,
and it's hard to be a young woman who's, like, very obviously a young woman.
I love that you're a strong woman,
and I wanna put you in things that would be perfectly appropriate
for you in any room so that we really can empower you
to do even more great work.
Yeah.
-You are a fan of AOC. I hear that. -Yeah.
She looks bomb.
-[laughs] She does. I know. -Dope. Bomb.
She's not dressing sexually.
-Right. -She wants to feel powerful.
-Be honest. Do you want that? -I would prefer that. [laughs]
You are a leader, why wouldn't you dress like a leader?
Yeah.
You always know it's a teen, early-20-something
when you have the obligatory hanging Christmas lights.
[Bobby] Or the set of Stranger Things.
♪ Let's go upstairs ♪ Whoo!
Your roommate shared with me your sort of motto.
-Oh. -[laughs]
Well, it is true if--
So you need, like, sleep time, work time and social time,
but if you are friends with and love spending time with all
of the people that you are working with,
work time is like social time.
Got it.
[laughs] So, you only need work time and sleep time.
Yeah.
Because we don't have, like, a structured, like, workday,
it's hard to, like, turn it off.
It's a lot of responsibility. Like, we all have, like, a lot of work
that we're responsible for getting done.
But sometimes, I think especially I'm, like, really prone to feeling overwhelmed.
-And, like, -Yeah.
every time you mess something up, you're like,
"Whoa, did I just, like, stop our chances of, like, stopping climate change?"
Yeah.
Abby is feeling a lot of pressure.
Feeling as if she has to take on this entire movement by herself.
And that's maybe not even that so much as like,
"If I do this right,
we're so much clo-- like, we get closer."
But I get it. I'm getting anxiety just being here.
-Thanks for sharing. -Yeah. Oh, thank you.
[Jonathan] I feel very much proud of you, and we haven't even done anything yet.
-[Abby] I am excited. I'm like... -Good.
a little-- I don't know, I have no idea what's gonna happen.
-We want you to have fun. You're 18. -[Antoni] Yes.
Like, I really want you to have a fun week.
We'll learn stuff, but let's have fun. Let's make that our core.
-Love that. -[Jonathan] Yeah.
We should bring it in. Sunrise.
[all] Three, two, one.
Sunrise!
♪ Yeah, it's all good And getting even better ♪
The fact that Abby's motto is "Work, sleep, socialize,
but I don't have to socialize because all my friends are at work,"
is a problem.
There has to be work-life balance,
and I want her to realize that she's young,
and she needs to find moments for having fun.
♪ Make it last forever ♪
Often, in order for people to really take you serious,
you need to look like you've got yourself put together,
so I want to make this place look like the organized movement
that the Sunrise Movement actually is.
[Antoni] Making food for other people in Abby's life right now is a given.
It's something she has to do.
So why not turn it into something that's enjoyable?
I want to show her how she can do that for herself.
There is nowhere that it is written that an activist must not be feminine.
I want Abby to see her femininity as her power,
definitely not her hindrance.
[Jonathan] Abby is 18 years old, and I want her to realize
that she does not have to come at her personal appearance
from a place of fear and of other peoples' judgment.
-♪ It's all good ♪ -[man] Yeah!
[Bobby] How's it going?
[Abby] I love your shoes. So cute.
[Bobby] Thank you.
[Abby] Whoa!
Hey, Mike, how's it going?
I know you guys use the house to live,
-use the house to work. -Yeah.
Do you also want to eventually use the home to, like,
have, like, meetings and have press over?
Yeah. As a movement,
we are, like, so organized and so structured,
but, like, if you walk into our house right now,
-you really can't see that. -Right.
It needs to look like a serious organization.
-Right. -And right now...
-[laughs] Yeah. Very messy. -...it looks not even like a frat house.
The thing that I love about this is because of its size,
I can fit two of them.
-Oh, okay. -What I also like about this...
-Yeah. -...is it's a daybed,
so if you have more movement members that need to crash for the night...
Yeah, that's fantastic.
-[Bobby] What do you think of this? -This is beautiful.
I kind of like that it's marble, too.
It's like, very earthy.
-It's kind of funky, late 80s. -Yeah.
I think it'll look very cool
with the mixed-use, mixed-look that I'm going for in your house.
-in your house. -Yeah.
What was it that made you want to do this?
It was really hard for me to be like--
to, like, see what was going on in my community
and, like, know what was going on in the world.
You know, like, 70 years from now,
summers are supposed to be ten degrees hotter.
Seventy years from now, all the people who, like,
made it so the summers are gonna be that hotter will be dead,
and I'm going to be, like, an old person living with that.
-Yeah. -And to also know
that I could be making a real difference
with this, like, terrible thing.
You know, it's very commendable. Not many people can do that,
which is why I wanted to find places that we could recycle, reduce, reuse.
-Definitely. Yeah. -You know?
This one is long enough to go along the whole wall...
-Yeah. -...against the window.
And then this one we can cut in half,
-and it can go along the side. -Okay. Wow. Yeah.
-And that way, you can fit tons of people. -Oh, my gosh.
And I asked
-your friends to come help us resand this. -That's wonderful.
[Bobby] What's up, guys?
You don't have to consume new things to make your home look great.
You can start here with me.
By using used and repurposed stuff,
you can still stand by your ideals.
You can make a positive impact on the environment,
and you can really achieve beautiful sustainable living.
-Oh, my God. What in gay hell? -[bell rings]
-Oh, my... -[laughing]
Hi.
Is that a bicycle built for two? Where are we going?
-Where are we going? -[Bobby] Oh, I figured.
You're done here.
-Okay. -All right. Bye.
[Antoni] I'm taking Abby to our next spot.
-Have you ever ridden one of these before? -No.
Same.
-[Abby] All right, ready? Let's go. -I got you.
-[squeals, laughs] -I got you.
-This is a good area. -Yeah, it's super cute.
[Antoni] Yes, the world needs Abby and activists like her
to do what they do.
-It's overwhelming. It's like E.T. -[laughs]
[Antoni] But I don't want her to burn out, either.
I want Abby to have fun.
Abby needs to remember that she's also 18.
-Look at us, we're learning new things. -Whoo!
[Antoni] She's gotta have a good giggle every once in a while.
-[laughs] Whew! -Okay, we made it.
-Let's go. -[laughs]
-Hi. -Hello, my dear, how are you?
-I'm good, how are you? -[Tan] Hi.
Okay, you guys, this is Eili and Kylie.
-Hi. -Hi.
This is Eili's store. It's beautifully curated. I'm obsessed.
I've already been pulling some stuff, so what I'm gonna do is this:
Abby, you're gonna be with me for a few minutes.
Ant, I've pulled some gorgeous looks for you.
I've set it all up, but will you guys show him where it is?
-Great. Thank you. -Thank you so much.
[Antoni] Awesome.
-Cool. Hi. -Hi, my love.
What are you thinking?
Who's that girl that you have in mind when you're shopping?
Oh, I'm sort of thinking, "Well, this is, like, really cute,
but like, will I feel, like, comfortable in it?"
-Okay. -Yeah.
If you were to get slightly more dressed up,
do you think that people within your community would
have any negative thoughts about you getting a bit more dressed up?
I think that I would worry about that.
I can imagine. If you get to the point
where you're trying things on that actually feel like the real you...
-Yeah. -...instead of hiding away,
you might find that people really embrace it.
My biggest concern, Abby,
is that you kind of want to feel invisible in your clothes.
-Yeah. -But you're trying to lead a movement,
and so, you wanna do yourself every favor
by feeling the best you possibly can about who you are, what you are.
That I dress appropriately, that I feel respectable and respected.
We are living in a wonderful time in the US
where women are taking power
and they are not chucking their femininity out the door.
If you don't have strong sense of self,
you're not prepared for this.
I don't want Abby to hide away.
I want her to be able to dress the way she wants dress
and use that in her arsenal.
Okay.
-Yacht. -[Tan] Yeah.
Mykonos.
-That's the one. -Love you guys.
-Leaving you guys. -You out?
All right.
Hey, be careful.
There's gonna be a lot of car accidents when you step out in that.
-[Antoni] Goodbye. -[laughs]
Right, you ready to try on?
-Yeah. -Okay, good.
Abby, you ready?
[Abby] Yep.
Let's see.
Gorge.
-Gorge. Okay. -[laughs]
This is something for work.
This is something you could wear outside of work,
just to make yourself feel the pretty that you were feeling
in the pictures that I saw.
I like the pattern a lot,
and the fabric is really fun.
I could see myself wearing it if I was, like, going out with my friends.
-Like a picnic or something. -Good.
Yeah, it feels pretty. I feel like, "Yeah, I'm gonna wear this dress,
-what are you gonna do about it?" -[laughs]
All right. Now you can get into your second look. Thank you.
Hey.
Oh, it's so good.
Yeah. I really like it.
I love it.
-[Abby laughs] -Okay, wait. Finishing touches.
-Let's take your earrings out. -Okay.
[Tan] Let me give you something else.
I do really love earrings.
-You do? That makes me happy. -Yeah.
I wear them most days.
-Oh, good. -It's a really easy way to...
A really easy way to show your personality without going super bold.
-Yeah. -Tell me what you see.
Um...
-I look like I know what I'm doing. -Yeah, you do.
Do you ever put your hair up? Can I just see you with it up?
Yeah.
If I saw someone dressed like this at a meeting,
I would be intimidated [laughs]
Or I would say, "Wow, she looks really confident."
-I should listen to that person. -Yeah. [laughs]
You can be fighting for the planet and dress sustainably,
without having to sacrifice being stylish, fashionable and professional.
So, next time when you look in the mirror, and you think,
"Am I looking too feminine? Am I looking too pretty?"
There's no such thing. If it makes you feel good, go for it.
You're a strong woman. Show them.
Yeah.
-[Karamo] Wanna skip? -[Abby] Yeah.
[laughing]
[Karamo] Why not skip in city hall, right? It's the best thing.
[Abby] Yeah.
[Karamo] This is a normal spot for you because you're always out here...
-Yeah. -...making things happen.
After our conversation,
I realized, with the career you're choosing,
you're taking on a lot.
Abby is 18 going on 47.
Everything is about her job.
Her life, where she lives, her joy.
If somebody had said to me,
"Do you see yourself tandem bike-riding with Antoni?"
I would've said that you might've been on drugs,
-but that sounds fun. -Yeah.
-It was fun though, right? -Yeah.
It just showed you, like, you don't know where life is gonna take you next.
-No. -And that's okay.
Yeah.
What I want her to do is figure out how to deal with feeling stressed,
feeling anxious and how to find time for herself.
I invited somebody here to talk with us a little bit.
-[Abby] Oh, okay. -[laughing]
[Karamo] We're gonna skip everywhere.
This is who I invited.
Hi.
-Hello. -Hi.
[Helen laughs] Good to see you.
-So you obviously know who this is. -Yes.
-She is like-- oh, my God. Such a badass. -[laughs]
On the streets, like, fighting for her community,
and then she became a city councilperson.
This is someone who's been where you're at.
[Helen] Part of being around activism and organizing
is that it's a journey rather than a destination.
And that's life itself, you know.
But ultimately, there is a lot about politics and about movements
that can take people in because it's so consuming
because it's hard to not feel like you're trying to save the world
-each and every single day. -Amen.
Movements need energy, and they need new ideas
to kind of evolve and grow.
And so your ability to free other people--
It's like a Toni Morrison thing,
but your ability to free other people relies on you yourself also being free.
You live and work in the same space.
[laughs]
-And that is difficult for anyone. -Yeah. Yeah.
That's why people go home.
-But for you, you're there. -[Abby] Yeah.
And I don't wanna take away from that, but while you're there,
you have to know how to remove yourself so you can find joy.
Yes, I'm a young activist, and I'm going out there
and stopping predatory gambling or saying no to a baseball stadium,
in downtown Chinatown,
but also, I'm raising my own kids
-and doing things I love... -[Abby] Yeah.
...like martial arts, or, you know, running.
At the end of the day, it can't be all about the movement.
Yeah.
I want Abby to realize that if she wants a career in helping people
and creating change, she has to take care of herself.
There has to be balance in your life.
Did you think you'd be skipping around city hall with me?
-No. -[laughing]
-Was it fun, though? -Yeah.
Good, good.
You're doing amazing work, and there has to be joy and hope in that,
-but it also is stressful. -Yeah.
-When you start to feel the anxiety... -Yeah.
...what do you start to feel? What does your mind start to tell you?
I think I just get overwhelmed.
It's like there's too many things and not enough time,
or, like, I'm not good enough at what I'm doing,
or, like I'm not gonna get everything done.
Or I'm not gonna do it well enough.
You are enough, and you have enough time.
Yeah.
I feel like I do know this, I just can't, like...
When it comes to self care,
we have to find joy
-outside of our jobs. -Yeah.
I know. Oh.
-So let's go do something else fun. -Yeah.
-Are we gonna skip now? -Yeah, we'll skip.
[laughing]
This-- Ooh. Planter?
They're for outside.
They can grow their own herbs.
The cabinet color came out really great.
All right. It's coming along.
[both] Bye.
-[gobbles] -[snorts]
[rooster crows]
[Abby] This is brand-new to me.
-So, you've never been to Greensgrow? -No.
-But your best friend works here. -My best friend works here.
-[laughs] -I love that.
-They have, like, awesome tomatoes here. -Oh.
-Oh, my gosh. -We have our own little station here.
-Isn't this cute? -Wow!
Nobody needs anxiety in their life. Abby certainly does not need more of it.
I want to change the experience of preparing food
and turn it into something that's enjoyable.
I was really inspired when I got here to Philly.
Chef Mike Solomonov makes this wonderful--
It's a twice-cooked eggplant.
-Yum. Okay. -It's 100% vegan,
-cheap and cheerful. -Yeah.
We wanna feed a crew, great leftovers.
-Yeah. -We're gonna make a simplified version.
Awesome.
Abby has to feed a big crowd at the end of the week.
So, we have our rice with our lentils. There's strands of onion in there.
I wanna show her how to use ingredients that she's already familiar with.
But turn them into something special and a little bit different.
So, the thing with eggplant-- This is a really good trick.
You basically salt it generously...
-Mm-hmm. Okay. -...on either side.
And what the salt is gonna do
is force the eggplant to get rid of a lot of its moisture,
and that's gonna help with removing that whole sliminess component, you know.
You're gonna see these nice little beads of moisture that form over it.
-Okay. -Then all you do is just brush them off.
And then you have these beautiful pieces...
-Wonderful. -...that are all ready to go.
Next up, put the eggplant in the oil.
Just put a single layer.
-We don't want to crowd it too much. -Yeah.
-Look how beautiful. -Yeah.
Like, don't worry about it getting that dark.
[Abby] Okay.
[Antoni] We want it to get nice and crispy like that.
A lot of us are intimidated about going into a kitchen
'cause we don't know what we're doing.
Cut these up into little cubes, basically.
Okay.
But it starts somewhere. It starts with one single recipe.
Sometimes with one ingredient.
-No stress. -[laughing]
Okay, let's see how we did.
Mmm! It's so good.
The eggplant is amazing.
-Isn't the eggplant nice? -Mm-hmm.
-You think you can make this? -I think so.
-Yeah. [laughs] -Yeah?
Maybe I'll have to enlist one of my housemates to help me, but...
If that makes you more comfortable,
maybe it's something nice that you can enjoy
with a housemate while you're making it,
-and just interacting with somebody, -Yeah.
and not check out, but I guess check in, you know?
I think they're gonna be pretty damn impressed.
[laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
[Jonathan] This is Moko.
This is such a cute salon that I'm really excited to show you.
-After you. -[loud beeping]
I love a subtle trash can beep.
-It's gorgeous! -[Abby laughs]
-Monique. Thanks for having us. -Thank you. Welcome to Moko.
-You bet. -[Jonathan] Namaste.
-We love you. -Namaste to you, too.
[Jonathan] She carries lines.
They're all organic and sustainably sourced,
which is fierce.
I want to introduce Abby to some of my personal care friends
that are very non-toxic and, like, great for the environment
and, like, reduce plastic and waste.
I love you in a bob,
you know, chin to collar bone continues to be the gift that keeps on giving,
but I do feel like the bottom of it, it's just, like, a little tiny bit bulky
-It's a little teensy-weensy bit heavy. -Oh, yeah.
Just take a bit of the weight out so that these little baby waves
-can live their best life. -Cool.
I wanna cut it so that it can air-dry and just look amazing.
-That sounds great. -Yeah.
I love this.
-It's gonna be even cuter when I'm done. -Oh!
I'm so excited for you to vote.
-It's your first election, right? -[shouts] Yeah.
We have a huge voter registration campaign in the fall,
and I'm so pumped about it.
[Jonathan] I know that Abby is 18 years old
and is more aware on the issues that our world is facing
than a lot of people will ever be in their whole life.
[Abby] Wait, so who is Liza Minnelli?
[Jonathan] Liza Minnelli? Wow.
[laughs] I'm sorry.
Um, wow.
Although, we also need to know about, like, Liza Minnelli.
We also need to know about Judy Garland.
We need to know about, like, Barbra Streisand, honey.
Funny Girl. She's hilar.
[laughs] Have you ever seen Sister Act?
No, what's that?
-Oh, my God. Jesus Christ. -[laughs] I'm sorry!
Seriously, you have to know about Sister Act 1 and 2.
And they hide her in a convent of nuns,
and they've got a choir, but the choir can't sing,
but you see, she's been a performer in Vegas for decades, honey,
and she's got something to share,
and that's the gift of song,
so she becomes the conductor
and turns them into this sick choir.
And then, in Sister Act 2, she helps, like, Lauryn Hill,
Jennifer Love Hewitt
and all these other people
-win the all-state singing competition. -[laughing]
Thus saving their parochial Catholic school from imminent closure.
[laughing]
I don't know how I missed that.
-Me either, girl. -Sister Act?
You were too busy learning-- or, like, saving the world.
Your haircut looks amazing. Perfect.
I wanted to give Abby a high-velocity glam look.
This is Sanaj. We love Sanaj.
Hi, nice to meet you.
[Jonathan] I wanted to give her contour, layers, levels.
I wanted to show her everything.
I want her to realize that she is allowed to express herself however she wants to.
I love her either way.
I just wanna show her that she has options,
and I feel that after this week, she knows that she does.
-All right, my gorgeous darling. -[laughs]
This is just, like, really a look that says, like,
"Get out of my way, climate change, I'm saving the world."
-Are we ready to see the new Abby? -Yes.
All right, here she is.
Oh! [laughs]
Wow.
You can get all up in it, if you wanna see.
I love it.
The waves are so beautiful.
-They work. -Yeah.
What do you feel?
Good for special occasions.
Yeah. This doesn't have to be, like, you're just, gonna do a normal day thing.
And really, all I want you to do on a daily is, like,
a tiny bit of hair balm on your wet hair,
-and, like, some sunscreen on your face. -Okay.
-Like, that's it. -Yeah.
Maybe a toothbrush, a little floss or something, but yeah.
-We can do that. -Love you. Give me huggies.
Thank you.
Say no to climate change and say no to frizz.
[woman vocalizing]
♪ I'm on my way back home ♪
♪ Back home, I'm on my way ♪
♪ Back home ♪
I feel like we've formed our little ritual with this tandem biking.
-[Abby laughs] I know. -I'm gonna miss this.
Oh, my gosh.
-[gasps] -Hey, boys!
[Abby exclaims, laughs]
[all] Hi.
Oh, my God!
How's it going?
Don't mind me.
-Hi, sweetie. -Hi.
-Oh, my gosh. -[Bobby] Hi.
-[Abby] Hi. -Hi, beauty.
-Hi, gorgeous. -[Abby] Hi. Sorry.
It's okay.
-Hi. -I love your baby bun.
[Abby] Thanks.
Wow, it's so beautiful.
[Bobby] Everything is nice and white and clean now.
[Abby] Oh, wow! Are these all pepper plants?
-Peppers. -[Karamo] What's this?
[Abby] Oh, my gosh. Wow!
-Ready to see more? Shall we? -Yes.
[Bobby] After you.
Oh, my God!
-[Tan] Love that. -[Jonathan] I'm shook.
Oh, my God!
[gasps]
This is our house. [laughs]
Oh, my God!
Oh, my gosh, this is so beautiful.
[laughing]
Here's the table.
[Abby gasps] Oh, my God.
-You can fit so many people at this table. -[Bobby] There's another leaf as well
-that makes the table even bigger. -[Abby] So you can go...
Oh, my gosh.
We can have so many great dinners here.
-[Fab 5] Yeah! -[laughing]
[Jonathan] Bobby, I have to say, you went off.
-[Abby laughs] -[Tan] It's so well done, Bobby.
[Abby] It's so beautiful.
These were just regular floor bookcases,
and we repurposed them and put them on top of this credenza.
Wow! Is that a dishwasher?
-Yes, it's a scratch and dent piece. -[Abby] Oh!
[Bobby] It had some dents on it, so nobody wanted it,
so now, you have a working dishwasher, and you can use less water
-to do your dishes. -Yes.
-That's really incredible. -[Abby] Yeah.
[Bobby] I really hope the Sunrise Movement can see that they can set an example
for the world and everyone that walks into their home
that you can make a nice, lovely, warm, comfortable home
and do it with all used stuff.
-[Tan] Isn't it lovely? -[Abby] Yes.
You guys had this in a very small form over on the other wall
and that inspired me to make it an art piece in your home
and do it even bigger.
Every time somebody visited, we had them choose the color
that, like, best represented them and sign their name and the date.
And now, every time people come over,
-this is your guest book. -Yes.
-[Jonathan] It's just really gorgeous. -[Tan] Yeah, it's lovely.
I feel like when you're in a really cluttered space
-it's hard to completely relax. -[Bobby] Yep.
And I feel like it's gonna be so much easier to really...
-[Bobby] Yeah. -...chill down here now.
[Abby laughs] Oh.
We're gonna climb Mount Everest together. Forever.
[Abby gasps, laughs] Wow!
[Jonathan] I chose all products that are non-toxic,
-clean or small. -Yeah.
This has a dehydrated quinoa protein in it
that acts as a UVA and UVB filter,
so this is like, literally, sunscreen for the hair,
-which I love. -Very fun.
So, I'm just gonna spray it into my hands
and then just kind of come in and scrunch it into your hair.
And then you just basically let it air-dry.
I love how this looks, though. Do you like?
Yes. I love it so much.
-The hair's gorgeous. -[Jonathan] Isn't it?
Gorgeous. Now we need to balance the look out completely.
-[Abby] Yeah. -Can I see?
-[Jonathan] Pretty, right? -Oh, Jackie.
-[Jonathan] It's easy. -So easy.
Beautiful and so very young. Love.
-Okay, will you come with me? -[Abby] Yes.
-Thank you. Bye, Jackie. -[Jonathan] Bye, queen.
Okay, my love. I want you to see your new closet space.
Oh, my gosh.
[Tan] I love "Oh, my gosh." Go and have a look.
-Wow. -So, everything here is either thrifted,
-Oh. -vintage or sustainably sourced.
They're from brands that are sustainable.
[Abby] This is so beautiful.
-Yay! -[gasps] Oh, my gosh.
[Tan laughs] You like it.
[Abby] I love it.
[Tan] I'm so glad you like it. Okay, so I shall I show you first?
There's nothing in here that you can't potentially wear
when you're either going canvassing or going to speak in front of other people
and you look a little more dressed up.
-Sound good? -Wow, those are so pretty.
Skirts. Obsessed with this.
Nothing's too short.
-Yeah. Wow, this is beautiful. -Isn't it so nice?
And it's nice, 'cause it's, like, navy, so I'm wearing a skirt,
-but it's a little-- -Yeah.
-It could be corporate or professional. -Yes.
-Do you wanna try some stuff on? -Yeah.
Everyone! It's Tan France!
-[Antoni] Yeah! -Boys, you ready?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
[Tan] All right, my love. Will you join us, please?
-[Antoni] Aww, so cute! -[applause]
Oh, my gosh, your bouncy waves.
Look at her!
-[Antoni] So cute. -Doesn't she look beautiful?
-I love that dress, queen. -That's an adorable dress.
Abby wants to look professional. She wants to command a space,
but still feel like herself.
You look gorgeous in that dress. I really like that.
-Falls really beautifully-- -I'm such a badass.
-[laughs] Yeah, you-- -I'm ready to go
tell some fossil fuel CEOs where to go.
-Yeah! -Yeah!
-[Abby] Ooh! -[Antoni] There you go.
[Tan] You can do a full-on walk if you'd like.
Yes. [laughs]
-[Jonathan] Yes! -[cheering]
-Yeah! -Yay! Yeah!
[Tan] You look the cutest.
-Okay, boys. Final look. -[all] Yeah!
-[Antoni] So nice. -[Karamo] Gorgeous!
-Love. -Still youthful.
-[Tan] Still very youthful. -[Bobby] It's more professional.
-[Karamo] And very strong. -Yes.
-[Karamo] Good job. -[Antoni] A profesh skirt, a casual top,
it's like the right balance. It's still you.
Do you feel like you won't be kind of undercut for the way you look?
I mean, definitely more difficult not to take me seriously.
-Yeah. -[Tan] Absolutely.
I always feel like, with work, really put together with what I'm doing,
But now I feel like you can tell how put together I am
-just by looking at me. -Yes.
[Abby] I feel like I've grown a lot,
and I'm really excited to jump back into my life
in a much healthier and more positive and, like, more productive way.
I truly do believe in you.
And I'm super excited to see where everything is headed for you.
Finding joy in yourself is the first step in changing the world for the better.
-Perfect. -[Karamo] What I'm excited about
is the stress-free Abby...
-Sweet. -[Abby] Yay!
...who's ready to take on the world but is also finding time for herself.
[Antoni] You're gonna do it. You're gonna be great. It's gonna be awesome.
-I'm really excited. -I'm so excited.
[Karamo] She has a bright future.
I feel very confident about our world if Abby's leading it.
I've loved this week with you.
You are an angel.
You've opened up your space to us and yourself to us.
And that's the only reason it's gone so well,
is because you were so willing to learn and teach us at the same time.
-I've loved seeing you this week. Truly. -Thank you.
And I can't let you guys leave without finding your color
-Oh! -and signing.
-[Karamo] Are we getting to sign? -Yes!
-Okay, great. Love to. -You were guests in our home.
-[Karamo] I'm down. -[Antoni] Let's do it.
[Jonathan] Yes.
[Bobby] All right, Abby. On that note...
-[Abby] Give me a hug. -You're amazing. Oh!
Tell everybody what your mantra is now.
I am enough, and I have enough time.
-Boom! -Yeah!
-There you go. -Such a good mantra.
-[Karamo] There you go. -Goodbye, my love.
-Have so much fun tonight. Bye. -I will.
-I'm so excited. Thank you so much. -Thank you.
-Love that mantra. -[Abby laughs]
-Love you to pieces, queen. -Bye.
Bye.
[Bobby] Let's go, guys.
-Bye, Abby. -Bye!
-Oh, no! -[Jonathan] Bye, Abby. We love you.
-Bye. -Oh, no. Wait!
You guys! Come back!
♪ Take me away ♪
♪ You take me away ♪
♪ Let's go! ♪
♪ Got you anyway ♪
Who's got the bushiest eyebrows?
Does it look like we could be related? We've got similar eyes.
And hair.
-[Antoni] Is that true, Walter? -[Tan] What do you think he's thinking?
[Antoni] You know what he's thinking?
"I wonder if Abby cooked a nice dinner for everybody."
[Jonathan] Oh, my gosh! I bet that is what he's thinking.
-[Antoni] Let's find out. -Come on.
-Tanny, can I pick you up? -I didn't wanna walk. Yes.
[Jonathan] Yes, yes, yes.
[Tan] Go on. Five more steps.
[laughing]
-[Tan] Well done. -[Antoni] So graceful.
All right, kids. Shall we watch this? Let's see what Abby got up to.
[Karamo] Aww!
Waves, yes. Bob, yes.
I feel like she had a moment with herself where she was like,
"Oh, I look cute." It's like she was feeling herself there.
Mm! Delicious.
-Hi. -Whoa.
-[man] Sure, right, yeah. -Oh, my God!
Oh, my God.
Don and Yvonne. Mom and Dad.
-Wow. -This is crazy.
[Abby] Yeah.
-Hi, darlin'. Hi. -[Abby] Hi, how are you?
[Jonathan] Oh, my God. I gave her her mom's haircut.
[laughing]
-Look at you. -Yeah.
-[Yvonne] And the shoes. -[Abby] I know.
I've never seen you wearing jeans that actually fit.
[laughing]
That's true. I know. And a clean shirt. At the same time.
-Wow. You look awesome. -Yeah.
-[Yvonne] Oh, my gosh. -[Don] Oh, man.
I love the way you can see into the kitchen from out there,
-but, like, it's functional. -Yeah.
-[Yvonne] Wait, and you made this? -I made this. Yeah.
-[Yvonne] Whoa, really? -[Abby] Yeah.
-Antoni taught me. -[Yvonne] Oh, my God.
It looks great.
[Abby] Something you'd be really excited about,
I'm gonna start setting more boundaries for work.
-[Don] Oh, that's good. -So I'm gonna work between these hours
and then I'm gonna turn it off.
Mm-hmm. Get it, girl.
Taking more time for myself and doing things that I love,
other than Sunrise because you know that I love Sunrise a lot.
Look at her little Mom eyes, she's like, so proud of her.
[Antoni] Yeah.
Do you feel less stressed?
-I feel a little less stressed. Yes. -[laughing]
I feel less stressed.
-[Yvonne] That's really awesome. -Yeah.
I know you guys are proud of me for my work,
but I also want you to be proud of me for how well I'm taking care of myself.
[Jonathan] No matter how busy you are,
there is a way to give yourself that self-care...
-Of course there is. -...and that nurturing you need.
If she wants to save the world, she's not gonna save the world
-if she's not around to do it. -Amen, Tanny.
-We're really proud of you. -I'll see you for a run. Yeah.
[Don] Take it easy, Ab.
[Abby] Bye.
[woman] It's so pretty!
These plants.
-Oh, my God. -Hi.
Your hair looks so cute.
Yes!
[man] Wow!
-Hi. -[Xavier] Wow, your hair looks great.
Abby.
Awww.
-[man] Wow. What? -Oh, my God.
What is this?
[Xavier] Oh, my God.
-What? -This is insane.
-Oh, my gosh. -[man] Oh, my God.
[woman] Oh, my God.
I mean, it looks completely refreshed and new, Bobby.
Abby cooked.
[laughing]
We know that I historically have had trouble with cooking.
-Growing moments. -Right.
We're gonna treat it less as something that can be stressful
and more as, like, a time to unwind.
-Right, you're supposed to enjoy cooking. -Good job.
And we have a dishwasher now.
-Whoa! -[woman] Gorgeous.
The plums...
[shouting]
[laughing]
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God!
Look at you!
This table...
We can finally all eat together!
[laughing]
Everyone add their names to the wall if you haven't yet.
[woman] Wow!
This looks delicious. Great job, Abby. So good.
-[chattering] -[laughing]
[Grace] Everyone!
-I just wanna thank Abby. Oh, my God. -[laughing]
This girl is wearing a blouse?
[laughing]
[Antoni] You can continue saving the world,
but you have to remember the other parts of you that bring you joy.
[Grace] I feel like there's no point fighting in a future
if you can't enjoy the present.
-That's corny, but you know. -[laughing]
The only way we're gonna move forward is by being authentically who we are.
I appreciate you guys all so much.
I just feel, like, so taken care of and in a community with you all.
[Jonathan] We all have a part to play in this fight against climate change,
and with people like Abby and the Sunrise Movement,
I know that this is a battle we can win.
We should all enjoy this delicious eggplant.
-It's so good. -It's really good.
If we all take baby steps together,
we all take one huge step for the environment.
-Toast to Abby! -[cheering]
[Karamo] The only way to save the world, save your community
is getting out there and voting.
You have the power. Vote!
Thanks to Abby for helping us change as well.
-Yeah! -Thanks, Abby
-[chattering] -[glasses clinking]
Organic waste creates methane gas in our landfills,
and our planet could use a lot less of that.
Composting is easy.
Plus, you could use it as fertilizer in your gardens.
Basic rule of thumb:
if it grew from the ground, it's compostable.
Eggshells are okay.
But most animal products, like meat, are not.
That makes you happy, Walter. Huh? There you go.
[gasps] Yeah!
Walter, your farts are ruining the environment.
[upbeat music playing]