We haven’t exactly been looking at biofuels during our time in Greece, but after my first blog post about biogas in Bali and Pak Kyle’s (Green School’s Bio Bus founder) intrigue and love for all things biodiesel, I decided to do a little research on biodiesels in Greece. While the biodiesel scene here is a bit … Continue reading Grease in Greece
I cannot stand olives. I’ve managed to dodge them for most of my life, sticking them on my sister's plate if I was ever served them; the smell alone keeping them far from my mouth. But we are in Greece, and there is no escaping the olive here. In Athens, we were taught how much … Continue reading A Greek Standoff (of sorts)
Over one shoulder was the black strap to my purple and bestickered violin case and over the other shoulder was the strap to my small backpack full of notebooks and pens for taking notes. Around me were the small, old, stone houses of Molyvos, Lesvos that give the town a feeling of a benevolent grandparent … Continue reading Needles are Our Stage
There is a hero. They live an everyday life in an everyday town, they walk like you, and they even talk like you. They do everyday things like go shopping or work or go to school. They do small things that contribute to their world. They sometimes refuse that straw at their restaurant, choosing to … Continue reading The Everyday Hero
We first met Eva in the lounge area in our hostel in Athens. It wasn’t that she was staying at the hostel or anything, but a former colleague of hers, Gelly, had come to talk to us about her role in education in Greece and as they used to work together at an intercultural school … Continue reading “Education Can Change the World”
In the old Olympic basketball stadium in Athens is a vast warehouse where donations for refugees are sorted by volunteers in a less than glamorous job. They make sure that the right supplies reach the right camps and the right time - a task that is incredibly overwhelming. There are boxes stacked to the roof … Continue reading Boxes Packed with Purpose
We walked into this one a little blind, like a lot of things we’ve done on Earth Bound so far really. The only clue we had to what was about to unveil was that Sarita was giddy with excitement, but once again - a pretty regular thing. We were told it was called Saman Dance, … Continue reading Traditional Heroes
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Indonesia - and even the whole world - is polluted with dumping places and burning pits. Just outside Sanur, a province in Bali, is a huge dumping place that is connected to to the ocean and pollutes everything around it. When I drive on the main road with the motorbike, it makes me want to throw … Continue reading The World of Trash
I was heartbroken to look down to see a river so repulsive; it had trash of all shapes and sizes flowing through the murky water. The voice of the river rang out clear and strong. It was not singing, it was screaming. People hunched over to pick up the garbage with their bare hands, then … Continue reading Mr. Trash Wheel
How can we change the mindset of people to think in a more sustainable way and how can we transform trash into a normal everyday thing? This was the first question that entered everyone's mind the day we were told we were going to collect trash from the beach and then make it into … Continue reading One Girl’s Trash is Another Girl’s Fashion
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