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W h en w e ar r i ved to A l sótol d , th i s tow n of 30 0 i n h abi tan ts an d tw o str eets , w e d i d n ' t k n ow w h at to th i n k . Fi r st m om en ts w er e a l i ttl e bi t str an ge . W e w er e i n a n ew p l ace su r r ou n d ed by p eop l e w i th d i f f er en t n ati on al i ti es . N o on e ex p ected w h at w as to com e .
T h e m ai n top i c of th e p r oject w as cr eati ve r ecy cl i n g . ReCr eati vi ty of f er ed u s a l ot of acti vi ti es i n r el ati on w i th r ecy cl i n g an d n atu r e con ser vati on . Each d ay w e w or k ed w i th d i f f er en t w aste m ater i al s , getti n g com p l etely n ew objects w e cou l d u se i n ou r d ai ly l i f e . W e m ad e a bag ou t of cl oth , a n otebook ou t of car d box an d even a w al l et ou t of a tetr ap ak . W e h ad th e goal of tak i n g car e of th e w or l d w i th sh ar i n g si m p l e acti vi ti es . W e l ear n t th at th i n gs w e u su al ly d on ' t n oti ce , or th i n gs w e cal l r u bbi sh can be r ei n tegr ated w i th a n ew p u r p ose , on ly by ou r h an d s an d , on top of ever y th i n g , i n a f u n w ay .
T h ey al so gave u s an i n cr ed i bl e ex p er i en ce w h en w e h ad to sh ar e ou r k n ow l ed ge abou t r ecy cl i n g w i th som e p r i son er s d etai n ed i n a h i gh secu r i ty p r i son . A t th e begi n n i n g , w e w er e af r ai d of th em , bu t f i n al ly w e f i n i sh ed ou r w or k ver y p r ou d an d w e took an oth er l esson : r em ove p r eju d i ces ! T h e sam e d ay w e w en t to a l i ttl e ci ty cal l ed B al assay gar m at . W e m ad e th er e a w or k sh op abou t cr eati ve r ecy cl i n g i n th e m ai n squ ar e of th e ci ty . T h e f act of en cou r agi n g p eop l e to sh ow th ei r m ost cr eati ve p ar t r em i n d ed u s ou r f i r st d ay s i n A l sótol d , bu t al so r em i n d ed u s th at w e h ad on ly on e d ay l ef t i n th i s am azi n g exch an ge .
T h an k s f or th i s am azi n g ex p er i en ce . W e ar r i ved back h om e w i th a l ot of n ew th i n gs l ear n ed : tak i n g car e of th e en vi r on m en t i s n ot abou t tr en d s , i s ou r d u ty as h u m an bei n gs w h o sh ar e a sp ace th at w e h ave to p r eser ve . W e al so l ear n t th at Eu r op e i s a ti n y h ou se th at w e k n ow m u ch better n ow . W e al so h ear d th at w e tak e 60 d ay s to cr eate a n ew r ou ti n e an d w e star ted th er e , so n ow , i s ou r tu r n to f ol l ow th i s p ath of sh ar i n g , l ear n i n g , tak i n g car e , i n tegr ate an d en joy !