Last summer I had the most amazing experience of my life. My dad's an engineer who works with green technology, and he was sent by the university he works for to a small town called Gaviotas in Colombia. Since I was on my summer vacation, he decided to take me with him. At first I wasn't very excited. What was I going to do in the middle of nowhere, in a country where l couldn't even speak the language? And anyway, what was so special about Gaviotas?
My dad is always talking about how, 50 years from now, we will have used up all of the earth's resources and how, by 2050, half the icecaps will have disappeared and the global temperatures will have risen by 2C, and so on. He told me that l Gaviotas was an example of how people could live without destroying the environment. This got me a little more interested, so l did some research. I found out that Gaviotas was founded in 1971 by a group of scientists and artists led by a man called Paolo Lugari. They had decided to build a completely new town in the remote savannas of eastern Colombia it was a difficult project, as there was nothing there However, 40 years later, Gaviotas is still there and doing really well
The trip there was a real adventure. It seemed to take forever, but eventually we arrived. I was amazed by how green it was, and my dad explained that they had replanted millions of trees and created a whole new forest. There were a lot of different species of birds flying around and flowers everywhere. l was beginning to like this place
My dad's contact in Gaviotas has a son exactly my age, Ricardo. He speaks English every well, so for the next week, he was my guide to this amazing place. The first thing he pointed me was all the fantastic technology that had been invented there. That was why my dad was there and could see why he was excited. They have thes great windmills to generate power and solar panels to heat water. They even use cow dung to power their hospital Ricardo told me that they produce 70% of all their own energy and food, and they produce very little waste. The trees they planted more than compensate for any greenhouse gases they emit. What's more, the technology they've developed here is used in several other places in Central and South America, and they don't charge a peso. It's free for everyone
But a is not a success just because of its green technologies. It's also a model for how people can live more peacefully together Every family gets a free home, free meals and free schooling for the children, so there is no poverty. Guns are not allowed and neither are dogs (they do this to protect the wildlife). There are no police and there is no jail There's not even a mayor. People just have to get along with each other lt's fantastic.
I was very sad to leave Gaviotas, especially as Dad won't be going there again for years.Still, I made a great new friend and now have a new dream: l hope that, 20 years from now we'll all be living in towns like Gaviotas.
Last summer I had the most amazing experience of my life. My dad's an engineer who works with green technology, and he was sent by the university he works for to a small town called Gaviotas in Colombia. Since I was on my summer vacation, he decided to take me with him. At first I wasn't very excited. What was I going to do in the middle of nowhere, in a country where l couldn't even speak the language? And anyway, what was so special about Gaviotas?My dad is always talking about how, 50 years from now, we will have used up all of the earth's resources and how, by 2050, half the icecaps will have disappeared and the global temperatures will have risen by 2C, and so on. He told me that l Gaviotas was an example of how people could live without destroying the environment. This got me a little more interested, so l did some research. I found out that Gaviotas was founded in 1971 by a group of scientists and artists led by a man called Paolo Lugari. They had decided to build a completely new town in the remote savannas of eastern Colombia it was a difficult project, as there was nothing there However, 40 years later, Gaviotas is still there and doing really wellThe trip there was a real adventure. It seemed to take forever, but eventually we arrived. I was amazed by how green it was, and my dad explained that they had replanted millions of trees and created a whole new forest. There were a lot of different species of birds flying around and flowers everywhere. l was beginning to like this placeMy dad's contact in Gaviotas has a son exactly my age, Ricardo. He speaks English every well, so for the next week, he was my guide to this amazing place. The first thing he pointed me was all the fantastic technology that had been invented there. That was why my dad was there and could see why he was excited. They have thes great windmills to generate power and solar panels to heat water. They even use cow dung to power their hospital Ricardo told me that they produce 70% of all their own energy and food, and they produce very little waste. The trees they planted more than compensate for any greenhouse gases they emit. What's more, the technology they've developed here is used in several other places in Central and South America, and they don't charge a peso. It's free for everyoneBut a is not a success just because of its green technologies. It's also a model for how people can live more peacefully together Every family gets a free home, free meals and free schooling for the children, so there is no poverty. Guns are not allowed and neither are dogs (they do this to protect the wildlife). There are no police and there is no jail There's not even a mayor. People just have to get along with each other lt's fantastic.I was very sad to leave Gaviotas, especially as Dad won't be going there again for years.Still, I made a great new friend and now have a new dream: l hope that, 20 years from now we'll all be living in towns like Gaviotas.
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