Off the beaten path to the Bosque February 16th 2010 Hi all!
Well I´m hear in rural Michoacán...off the main road and hitchhiking into town (with friends) just like I´d said I wouldn´t do. Just goes to show that you can never really make promises. Anyways, I got here okay from Morelia (which is actually not that far away) and everyone here is nice and friendly - I´m living in the forest WWOOFing at this place called The Bosque, visit http://ww ... read more
North America » Mexico The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
I'm now working here in Haiti with an organization that I started volunteering with called SOIL - Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (http://www.oursoil.org). SOIL works to empower the community on dealing with sanitation issues from a holistic perspective. Traditional sanitation systems are not only scarce, but a challenge here as water and piping infrastructure barely exist. We have dry toilets set up in various communities and camps from the earthquake, and collect the toilet material to process at a composting site. The diverted urine is diluted and used to fertilize gardens and th... full info