I’m living in a place with no public running water or electricity, but am able to have both with some the help of a few innovations. I also have my own simple but comfortable. room and bathroom, I love my mosquito netting more than I can possibly.
put into words.
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| Solar panels on the house! |
1) solar panels attached to the house that provide the bulk of our electricity. They power a battery, which allows us to have power all night, although after cloudy days we’ve lost power for a few hours during the night. We also have a generator that can be used on cloudy days, or to run the washing machine. (I did try to do my clothes by hand the first time, just to see what it was like, but will be using the machine from here on in order to use my time better and actually have clean clothes)
2) Running water from wells that have been dug around the property, some for our use, some that provide much-needed fresh water to the local community.
These technologies are currently too expensive for the local population, and I am made aware of this on a daily basis. Still, it’s nice to have access to these things, and know I’m living a lower-impact, somewhat more sustainable lifestyle than I probably ever have before.
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| my beloved nest. |
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