Maybe the kindergarten can connect with one of the kindergartens in Slovenia. Recently there is a trend of ECO kindergartens and ECO schools and I think they would love to share the experience.
You can find more info about the project Eco school on http://www.drustvo-doves.si/es/?page=uvodang

Best wishes,
Sabina

Thank you so much for your supportive comments. It is great to connect with you. Despite our different circumstances, our concerns seem to be similar: the feeling that we and people around us could do much more, even if it is not always convenient or the easiest solution.

Since I sent this article to Monica, I have tried to do a bit of ‘thinking, learning and acting’. So far my progress is marginal, but I will continue working on it:
- I have found one shop that sells eco cleaning products
- We have started selective waste collection at home and will bring our paper, metals and plastic to the one area of town where re-cycling is being experimented with (…of course, our fuel consumption will probably outweigh the good we do with this, but one step at a time…)
- we have signed up our baby girl to a kindergarten which is all about natural materials, healthy food, etc.

Igniting the community drive will be the toughest part to achieve and this is hard for me, because I really get my energy from people surrounding me. However, I am thinking of speaking to our daughter’s kindergarten teachers about the possibility of doing something with the other parents and their children… or possibly getting the neighbourhood kids together and taking them for some hikes where we can talk about the importance of keeping things clean and healthy. On this front, I know I have to start small and aim small…

All this said, I am in a very lucky position, because I am in a country where mountains are less than half an hour’s drive away and I can enjoy good air, beautiful hikes, and outstanding hospitality. As I also wrote in my letter, life is not a rush in Bosnia. Although I would like to improve things in many ways, I also cannot help but appreciate how positively these factors contribute to green and healthy living.

Best wishes,
Gyongyver

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It’s easy for me to just think of going green in my own world, my own home, my own country and not realize that my small problems are nothing in comparison to what you are trying to accomplish. It makes it seem silly that U.S. resident can’t recycle because they CAN it is available to them. It makes me really realize what we have here and how it is possible. You opened my eyes. Thank you.

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