by russs.net | May 20, 2017 | - Reflections
A long time ago, in a land far away (by the name of Pensilvania) I was biking through the forest. It was the summer of 2009 and I was on an epic bike adventure from Smithers BC to Berlin. I had with me my tent and camping equipment as I cycled down the CO trail...
by russs.net | May 5, 2017 | - Reflections
Imagine: a world where human technology is blended harmoniously with the natural world. Imagine, a world where, rather than dominating and controlling nature, we work with it, learn from it, then apply our insights to co-create with it. Together we craft living...
by russs.net | Feb 13, 2017 | - Milstein Modules, Uncategorized
We’ve been working hard the last few days taking apart our old Lego-bottle bathroom, and relocating it on the Mukabumi grounds. Basically, our first creation… Failed! The location, the toilet system, the roof… All were not satisfactory. It was after...
by russs.net | Feb 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This last few days, the Bali Ecobrick team and I are off on an expedition to Bangiwani, West Java. We’ve been meeting community leaders and just regular folks who have no idea about plastic’s dangerous properties. This part of Indonesia reminds me of the...
by russs.net | Jan 2, 2017 | - Reflections
Well, it’s been another year around the sun… What a great milepost to review what just happened! Thanks to Derek for the inspirational idea to write a year review. I am going to divide it into three sections: Insights You can only...