A young man following his dreams
This is Giovanni. A brilliant fellow we met in Punta Banda, just outside of Ensenada in Baja California Norte, Mexico. We met in February of 2003 at the outset of our 3 month backpacking trip. At the time Giovanni's family owned the campground where we were staying and he introduced himself within the first day of us being there. Right from the start a casual hello could turn into a 3 hour free flowing conversation with dusk turning to darkness around us while we stood shivering in our shorts not wanting to interrupt the groove to get changed. Music, family life, politics, God, food, marriage, travel, cultural differences and many other topics were woven into our discussions but the things we kept revisiting and agreed on the most were organic farming and sustainable living. Giovanni told us of his dream to build an Ecovillage on his family's land and to grow organically raised crops. We waxed on about how cool it would be to develop that kind of dream into reality.
For the last couple of years Gio has be edging closer to his dream by arming his mind and body with knowledge and experience. Travelling to London, Wales, California and Mexico City to name a few he has attended courses, seminars and workshops and has met with other like minded people from all over the world. Currently he is doing an Apprenticeship on Organic Farming & Agroecology at the Univesrity of California, Santa Cruz Campus which finishes in October 2005.
We hope you will soon be able to return to the soil that you love so much and start the physical construction of heaven on earth. Please don't forget to save 44 square feet for our tent!
The photo above is one of my favorite's from our time in Mexico. It was taken on our second last day in Baja part of which was spent with Ramona (Gio's grandmother) in the kitchen teaching us how to make tortilla's from scratch. Ramona is a great storyteller and we could feel history filling the room as she told us how she was taught to cook and make tortilla's. It was from Ramona that I learned the most important ingredient in the preparation of any food is love. Advice I will carry with me forever.
For the last couple of years Gio has be edging closer to his dream by arming his mind and body with knowledge and experience. Travelling to London, Wales, California and Mexico City to name a few he has attended courses, seminars and workshops and has met with other like minded people from all over the world. Currently he is doing an Apprenticeship on Organic Farming & Agroecology at the Univesrity of California, Santa Cruz Campus which finishes in October 2005.
We hope you will soon be able to return to the soil that you love so much and start the physical construction of heaven on earth. Please don't forget to save 44 square feet for our tent!
The photo above is one of my favorite's from our time in Mexico. It was taken on our second last day in Baja part of which was spent with Ramona (Gio's grandmother) in the kitchen teaching us how to make tortilla's from scratch. Ramona is a great storyteller and we could feel history filling the room as she told us how she was taught to cook and make tortilla's. It was from Ramona that I learned the most important ingredient in the preparation of any food is love. Advice I will carry with me forever.
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