This evening was Earth Hour, which I observed accidentally through an extended afternoon nap. Last years participation was bleak – did sitting in the house, alone in the dark, actually raise international awareness on Earth issues? Or did it just make me painfully aware of my own lonely state? I’m tempted to suggest the latter.
Awareness is certainly a good thing, but at this point I think we’re all aware. Maybe it’s time to move past awareness and on to action? Just a thought…
In other news, I’m heading to Haiti/DR on Monday, to work on a project about sugar. More details to follow. Planning the trip has been a tremendous amount of work, and if I said I wasn’t finding the whole process overwhelming, I would be lying. Still, I’m excited to be in the field again, working on projects that matter. Even if it isn’t the easy thing to do.
