There's a wealth of knowledge to be learnt from those who live off the land & are in sync with nature. My friend Andy, a volunteer photographer for the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) recently spent a stint with such people, deep in the interior of Sarawak (the north western region of Borneo island ) Note that "deep interior" also means 200+ satellite TV channels in some settlements. Kinda funny really. Them watching Nat Geo watching themselves... He used one of our chargers to keep his DSLR camera & portable card reader/ storage unit running while he documented his findings on behalf of the MNS.

  Locals getting a closer look at Andy's charger

These natives who, not too long ago, just threw away a radio when the batteries died, were fascinated by the idea that you could get ELECTRICITY FROM THE SUN. (they're not the only ones).  Strangely ( or perhaps NOT so strangely), they grasped the concept quite easily.  They currently run small diesel generators sparingly to power up their homes, a few hours a night.

For them the sun is part of life and their way of life. It governs the ebb & flow of seasons & time. Why shouldn't it give a source of daily energy?

Andy spends time with these people to remind himself ( and his friends,like me ) about what really matters in life & that we REALLY should stop & smell the flowers.

Have a great day!

Saving the planet one day at a time.