15/6/12 We spent some time looking around for solar power systems. I must say, I didn’t pay much attention in school, when electricity was the subject in physics, let alone that I know about solar power…In the Gambia, there are quite a few people with the knowledge, the gear and the experience, though. To my opinion, systems that contain meters with little suns and little smileys can only be good..

 I watched something inspiring last week about living off the grid.  Disturbing, because of the state of the economy in the US, and not just there. Inspiring, because there are alternative ways. The documentary by Alexander Oey was  broadcasted by the Buddhist Broadcast Foundation on Dutch tv last week, in Holland now to be watched on “uitzending gemist” called “Off the Grid” http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1262992