Day 7 in Spain

Dear Maritta,

Today I’ve done my last photo session, though I feel this has been a beggining… I have to do an extra effort to reduce my use of plastic, I know that it’s just like a drop in the ocean, when so much people around don’t care, but I also feel that we are every day more the people that really want things to change and this could really make a difference…

The pictures I took today are probably the saddest. It’s a large area where people just throw anything, unfortunately it looks like a dump. I don’t understand how they can do such a thing, so close to their home, where they children could be playing… During my solitary walk I thought about the days when there was no plastic at all, when life was simpler and we had far fewer comforts, but the world was a safer place.

I guess it is not eassy to be optimistic after a week searching for plastics… but I will try to focus on what I said at the beginning, after all, traying to do my best is all I can do.  

Love,

Olga

Day 6 in Spain

Dear Maritta,

Today I had to go to Aranjuez where, as you know, I was living for twelve years. It’s a very special place, but not for the monumental areas, but for the gardens! They make me think of Kassel and the Aue… I couldn’t find many plastics, which obviosly is good news!

I met an old work colleage and his wife when I was doing a picture in a very funny posture, by the way, and after catching up I told them about our project and the ideas I have for the school, though he was not very optimistic about the changes I could achieve with my students. It was a nice long chat, but suddently the light was gone…

Just one day left!