Gold Coast Weekend

Wow, a lot has happened in the the past few days, definitely time for an update. The EcoVillage design course has run smoothly so far. We have been learning about what it takes to plan a village with intentional community (similar to the early American and European settlements). The Eco-Village concept points out the redundancy of modern suburbia. Suburbia represents the worst of country and city living. Meaning there are usually no shops or amenities within walking distance and there are usually trafficked highways around.

We received our project prompts yesterday and surveyed the land we will make our designs for. Today we took a field trip to the southernmost coast of Queensland, the "Gold Coast". We visited the new EcoVillage at Currumbin City. It was very interesting to see how they were starting out with their project. They were very organized and by the looks of it , they will create a beautiful village. At Currumbin I also saw my first wild Kangaroos. There are plenty of Wallabees in the New South Wales area I'm living in, but the Kangaroos tend to hang out in Queensland where it's hotter.
From Currumbin we went to the Gold Coast beach. It was great to experience the Pacific from the other side.
There are baby tree frogs all around Djanbung Gardens. This one is on my pinky finger (that's how small they are). The day ended with a rainbow. How appropriate.
-Matt