W e are in a foreign country. We need our google maps to navigate in the city of Brussels. We have charged our batteries to fullest and started a journey to the city centre. It was a beautiful day, brightened up with sunlight. M and I were excited to meet and catch up on stories. We stopped by a thrift shop. M bought a t-shirt and a lovely pair of leather gloves which are perfect for cycling in the winter. Very swiftly, we reached the city centre and met with another colleague M2. As time passed we visited a grand cathedral with church bells ringing. It was a perfect day...... well almost! Samsung Phone by https://www.facebook.com/mike.kavanagh.79 We carried old refurbished phones… M never bought a new phone. Like me, He grew up and went to university in a world without mobile phones. He started his reduce/reuse/repair journey about 30 years ago, so he never bought a new phone. Always pre-loved phones from friends who had bought new ones or second-hand reconditioned phones My story is
ECOgeo2022 documents repair networks; values old and obsolete things; engages with community based repair, reuse and resale... Articles contributed by Group of writers: https://kuleuven.academia.edu/HimadriDas & https://www.linkedin.com/in/purnasarkar ;in linkedin.com/in/frog-art-studio/;https://www.facebook.com/fb.karthik/;https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kavanagh-09909458/