As I'm sure you all know, this past Saturday, March 28th, was Earth Hour 2009. I had never heard about this event, but since it was brought to our attention weeks ago in this class, I was determined to participate!
On Saturday night, I ended up at my friends' house and a bunch of us were having a "Stone Soup" dinner. We managed to get our soup made by 8:30pm, and then we turned off all the lights, appliances, etc. in the house. Multiple candles were lit in the kitchen and dining room so that we could see and not spill food on each other (or ourselves). With no music, TV, or laptops, we all ended up having great conversation that otherwise may not have happened. Everyone loved the atmosphere so we ended up keeping everything off for the rest of the night instead of for just one hour!
Here are some pictures from the evening - they didn't turn out the greatest, but you get the idea. :)
I'm really glad I heard about this event so that I could take part in it! It was a great way to spend the evening, and as an added benefit, my friends and I got to spend some quality time together.
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WOW! This is so cool, Hannah! The only time I remember doing this was after the St.Peter/Comfrey tornado in 1998 when all of our power was cut off for days...I ended up doing homework by candelight every night! I think it would be neat to try and live without electricity for a week! Sounds like you had a blast!
ReplyDeleteThat's cool that you guys decided to leave the lights off for the rest of the night :) Nights without light and only candles are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteWOw! That's really cool. I am glad you participated. I was going to, but had an event to attend.
ReplyDeleteGood post!