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color="#007700"><b>Living Routes</b></font></div>
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color="#007700"><b>Study Abroad Programs for a Sustainable
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<div align="center"><i>"I learned that I am part of a whole, not
just a part" -<font size="-2"> Program Alumna</font></i></div>
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<li>Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the world's problems
(environmental destruction, climate change, social injustice,
overpopulation...)?
<li>Do you ever say to yourself, "Okay, I get it! Things
have to change. But<b> where are all the solutions</b>?"
<li>Do you really want to<b> help create a more sustainable
future</b>?</ul>
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<div>If so, then we invite you to literally<b> bring your education to
life</b> by studying with Living Routes in ecovillages around the
world. Ecovillages are communities striving to create
cooperative lifestyles in harmony with their local environments.
They are groups of people developing social and ecological tools such
as consensus decision making, ecological design, green building,
community-scale renewable energy systems, and organic farming - and
offering positive visions and alternatives for humanity and the
planet.</div>
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<div>Ecovillages are not utopias, but they're trying. In the
process, they make ideal "campuses" for students to
"walk their talk" and immerse themselves in both academic
and experiential learning about sustainability. Why study in a
classroom when you can<b> earn college credit</b> while you:</div>
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<li>Identify rare medicinal plants in a rainforest in southern<b>
India</b>
<li>Help regenerate the Caledonian forest in northern<b> Scotland</b>
<li>Garden organically, watched by wallabies, in subtropical<b>
Australia</b>
<li>Learn about sustainable village development in rural<b>
Senegal</b>
<li>Build an adobe or ferrocement house in tropical<b> Brazil</b>
<li>Become a skilled consensus facilitator and group leader in<b>
Mexico</b>
<li>Design ecological homesteads/landscapes in western<b>
Massachusetts</b></ul>
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<div>These are just a few of the many real-life learning opportunities
available through Living Routes. Living Routes works with a
number of universities (UMass-Amherst, University of New Hampshire,
and Pacific Lutheran University) to offer credit for all of its
semester, summer, and January-Term programs that can be transferred
back to your home college or university.</div>
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<div>So, if you really want to gain skills and real-world experiences
to help heal our planet and build sustainable communities, please
check out our current programs below and feel free to contact us with
any questions or to request an application. Thank you and we
look forward to hearing from you.</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">phone: (413) 559-5792</font></div>
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