I bet almost anyone can relate to the thought of wanting to get out of the rat race, doing away with the 9-5, the commute and all the stress that comes with it. Many of us have fleeting moments when we think “there’s got to be more to life than this”, but very few, if any of us, actually have the gusto to leave our comfort zone and say “enough is enough”.
Nevertheless, people around the world are packing up their lives and moving to ecovillages, which are usually self-sufficient and completely cut off from national power grids. In addition to being good for the environment, many people moving to ecovillages are feeling a strong sense of community with their neighbors, as well as oneness with the nature. Here are 5 breath-taking ecovillages from around the world:
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