My experience of Auroville started in August 2013, as an
intern at the Auroville Earth Institute. For six months, I had the chance to
lead a research project on a promising new technology for construction, Poured
Earth Concrete. I found it exciting to move towards highly ecological products
and techniques. From another perspective, Auroville has provided me with a
chance to explore myself, and I realized that I wanted to get a deeper and
longer experience of that. I came back a few months later for a one-year
volunteering experience, which happened to be in the field of renewable energy
with Auroville Consulting. There I was given the responsibility of making a
study of solar photovoltaïc systems in Auroville, which should be a helpful
tool to take decisions on the electrical situation in the Green Belt.
Regarding my first volunteering experience, having the trust
of my mentors allowed me to concretize quickly any decision I found relevant
for the research. This freedom...
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