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  • rafaelmichalczuk 2:39 pm on December 27, 2009 Permalink
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    Here we come – Ambassador power on Earth.org 

    I’m very happy to present you the new intro’s of our Earth.org Ambassadors!


    Be sure to link with each other in social networks and keep in touch! A warm welcome to all of you :)

    Matthew Kovacs

    I have only scratched the surface, really, yet enough to know that travelling is not something to be taken lightly. Travelling gives us all the opportunity to find out more about ourselves while exploring the culture of others first hand. Travel has brought me to live in places like Wales, Japan, Slovakia, Taiwan, and now Luxembourg. It is not easy to sum up into words what makes one place so special or different from the next, but I think it is for this challenge that I have joined the team.

    Julia Tikunova

    Hey all! I’m Julia and I’m Moscow Ambassador at Earth.org. That’s because I’m Russian and spent quite a long time in beautiful Moscow. When I moved to US, I worked for a green startup that promote recycling waste into renewable energy. And for the next 2 years my home has moved to a small French town across Versailles, where at HEC business school I study entrepreneurship. The most interesting thing in travelling for me is exploring new cultures; that’s why I welcome any opportunity not only to travel as a tourist, but also to stay in a country as a local. I joint Earth.org because it’s a great media platform to promote responsible travelling with respect to local communities and their traditions.

    Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/tikunova?ref=profile

    LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/tikunova

    XING:https://www.xing.com/profile/Yuliya_Tikunova

    Twitter:http://twitter.com/Giuti

    LiveJournal:http://giuti.livejournal.com/

    Sujith T John
    I’m Sujith T John, from the God’s own country – Kerala. Currently i am the ambassador of Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of Kerala.I am a computer science engineer by Degree. I am a blogger and a nature lover. I love travelling and the greenary of this planet.I am here in earth.org to mark the presence of my state and also to share my views with like minded people.

    Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlusujith

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jlusujith

    Twitter:  http://twitter.com/jlusujith

    Orkut : http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?rl=ls&uid=8659212824501050405

    My Blog : http://www.sujithjohn.in

    To be continued…

     

    • otto 2:58 pm on December 27, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Julia – hi Matthew – hi Sujith! A warm welcome to our nice project. :-)
      @Julia: You study entrepreneurship – you are welcome to look behind the scenes of Earth.org.
      @Matthew: Where do you become Ambassador?
      @Sujith: Kerala seems to be the a super most friendly place on this earth: We get maximum support from Kerala with Babu and Mathai helping us also from there.

      • Sujith 8:31 pm on December 27, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Thanks for your nice words Otto.I”ll try my level best contributing to earth.org. Looking forward to learn more things from you people

    • Rob 7:58 pm on December 27, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Awesome! Welcome Julia, Matthew and Sujith!

    • teresa 12:09 pm on December 28, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome! Enjoy Earth.org :-)

      • Ali 6:50 pm on December 29, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Nice to see a great community here. Feels good to be a part of this. I’m earth.org’s Ambassador for Chennai, India.

    • imogen 6:53 pm on December 29, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      This is very cool… Good bios, nice length, a true introduction to our much-loved Ambassadors. Well done Rafael

    • Cristiano 6:03 pm on December 30, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Dear Matthew, Julia Sujith WELCOME!
      Thanks Rafael.

  • teresa 9:11 am on November 20, 2009 Permalink
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    “I’ve joined Earth.org to become a citizen of the world beyond the boundaries of countries.” 

    Babu Mohanan is Earth.org Ambassador of Kerala in India. He talked with Rafael, who coordinates the worldwide network of Earth.org Ambassadors, about the Ambassadors mission.

    Rafael: Babu, you are living in Thiruvanathapuram. Can you explain us the long name?

    Babu: Long place names are very common in this part of world. In the Colonial days, the English might have found it difficult so they called the city Trivandrum. The Name “Thiruvanathapuram” can be split into three words “Thiru”, “Anantha” and “Puram” Puram means city. There are at least two opinions about the meaning of the word “Anatha”.Some say it was derived from the the famous temple in the city. Some say it has roots in Jainism. The first word “Thiru” is an honorific which modifies a noun like a persons name (or a place name in some cases). The usage is something similar to the English “Mr.” or the French “Monsieur”. Learn more here

    Babu_EarthRafael: You have joined the Earth.org team as second Ambassador for Kerala State in India. You will cooperate with Mathai Fenn, also Ambassador of Kerala. What expectations do you bring with you?

    Babu: I want to work on providing more knowledge about Kerala to the world. I want to tell the world about its unique cultural past. I also want to post many pictures about its attractive geography.

    Rafael: You are working in the field of customer support. Perhaps you can share with us ideas how to improve the usability of the Earth.org website and how to improve the project?

    Babu: We need to attract more people to our site and also collect feedback from them about its usability.

    Rafael: Why did you join Earth.org? What was your motivation?

    Babu: To become a citizen of the world beyond the boundaries of countries.

    Rafael: What place we have to visit beeing in Kerala State?

    Babu: I will say that this depends on the visitor. Many come here to see the greenery and the backwaters. Some come here to get Ayurvedic treatment. A lot of people are attracted to its culture and dance forms.

    Rafael: And a last but not least question: What is your wish for Earth.org?

    Babu: Earth.org should become a place where people meet and share their knowledge about places in the world.

    Rafael: Thanks for joining Earth.org, Babu!

    You would like to become Earth.org Ambassador for your city or region?
    Join in!

    And now feel free to contact rafael(at)earth(dot)org or via Skype (rafael.michalczuk)

     

  • rafaelmichalczuk 2:34 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink
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    The Weekly Ambassador Power 

    fire

    Because we are spreading so fast all over the world I would like to give you a short updated overview on Earth.org Ambassadors.

    Here again the new Earth.org Ambassadors, who have joined this week, in a summary:

    1. Gaita is our new team colleague from Nairobi in Kenya. He is sure that in the spirit of Earth.org we can get everything done remotely.
    2. The mountain lover Ed will take care of an awesome location: the French Alps!
    3. Babu from Trivandrum in Kerala has joined the team as second Earth.org Ambassador for Kerala State. He will cooperate with Mathai, also Ambassador for Kerala. It must be a perfect location! They will go for it!
    4. And last but not least: Greetings from Klaipėda, Lithuania! Diana will tell the most popular  sites, post pictures and share legends about Memelburg.

    A warm welcome and a fruitful cooperation! All the best for the next week!

     

    • Anne 2:38 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      greeeat!!! go go go Ambassadors!!! what represents this colourful picture?

      • Rafael 2:44 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        thanks Anne! This is s´Hertogenbosch on fire [Netherlands], but the pic stands for the new dynamic in the Ambassador program…

    • teresa 2:40 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      cool! so many interesting people joining the team these days. I love it!

    • valentin 6:36 pm on November 7, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      @otto yeah otto theres your traction now hahah love it!

  • rafaelmichalczuk 10:42 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink
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    New power from India! Just had a chat with Babu from Trivandrum in Kerala. He has joined the team as second Earth.org Ambassador for Kerala State. He will cooperate with Mathai Fenn, also Ambassador for Kerala State. It must be a perfect location! They will go for it! India, I would said: back to the origins… @Mathai @Devanik – keep in touch with Babu.

     

    • Babumohanan 10:57 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks Rafael for introducing me.

      • teresa 11:07 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Welcome! Indeed Kerala is a perfect location. I’ve been there twice and enjoyed it sooo much! Best from Austria!

      • Rafael 11:09 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Thanks Babu, great to see you here! Super you have joined allready!

      • Rafael 11:14 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        And Babu please look up this suggestion from Imogen how to upload a pic for your profile on the blog: Head to http://www.gravatar.com and get yourself one of these puppies. They are linked to WordPress, so it means every time you comment on a WP site using one of the emails you have linked to your Gravatar account, the picture you uploaded there will automatically display.

      • Rafael 12:07 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Hi Babu, now Diana from Klaipeda has joined our team!

        • Babumohanan 3:40 am on November 7, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          Hi Rafael,
          I did not hear from Mathai Fenn. Can you please send the mail that we were talking about yesterday?
          Babu

          • Babumohanan 4:48 am on November 7, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

            Also I do not see my status as an Ambassador when I login to earth.org
            Babu

            • otto 11:33 am on November 7, 2009 Permalink

              Will come! This is on our development list. You are one of our first ambassadors – so -unfortunately- time to suffer for you :shock:

            • david 12:45 pm on November 9, 2009 Permalink

              I think Ambassador code is live, not sure if complete. But go to your /my-world page and click on “Register as Ambassador”. This should send a notification to rafael@earth.org who will approve your application. Give it a go, lets see how it goes.

            • Babumohanan 8:10 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink

              David,
              I have already done that. Rafael has contacted me. But my status has not changed.
              Babu

            • Gayathiri 8:44 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink

              @Rafael: You should login to admin panel. There, you have the link to ‘Manage Ambassadors’. You will have an option to approve the Ambassadors there. If you approve them, they can see their status (as Ambassador) in their profile pages.

            • Rafael 9:28 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink

              Hey guys, thanks for your support and advice. Great that you have taken care of Babu. I can not reach the Ambassador panel today, don´t know why – perhaps there are changes now…. @Babu – I will approve your status asap

          • Rafael 9:31 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

            Hi Babu, great to see you so active here on the blog. I have sent the email to your colleagues Ambassadors, but perhaps we have to wait a little for their reaction – sometimes it takes unfortunatelly a bit of time… Thanks for your support!

            • Rafael 9:43 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink

              @Babu – have sent allready a second mail with introduction, you should got it too. Have a nice day!

      • steve 11:19 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        hi babu! warm welcome to the team! i’ve been to kerala too, there’s a couple of places i’d love to go again.

      • Mathias 11:41 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        A warm welcome and thanks for being Ambassador!

    • otto 11:22 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Kerala is “God’s own country” and welcome Babu (which means “father” or “boss”)

      • Babumohanan 11:33 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Thanks Otto. Yes that is the meaning of Babu.. I am father of 2 children.. but do not boss around too much. haha..

        • Rob 2:27 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          lol. Well a BIG Namaskaram to you Babu. I lived in Kerala for half a year in 2004. I was intern at CGH Earth (a responsible tourism hotel group) at the time. I was even wearing a Mundu – can you see it already: a white guy wearing traditional Indian robes!

          But besides that ;) -> máááán do I love Kerala. Kerala Ishtamane! I am looking forward to reading your stories.

          • Babumohanan 3:36 am on November 7, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

            Rob,
            Thanks for the message. I had a friend from CA, US now living in Amsterdam, who was here 6 months back. He was a wearing a Mundu too. He also loves the Veg. food here.
            Babu

    • Rafael 11:33 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Now changed to chat with Diana, also new Ambassador, but of Klaipeda. Hey Ambassadors we are spreading the world!

    • valentin 6:38 pm on November 7, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      ez babu :D welcome to the team!

      • Babumohanan 8:07 am on November 10, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Thanks. I am still learning. So sorry for the delayed reply.
        Babu

    • Cristiano 9:27 pm on November 10, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Babu!

  • teresa 2:00 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink
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    Fresh support for the sales team: Welcome, Ed! 

    Hey team! Say HELLLOO to Ed Ockelton, who has just joined in! Ed will do sales for Write&Plant together with Dan and Matthew. We are happy to have fresh support in the team!

    Here some words from Ed:

    “I studied Psychology at Nottingham University, and after graduation in 1996 I worked for a few years in market research, had a brief stint at the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and then worked for a large marketing organisation as an account manager.
    edIn 2002, my wife and I set up a ski holiday business, White-Peak Holidays (www.white-peak.com), and we moved out to French Alps to give it a go. Now, nearly 8 years and two kids later, we love living in the mountains, and we love where we’ve got the business to.
    I am now keen to become involved in a worthwhile and challenging project outside of the ski holiday world which is why I have started working with the Earth.org team. I also hope to find time to become an Ambassador for the French Alps.
    Unsurprisingly, given where I live, I love all things mountain – skiing, ski touring, climbing, mountain biking and hiking. My ambition in life is to see as much of the world as I can, while I can.
    I’m really looking forward to working with everyone and helping this great site grow.”

     

    • Cristiano 2:14 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Ed!

    • valentin 2:16 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      welcome ed :D w&p yay :D

    • otto 2:31 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Heeeeelloooooo Ed! A good start at Earth.org!

    • Rob 2:47 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Welcome Ed! Cool picture :)

    • steve 2:51 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      welcome to the team Ed! nice passion n beautiful photo!

    • ute 4:17 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Greetings Ed and welcome. I am green with envy…………..you live in an awesome place.Hope you have a fantastic winter season.

    • Ed 4:28 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Thanks for the warm welcome folks. I’m really looking forward to working with you all, and pushing the fantastic W&P project…

    • Hans 8:05 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hi there Ed. Welcome to the team.

    • dmitriy 2:02 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Ed, welcome on board! :)

    • Rafael 9:24 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Ed, welcome on board! Great intro! Just feel free to contact me rafael(at)earth.org! I´m taking care of you Ambassadors all over the world. Hope for a fruitful cooperation!

    • alfreda 9:30 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      your pic totally caught my attention, big welcome! i’m a huuuuge snowboarding fan. awesome you’re on board!

    • Anne 9:34 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hello Ed, indeed what a nice picture!

    • Mathias 11:21 am on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Big welcome to you from Munich too!

    • cat 1:26 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Ed, welcome! Great project that you’re joining and I know Nottingham well…I was at NTU :-)
      Cat (Brighton, UK)

  • teresa 8:44 am on November 4, 2009 Permalink
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    Eva, welcome to Earth.org! 

    Eva Müller is joining Earth.org! Together with Dan she will take care of the sales/ business developement.

    Eva, we are happy to have you with us!

    Hello to everyone!
    I am Eva and from now on I am gonna support Earth.org. Together with Dan I will find local sponsors for our lovely project. Since a lot of you are already involved for a long time in Earth.org, I am sure you can support me with a lot of  ideas and thoughts and answer all the questions, I have in the beginning. Thanx!

    Eva_kleinBut before I can really start supporting you, Iam going on a great adventure: This saturday I am moving from Germany to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to live there for (hopefully) two years. So in the moment I am kind of busy saying goodbye to my friends and to my family and preparing the last things for South-America. But from next week on, I am 100 % available, 100 % working and 100 % Earth.org!!!

    Before I decided to move to Buenos Aires, I lived for six years in Berlin (Hamburg and Toronto), where I studied “Strategic Planning and Marketing” at the University of the Arts. This summer I worked for an online startup (real estate). I was responsible for the sales. By the way, that’s also where I met Otto, who used to work in the same office as me. And this is how I came to Earth.org. And now I am here. And I am happy. And I hope you are too.

    Greetings from Germany!
    Eva

     

    • steve 9:49 am on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Eva! Great to have you in the team! Welcome!

    • otto 11:16 am on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Eva, will miss to sit in the same office like you, will enjoy working with you :-)

    • Mathias 12:26 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hello Eva, welcome! Great to know that you start 100% next week!! Have a good trip to Argentina!

    • valentin 2:14 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      hi eva. welcome to edo. :D

    • Anabel 3:13 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Eva congratulations for your decision!!. Let me say that I was born in Buenos Aires and I can help you with everything you need to know. I started to talk with Anne about this PRJ yesterday I studied Economist and I have too a mastery in Strategy Planning and I was working in Marketing and new Business Development areas for more than 10 year. So lucky with your move to Buenos Aires and I can give you the wellcome if finally I joint to the EARTH team. All the best for you. Anabel from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    • Anabel 3:17 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Then Welcome to the EARTH team!

    • Cristiano 3:35 pm on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Bienvenida EVA!

    • Rafael 12:27 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Eva, nice to see you again! Working colleagues again… A warm welcome to our adventure!

      • Rafael 12:30 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        and greetings from the real estate team!

        • Rafael 12:32 pm on November 6, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

          and just contact me to put you in touch with our Earth.org Ambassador of Buenos Aires, Natalia.

  • teresa 11:26 am on October 23, 2009 Permalink
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    Earth.org team says helloooo to Emran from Bangladesh! 

    Hey all! Come and meet Emran from Bangladesh, who is joining our tech team.

    Emran, enjoy your time at Earth.org, we are happy to have you on board!

    Emran at work :-)Hello All,

    This is Emran from Bangladesh and a warm greetings to you all! I’m really excited to become a part of the EDO, especially the great open culture of sharing :)
    A little about myself: I’ve been doing programming from early college days in 2001. For the last couple of years, I’ve been working with PHP and i’m loving it very much. I have worked with a few exciting companies and have developed a few communities where hundreds of users     interact with each other on a daily basis. Some of you may recognize Pageflakes among them.

    emran_speaking_at_garageRegarding my studies, I’ve been a student of business altogether, completing my Bachelor in Business (BBA) in 2007 and now doing my MBA on a on/off basis.

    So guys n gals, looking forward to a great time ahead with you all!

    Cheers

    Emran

     

  • teresa 12:04 pm on October 22, 2009 Permalink
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    … may I introduce Tristan to you!? 

    If you are wondering now… yesss, you are right, Tristan has been in our team already for a while :-D Now he wants to introduce himself so that you get to know him better!

    Tristan, we are happy to have you on board!

    Hey guys.

    I finally found some time to write a bit about me and my involvement in the Earth.org project. I am busy with the redesign everybody is awaiting (hopefully :) Since already two month now i am working on this task, and enjoy the company of many great people also working on this. Unluckily i had some things going on, so i pushed the redesign a bit into the background. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel, i am going to invest definatly more time into Earth in the near future.

    TristanAs for my background, i gratuated in March this year, and became a qualified Communication Designer in Dortmund, Germany.

    Ok thats all folks, i am still excited to be part of the team and look forward to meet more people, and create more awsome things for this community as well.

    Cu at earth,

    Tristan


     

  • Rob 9:27 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink
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    @Justin: Welcome back man, hope you had a good holiday!

     

    • utegass 9:34 am on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Everybody needs a holiday,mine is long overdue.Then again, i live in the most beautiful city in the world, so why go anywhere? Only joking…..earth.org rocks!

    • valentin yeo 5:32 pm on October 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      @justin wb sir!!!

  • teresa 5:53 pm on September 11, 2009 Permalink
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    Fresh support for the HR team at Earth.org 

    Hi everyone,
    Kristine Lim AngMy name is Kristine. I am originally from the Philippines and currently residing in Singapore. I consider myself a global citizen and a pragmatic idealist with the aim of effecting social change even in the simplest ways I can think of. I am very passionate about non profit work and is currently an active volunteer/intern in a number of international nonprofits/NGOs. I am very much thrilled to be a part of the Earth.org team.

    Look forward to working with you all.
    Thanks,
    Kristine

    We are happy to have Kristine on board! She supports the Earth.org HR team finding the best people all over the world.

    Currently we are looking for

    If you are passionate about sustainable travel and would like to help us create this responsible, inclusive and free travel guide we want to hear from you.

    Just send an email to anne(at)earth.org or to kristine(at)earth.org

    Join the team!

     

  • teresa 12:05 pm on September 11, 2009 Permalink
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    Get the story of Rafael & the Earth.org Ambassadors 

    A very warm welcome to the team, Rafael! He is our new Earth.org Ambassador Coordinator from Poland/Germany.

    rafael“Dear Earth.org Ambassadors and team,

    I’am going to join a team of our planet’s enthusiasts – that means “nothing human is alien to me”. I give my best to manage the responsible position of an ambassador-program-coordinator and I hope You as community will help me to learn fast and do my best. Do not hesitate to give me advice and feedback, criticize and explain! I’ am a new team player on the Earth.org boat.

    Perhaps first – a few words focusing on my person: I’m Rafael or also Rafał – as I’am called in Poland – “my second birthplace”. Originally I come from one of the hanseatic cities in Germany: Hamburg. In the year 2002 I decided to move to Poland to find and live my second identity: the polish origin.

    Over the years I made a lot of experiences by traveling up and down Europe, especially the Balkans have found a big place in my heart. The non-profit approach isn’t alien to me, for the reason that I was organizing various journalistic projects for youth on local level as a member of a non-governmental organization NGO.

    Now, just married a week ago, I look forward to a completely new chapter in my life: a new job, new expectations, moving to Berlin – Germany’s capital city and starting the great new Earth.org-project, which I hope that’ll find followers in every corner of our common planet Earth… !”

    Hhmm…sounds interesting? You would like to support Rafael and the worldwide team of Earth.org Ambassadors? Join in!

    But what the hell is an Earth.org Ambassador doing? Here you get some more information:

    And now feel free to contact rafael(at)earth.org or via Skype (rafael.michalczuk)

    The Earth.org team is looking forward to hearing from you!

     

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