"Absurdly, the idea of owning a hectare of green and wonderful land that was just waiting for us was even more intolerable than not having it. We got up at 3am to go to work everyday, breathed in smog, spent hours at work in the demanding chaos of London.. and were sad. Sure, proud of our step forward .. but fundamentally sad because we were too far away."
" Again, these obstacles never frightened us. We spent hours talking, imagining scenarios, possibilities, solutions, researching and laughing at our sometimes absurd ideas."
" The Finnish Kota is generally a wooden house with a typical hexagonal shape, inside which there is a central hearth both for cooking and for heating the environment. It is also equipped with grill and smoker, windows, benches, hood and fireplace. We realized that not only we could sleep inside with a dry air mattress, but we could warm up the environment and cook just about anything we wanted. Also, we could have kept our tools, clothes, boots, materials away from the elements."
" For weeks, I made lists in Italian of materials that were previously unknown to me, then translated all into English, took them to work where my colleague translated them toPolish. At that point I sent the translated lists to my mother who passed them on to her contact in Poland who proceeded with the order. They were chaotic months."
