Saving the world an hour at a time.

At 8:00pm on Saturday night, the Agro family and I joined the millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off our lights for Earth Hour.

We were fortunate to be at their ski chalet up north and really got to see the beauty of nature. At first we were a little hesitant to stop what we were doing but knew that the event was important and something we should share together. So we proceeded to light several candles and had a fire roaring in the fireplace. We peaked out the windows to see candles flickering in the houses around us. It was thrilling to take part in something that the whole world was involved in.

For the hour we decided to sit around the fireplace and chat. It was such a calm and relaxing hour. We may have been turning off the lights to save energy, but at the same time this event was forcing everyone to stop and enjoy life.

The time absolutely flew by, but before we turned the lights back on we went outside and looked at the beauty of the sky. The stars were so bright and made the purpose of the hour even more prominent. I hope everyone enjoyed the experience and will continue to improve the way we use energy in order to save the environment.