HOMES OF THE WORLD
HOME … OUR VITAL CENTER THE ONE PLACE ON EARTH THAT WE CLAIM AS OUR OWN
Our home is to us like soil is to a tree. Moist, enriched soil stimulates luxurious growth.
Dry depleted soil causes stunted growth.
IN TURKEY, THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO THESE HOMES WERE CARVED OUT OF ANCIENT SOFT VOLCANIC ‘TUFA’
In some areas of Cappadocia they continue to be used by their Turkish inhabitants.
A HOME ON ONE OF THE RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO TONLE SAP LAKE
Hundreds of similar homes line the river banks.
A TYPICAL VILLAGE HOME IN CAMBODIA
HOMES IN THE CINQUETERRA ALONG THE COAST OF NORTHWEST ITALY
ABOUT 140 MILES AWAY WE FIND A DIFFERENT KIND OF HOME IN MILAN
MANY TYPES OF HOMES IN VIETNAM
In the cities where property is expensive many families live in the same house. The family business is on the first floor, parents on the second floor, children on the third floor and grandparents on the top floor.
MOST FLOORS HAVE THEIR OWN DECKS
HERE’S SOME HOMES ON THE ‘FLOATING ISLANDS’ OF LAKE TITICACA IN PERU
ABOUT 241 MILES AWAY IN THE TOWN OF CUSCO, COLOR TAKES OVER
A VILLAGE HOME IN INDIA
A HOME ALONG THE ROGUE RIVER IN OREGON
HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY
LET’S ASK OURSELVES
What could The United States do to create a better world?
Our military defense budget for 2023 will be about $715 billion dollars.
If just 10% of that amount were contributed annually to poor countries around the world for education, economic development, and medical help it would have a spectacular effect.