Airports fascinate me. I mean, how many other places can you name, where masses of humanity congregate for just a few hours of their time, giving way to newer people, newer faces, all going to different destinations. So, on my recent flight to San Francisco to visit my mother, I was rather surprised to see a young gentlemen sitting peacefully amidst all the hustle and bustle, with a smile on his face. He must have been around 18, and had on the customary teenage uniform, comprising of jeans and a tee shirt, with headphones over his ears. But what was different about him was the fact that in his hands, he had a book. Not a comic book or one usually read by the young. He was in fact reading Adria Vasil’s Ecoholic. For those of you who don’t know this book, it’s a fantastic account of environmentally friendly products and services available in Canada. When I finally cornered him at the check in queue and asked him why he was smiling (an odd question no doubt, but he didn’t seem to mind), he told me it was because he was enjoying the book. Not the ‘metal music’ I could hear pounding away on his eardrums, but the book he was reading! Renews your faith in the next generation, doesn’t it?
Of course I have a copy of Ecoholic and for those of you who want to do some serious reading, it’s worth investing in it. You can also visit her site at www.ecoholic.ca
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