Have you ever wondered how many ways there are to use a Totoro reed? Trick question! The ways are infinite, according to the "Water Tribe" of the floating Uros islands. They use the root of the reeds as the foundation of their floating island, then stack layers of the reeds themselves, to create a 2-meter-thick platform, on which they build their reed houses. Of course, what better way to go back and forth between reed islands, than on a reed boat? Maybe while snacking on a nice fresh reed. Then, when you´re wet and cold from living on a reed island on a lake that is almost 16000 ft in elevation, you can light a nice little fire, using... dried reeds.
Yes, it´s a pretty resourceful civilization, if not exactly advanced. We´ve been told that it´s mostly older people that choose this way of life, but the island we saw housed seven families of varying ages, including very young children on holiday from school. It´s not an easily relatable way of life, but an interesting peek into a completely different culture, with very different priorities. If sitting and staring is your favorite pastime, might I suggest going to live with the Water Tribe?
If you live in a reed hut on a reed island, Why would you make a reed fire? Seems like a good way to get wet.
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