Christiana, the utopian

It is a free zone which is situated in the center of the Danish capital.

Over the few trips I wended meet all types of people, cultures, smells, tastes and sounds that always seduced me and although I still haven't visit the rest of the world, whenever I think of it I renewed with enthusiasm the idea of ​​the eminent travel, because I already foresaw until today left in me a mark of fascination, thirst for knowledge and also a certain perplexity for the all the best reasons, Christiana is one such example. In the city center of Copenhagen in Denmark, there is an extensive territory where groups of people live in a commune, living like a collective communion collective, the good hippie way. There is even a gateway that welcomes us, and at the same time we are warned (just turn up!) That we left from that point on the European community. The first impact is of a garden in an urban area, which overlooks a playground, a building that is a cultural center, but appearances can be deceiving, as we go along to a more open space, a sort of square stands where we encountered all kinds of handmade products from clothing, shoes and jewelry, there are what also food stalls where they sell organic hamburgers, which actually I ate, for lack of better but whose hygiene I doubted until the last bite. What a woman can do when she's hungry! The fact is that I did not have sick. The most curious of this outdoor plaza is the community of Christiana makes of this place their meeting ground to eat, drink, talk and smoke joints. True, here everyone can buy and wrap his "cigarette" freely, but do not expect hard drugs they are banned, as well as weapons and violent behaviors. The nursery is communal and is not paid, there is a supermarket where you exchange vouchers for products, outsiders, like myself and the rest of the world we paid in Danish kroner if we want to buy something, yet I did not risked, I am convinced until today that if the health authorities of my country saw what I saw, just shut down the place! In a blink of an eye! At least I'll say is archaic, but for locals this is not a problem, because what counts here is why the lifestyle, that is to say the way of being part of the world, they have a peaceful existence, healthy and in communion with nature. The community here intervenes in every way, if a neighbor needs a hand to cut firewood or build an attachment, or teach children to read, there is always someone willing to help. All are welcomed, no one is excluded, is an almost sanctuary for the most disadvantaged in society. Some of the family's home left me speechless, the walls were made of scraps of different materials, some even seemed tents and I saw one house which its cornerstone was a boat upright. The creativity of these buildings is high and disconcerting at the same time, I could not imagine anyone living well there in winter.