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The Sound of Silence My Trip to the Small Sleepy Village of Stina     The Eco Centre When I first arrived in Vinnytsia everything was new and exciting. The people were new, the city was new, the project were new. Even the mysterious project of Stina, the rural development project run by Pangea Ultima, was new.During my introduction week. My new colleagues would express their feelings about how they experienced Stina. For some it was a rural get away, a chance to relax and unwind from the stress of living in a city can bring. For others it was a summer camping trip. Where outdoor actives ruled the day and almost always ended with a campfire, roasted marshmallows and scary stories. The final group expressed their feelings as if a great injustice had been committed. Their words filled with horror as they recounted their version of events. So, it was with these mixed reviews in my mind. I concluded that Stina would be like living in rural NZ with the same scenery and lifestyle as Alita, Si