Susanne's Pura Vida

Guatemalan children stuff plastic bottles to make eco-bricks.

Born in East Germany the year the Berlin Wall was built, jailed in her teens for trying to escape, "traded" in a diplomatic negotiation, Susanne Heisse took many detours (including fashion design) on her way to what she calls her destiny. Eventually, she found her way to Guatemala, where she started the Pura Vida movement based on using plastic trash for building. An amazing woman with an amazing life and spirit (story and video): http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/28/the-trash-queen-of-guatemala/