Don’t Hate, Aerate

I embarked on the predictable post-graduation tour-de-youth when I finished college a couple of years ago. I rallied my two best girlfriends and packed my reasonably sized backpack with the goods I thought I needed to get me through Central America in six months. Included were my favorite pair of jellies. Yes, jellies. Along the way, people gave me a lot of flak for my jellies: “Oh my god – are those jellies!?” Yes, they’re jellies. “Are they comfortable?” Yes, they’re comfortable.

They mold to my feet, they’re waterproof (take that Chaco), and they have little breathing holes to keep my feet aerated. Plus, in the life of my closet, anything without a heel constitutes a walking shoe.

-Assistant Editor Hanah…off to explain to Toshio that there is a world beyond eco-sneakers…

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Another thing about Chacos is they can be re-soled. My first pair lasted years and years (what do you mean their not waterproof? I GOT them for the river), with one re soling of vibram hiking treads. Second pair hasn't needed it yet. Glad to hear they have a re-use program - that's great. Have you ever seen how many perfectly good shoes there are in second hand stores?!
Check out Thomsshoes.com For every pair of shoes you buy they donate a pair to a needy child in Africa or Latin America. Over 70,000 pairs so far. Plus they support fair trade and living wages (per there website) I don't know how green but they do use canvas and burlap for instance, both biodegradable. The fair trade and independent monitoring of there factories is enough for me to support over alot of other companies. Oh and if you think you buy an expensive sexy shoe and they they give an ugly pair away. Forget it. They give the same shoes away you are buying. Which is to say fairly ugly but darn they look comfortable. Buy online or look up a store location on there website. You can also by a feedbag (very green) which is a really great reusable shopping bag...price 65 bucks, seems steep but you will be paying for a childs school meals for a year. Yes a child in africa for instance gets meals for a year. Not so steep a price now.
Another option, although a little pricey, for some awesome and funky shoes that hold up well in water and are also rugged enough for light hiking are Vibram FiveFingers. They're about as close as you can get to walking barefoot but still offer plenty of protection for the soles & sides of your feet and even have a smidge of arch support.
They look pretty good to me, maybe i'll go out of my depth a little and purchase a pair. www.bytemysite.com
Come on, guys, how could you miss this one? In Australia, flip-flops are also referred to as "thongs". My kids thought it was hysterical to remind each other to wear their thongs when we headed out to the beach.
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