The Hureai Kippu, Elderplan, and several other communityenhancing currencies will be described in more detail in Chapter 6. Summer A world in balance
It's 1 p.m. For Anna, head of customer service in the largest telecommunications company based in Munich, the day is over. Using the high-speed underground, she returns to her other community, the village nestled in the foothills of the Alps, 15 minutes away. She really enjoys her job, but she can't wait to get back to her studio and continue her work with stained glass. She has just started her most ambitious project to date - a large stained-glass window depicting seminal events in her lime town's history. At her village's next arts festival, which lasts two weeks during the summer, she will donate the window to the Permanent Learning Center. All of Anna's company colleagues have a similar lifestyle. Wolfgang in Finance is into African dance and has famed his own dance troupe; Birgit in MIS, whose passion is wood carving, is considering making the special wooden frames for Anna's window: Reainer in Human Resources restores old lutes and other musical instruments. Because complementary currency systems support both types of activities, everybody in Anna's village has the choice to have a dual career. Some people choose full-time work in a traditional corporate job. Some concentrate their energy on their artistic interests, earning mostly community currencies. Many combine the two because greater choice is available, and because life is simply more livable in a 'World in Balance'.