Re: Thank you from a new community! | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Gerald Manata (gmanata2003yahoo.com) | |
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:13:33 -0700 (PDT) |
Frankly, as I read some of these posts, I becoming envious of what other cohousing communities have and do and how people there relate to each other. Unless these claim are exaggerated, I am seeing that there can be significant differences between cohousing complexes. I wonder what accounts for these differences. How much does geography,for example, the local surrounding politics and culture matter? Is it just "blind luck" as to what kind of people just happen to join together that is the principle determiner as to the "conservative" or "liberal" nature of the community? Does a complex where most people are from outside the area, as opposed to one where most people are from the target area and perhaps already know each together for years create a measurable difference in the operation of a community? Have the older cohousing complexes actually seen an evolution in attitudes, lifestyle, methods/rules of interpersonal engagement-the community's subculture-in its members over the years? This would make an interesting research project. G/P Looney-Burman <burloon [at] comcast.net> wrote: Dear Cohousers, I've been following the recent discussions with great interest (especially the ones on common meals, children, why I live in cohousing, and more), and I'm sure that others in our community are as well. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Our Facilitation Committee is in the process of creating policies for meals, pets, common house maintenance, and all the rest that need to be put in place (at least as a starting point) to present to our membership for review and consensus. Fortunately, we're able to draw upon the experience of other communities so that we're not having to re-invent the wheel for each of these. What has touched me most, however, has been the recent postings on why people live in cohousing and what it means to them. With each one, I'm saying to myself, "Yes!" and "Yes!" and "Yes!"-these are the reasons I want to be part of a cohousing community! We'll start moving into Fresno Cohousing (La Querencia) in July, and, after four years of planning, we can't wait! We're a 28-household, intergenerational community (McCamant and Durrett-designed!), which is the first cohousing community in the Central Valley of California. We are also the first multi-family, residential community to qualify for the "Fresno Green" sustainable building program! We still have several vacant residences which we hope to have sold by the time we've all moved in, so if you're contemplating a move to central California (keep in mind that we have no floods, no earthquakes and no fires in our part of California) and want to live in cohousing, visit our website at www.fresnocohousing.org. Better than that, come be part of our community! Thank you again. I'll keep reading and learning. Pat Looney-Burman _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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Thank you from a new community! G/P Looney-Burman, June 22 2008
- Re: Thank you from a new community! Gerald Manata, June 23 2008
- Re: Thank you from a new community! Robert Heinich, June 23 2008
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Re: Thank you from a new community! Sharon Villines, June 25 2008
- Re: Thank you from a new community! John Faust, June 25 2008
- Re: Thank you from a new community! Gerald Manata, June 25 2008
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