Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Are there any Kiwis lurking on this list?

[Chris Hansen (itschrishansen]

Hi Ann and everyone
So glad you wrote and have connected with Kiwi CoHousers in Aotearoa/New
Zealand! I’ve been here for 13 years and at BCOHO for 3 1/2. I lived in two
intentional communities back in NZ; neither were CoHousing, but ran in many
similar ways. (The sane is true of Quaker Acres)
I responded in part because i’m at some stage in the future I’ve thought of
moving back home, and CoHousing would be an attractive option, so I’ve been
keeping an eye on what’s happening.
There is no doubt much more than my limited far-away research has
unearthed, so I’d be keen to hear from any other Kiwis here!
Warm regards from Vermont- where spring is just beginning to peep
Cheers
chris


On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 8:41 AM Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hello Chris!
>
> I don’t know that we can get to Whanganui so I’m so sad to miss seeing
> this community.  It would have been a treat as I am also a great fan of the
> Quakers.
>
> How long have you lived at Burlington Cohousing?  And what has your
> experience been like?’  How long have you been in the States?
>
> Thank you for answering my email.  So good to meet a “local” kiwi!
>
>
> Best --
>
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Member, Board of Directors
> Mid Atlantic Cohousing
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church, VA
> 202.546.4654
>
> If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
> Steven Wright
>
> > On Apr 1, 2019, at 8:55 AM, Chris Hansen <itschrishansen [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ann
> > I'm a Kiwi on the Cohousing-L list, although I currently live in Vermont
> in
> > Burlington CoHousing, East Village.
> > Don't know if you will get to Whanganui on the West Coast of the North
> > Island at all, but there is a truly magnificent Quaker Village out there
> > that is worth a visit if it's not too much out of your way
> > www.quakersettlement.co.nz/
> > You've no doubt already discerned that here's a number of pending
> CoHousing
> > developments in NZ- hard to believe it's not taken off like a rocket over
> > there!
> >
> > AND- if there's any other Kiwi lurkers, I'd certainly welcome a visit
> here
> > in Vermont- will even stretch to making a pavlova!
> > Cheers
> > Chris Hansen
> >
> > On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 at 15:44, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I know there is ONE because I had the pleasure of meeting her at
> Earthsong
> >> Eco Neighborhood in Ranui, New Zealand 4 days ago.  (Hi there!  I know
> you
> >> are reading this …!  Mis you guys already …)
> >>
> >> I’m happily in NZ for 30 days until April 20th.
> >>
> >> Whether you are lurking or not on this list and would be interested in a
> >> visit/meeting with a resident of an American cohousing community — I’m
> your
> >> gal!
> >>
> >> My friend, Tina, and I, toured Earthsong where we had a very yummy
> dinner
> >> w/ the neighbors, toured their lovely community (this part of NZ is in a
> >> temperate climate so they have citrus fruit trees which i associate w/
> >> Florida — Earthsong is gardened in every inch w/ incredible fruit trees,
> >> flowers and … experimental mini rice paddies!.  I gave a short
> presentation
> >> about Takoma Village Cohousing where I live and a preview showing of my
> >> Resale slide show (come to my Resale presentation Sunday June 2nd at the
> >> upcoming Coho Conference.)
> >>
> >> Since here l also met w/ Thom Gil of Cohaus here in Auckland.  Scheduled
> >> to meet w/ the High Street Cohousing folks in Dunedin April 16/17.
> Would
> >> love to meet w/ more Kiwis whether you are thinking about cohousing,
> >> meeting or building cohousing or any other collaborative community.  I
> will
> >> be in Auckland today which is Monday, April 1st here.
> Tuesday/Wednesday in
> >> Rototura, then to Wellington.  South island sometime after that through
> >> April 20.  We leave out of Christchurch on the 20th for the trip home
> >> (Boo-hoo).  So little time … so much to learn about this vibrant
> country…
> >>
> >> So email or call my NZ number:  64 27 280 2857  (country code and city
> >> code included).
> >>
> >> Hope to meet up w/ more cohousers here in NZ!
> >>
> >> Best --
> >>
> >> Ann Zabaldo
> >> Takoma Village Cohousing
> >> Washington, DC
> >> Member, Board of Directors
> >> Mid Atlantic Cohousing
> >> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> >> Falls Church, VA
> >> 202.546.4654
> >>
> >> If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
> >> Steven Wright
> >>
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