Cohousing-L Mailing List: Are you hosting a tour group from Brazil?

[Leela Devi (leeladevidancing]

We (CohoEcovillage in Corvallis) received an ad or invitation to join a
Brazilian tour of cohousing communities in New England. Copy of part of the
itinerary below. Photos from several cohousing websites of individuals, and
write-ups that were probably taken from websites are included, I'm leaving
photos off to make the file smaller. It just piqued a little suspicion
here. I can read a little Portuguese, and the website seems legit, the tour
looks a little fishy.
Leela
part of itinerary:
AUTUMN JOURNEY TO COHOUSINGS IN NEW ENGLAND
Visiting and Living with Cohousings in Massachusetts and Vermont

9/24 to 10/4/2023 – 11 days / 8 nights

A journey through New England in the middle of autumn, with its landscapes
of fallen
leaves, where we will visit several cohousing communities, some urban, some
suburban and some rural, in the states of New England (northeastern USA).
We will
experience activities with the cohousers, participate in conversations with
different
profiles of people, have dinner and lunch with various groups, in their
moments of
fellowship.
Our itinerary begins in Boston, where, after checking in at the hotel and
having lunch,
we will take a tour of the beautiful and first Botanical Garden in the USA,
created in
1837.
In the late afternoon we will visit the first cohousing, Jamaica Cohousing.
The next day we left for Amherst, where Cherry Hill Cohousing is located,
our base for
the next few days. Cherry Hill is one of the great references for us, and
where the
teachers of our 1st International Cohousing Course, such as Laura Fitch and
Jerry Koch-
Gonzalez, originated.
At Cherry Hill we will be hosted by several people we already know.
Gina Simm specializes in NVC, Non-Violent Communication, the subject of her
book
Grom Heart to Heart.
Mary Krausz is an architect, and has designed several of the cohousings
we'll visit.
Lyons Witten is Laura Fitch's husband, and together with her he had
been waiting for a
history of great activism in their cohousing, since 23 years ago.
Jerry Koch-Gonzalez is a specialist in sociocracy, having co-authored a
reference book
in the area, and was a professor/facilitator of the 1st International
Cohousing Course.
He speaks Spanish.
John Porcino is a storyteller and singer. His profession began to emerge
while
participating in touching moments around a campfire – when life is seen
through a
sparkling light, surrounded by the magnificent beauty of the natural world.
Henry the Juggler is an acrobat, tightrope walker and circus artist.

We will have the opportunity to dine with the co-housers at their bi-weekly
fellowship
dinner.
And we will offer, prepared by us, hands-on, a Brazilian dinner to the
community.
Building bonds, and looking forward to hosting some of the Cherry Hill
members later
in our cohousings in Brazil.
Each of us will have the opportunity to approach the members who will best
meet
their expectations as individuals.

We will spend our days participating in cohousing day-to-day activities,
with its various
groups, according to what was in the cohousings.
After these days spent in Cherry Hill, we will travel to the state of
Vermont. On the way
we will have the opportunity to visit two cohousings, Rocky Hill Cohousing
and
Pathway Cohousing.
Our destination for the end of that day is tiny Bristol, where Bristol
Village Cohousing is
located. There our host will be Jim Mendell, one of the founders of Bristol
Village
Cohousing and director of Cohousing US.
Jim has been dedicated to training the concept of sociocracy with his group
at Bristol
Cohousing.
We will live with the Bristol Village Cohousing community for two days,
also having the
opportunity to walk around this delightful little town in the middle of the
mountains
and enjoy and discover Bristol Falls.
>From Bristol Village we will head to Mosaic Commons Cohousing in Berlin,
MA, where
we will be hosted by Stephanie Doss-Robertson. She is one of the founders of
cohousing, having lived there since it opened in 2010. She is a social
worker, and acts
as vice-president of an association that supports people with mental
disorders.
In addition to Stephanie, several other people from cohousing will be
welcoming us,
ready to share their visions and experiences with us.
Mosaic Commons has a sister community, Camelot Cohousing. Both are located
opposite each other. We will have experiences in these two cohousings, with
which we
will be living for two days.
>From Mosaic Commons we return to Boston, where we will have our last visit,
to
Cornestone Cohousing.
And what better way to end our beautiful and inspiring journey than taking
a stroll
around the Harvard University campus in the afternoon.
At the end of the day, we will head to Boston airport to board our flight
back to São
Paulo.
* * *

AUTUMN COHOUSINGS TO NEW ENGLAND JOURNEY ITINERARY

SUN – 9/24 – SÃO PAULO / BOSTON
MON – 9/25 – BOSTON – JAMAICA PLAINS COHOUSING
TUESDAY – 9/26 – BOSTON / AMHERST – CHERRY HILL COHOUSING (formerly PIONEER
VALLEY COHOUSING)
WED - 9/27 - CHERRY HILL COHOUSING
THU – 9/28 – CHERRY HILL COHOUSING
FRI – 9/29 – CHERRY HILL – PATHWAY COHOUSING – ROCKY COHOUSING – BRISTOL
COHOUSING (BRISTOL)

SAT – 9/30 – BRISTOL COHOUSING
SUN – 1/10 – BRISTOL – MOSAIC COMMONS COHOUSING (BERLIN)
MON - 2/10 - MOSAIC COMMONS COHOUSING
TUESDAY – 10/3 – MOSAIC COMMONS – BOSTON – CORNERSTONE COHOUSING / SÃO
PAULO
WED – 4/10 – ARRIVAL IN SÃO PAULO

*Those who pre-register for the trip will have the opportunity to stay with
cohousers
in selected communities. What will add even more value to the experience.
And when we're not staying at cohousers' homes, we'll be
staying at nearby hotels.
*For whom this trip is indicated:
- for people who think about living in a cohousing and want to see how life
is in them
- for people thinking about creating their own cohousing
- for professionals such as architects, lawyers, sociologists, therapists,
etc, etc
- for people who love interaction and meeting interesting people
*As a trip absolutely focused on experiences with people, who will welcome
us with
open arms, according to their availability, we are subject to changes in
the schedule,
with additions and deletions.

Autumn leaves in New England

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I get up.  I walk.  I fall down.  Meanwhile, I keep dancing.    ~  Hillel