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

[Fiona Frank (fionafrank]

wow, this sounds GREAT, what an interesting idea for a learning-holiday
arrangement.   I wonder if it could be something that a group of cohousing
communities could club together to organise "from the inside"?

I'm planning to be in Brazil (among  other south american and north
american countries) throughout  2024, could someone give me some contact
details of the Brazilian organisers please?  Fiona, Lancaster Cohousing,
UK.   (ps if anyone on the west coast USA would be up for hosting a
friendly visitor from a UK cohousing project for a few days or longer
during summer or early autumn 2024, or anyone anywhere in Canada in
autumn/winter 2024, please get back to me!  I can walk dogs, feed cats,
water plants, play music, teach Klezmer dance, cook, (including Challah on
Fridays) and (sometimes) make things happen....

Fionafrank [at] gmail.com




On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 18:06, Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:

> We (Mosaic) definitely talked to a real person and arranged to be part
> of their tour.
>
> -Liz
> (The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
> Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
> Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
> www.elizabethmaemagill.com
> 508-450-0431
>
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 10:48 AM Leela Devi <leeladevidancing [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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&#39;ll visit.
> > Lyons Witten is Laura Fitch&#39;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&#39;re not staying at cohousers&#39; homes, we&#39;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
> >
> > --
> >
> > I get up.  I walk.  I fall down.  Meanwhile, I keep dancing.    ~  Hillel
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