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

[Diane (dianeclaire]

I hope someone will recommend that they read my book.
Diane

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 2:21 PM Fiona Frank <fionafrank [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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