Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Community Tours

[Rob Sandelin (robsan]

Kevin, (Whom I have never met but who feels like an old chum) Said.

>Do people regularly give two hour tours and talks about their community?
>Yikes, if this is the standard, I'd change it.

So I changed the title of the thread to make finding this easier and 
also to ask others:  What kind of energy do you expend on tours?

At Sharingwood, this is a huge variable depending on the peoples vibe.  
As a "tour veteran"  I find that I put energy into a tour depending 
upon what sorts of vibes I get back.  Some folks get 20 minutes, others 
get two+ hours, an invite to tea at my house, an invite to dinner, I 
watch their kids for them,  etc.  We have 3 folks who do tours 
regularly.  These days I tend to do the "folks visiting from other 
communities" tours.  Just did a tour yesterday for Mary and John of 
Pioneer Valley.

Rob Sandelin
Sharingwood
Sharingwood.