Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: cohousing and disabilities

[Joe Nolan (jnolan]

At 08:37 AM 12/31/97 -0600, Fred H. Olson wrote:
>easiest way to become a resident in cohousing (for anyone ) is to be
willing to
>move to an already developed community that has units available. (Note
>that there is a downside to this approach to the dgree that much 
>community building - getting to know the other folks takes place during 
>the planning and development phase.

The flip side of this is that early-joiners have more time to acquire
resentments & grudges from tough decisions which didn't go their way, and
to generally burn out. Our late-joiners seem to be just as socially
integrated (if not more so), and less prone to "family feuds". My household
joined about one year before completion, which seemed pretty optimal for us.



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joe nolan
1st Nh, EcoVillage at Ithaca, NY, USA
Construction Finished!
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/ecovillage/