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Community oriented
In a cohousing community, families live in their own fullyequipped private homes, but also connect to the greater community. Cohousers participate in community workdays or otherwise help maintain the greater property These workshare events not only get things done much more efficiently than an individual could do alone (e.g., old-fashioned barn-raisings) but also become social activities which are a lot of fun.
Unlike typical modem houses where people drive home straight into a garage without pver seeing a neighbor, cphousers walk past neighbors’ houses to get home, so there are many opportunities to say hello ojr chat. These little daily encounters add up to form connections which allow for greater things over time. As in a small old-time village, cohousers are much more likely to borrow cooking ingredients and tools from each other and even help each other out in times of need.
At Shadowlake Village Cohousing, an older woman living alone broke her hip and was recuperating. Someone in the community coordinated a meal -schedule so that a hot meal was delivered to her each evening for more than a month. When you live next door to someone, it’s easy to just make two extra servings of your own meal and bring it over. This older lady posted the following e-mail to the neighborhood e-mail list:
“I described to an outside friend recently the experience of recovering from surgery as something like returning to the womb! All needs were met in this warm and comfortable space. Thanks for the meals, cards, calls, parking space, and thanks especially to Nat for carrying packages. Thanks to Jane
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