On Monday, a friend of mine from NJ arrived to visit me here at Dancing Rabbit. Since I obviously can’t speak for her, I can at least say it’s been an interesting (and fun) experience for me thus far. I say “interesting” because of the circumstances. I think my friend understood (to a certain degree) my desire to live in an ecovillage, but she herself had zero interest in the prospect. It’s safe to say we did not share a common mindset in this regard. And quite obviously, this setting and lifestyle does not always pique the interest of many folks right off the bat. Nevertheless, I was surprised to hear that she wanted to visit me after I had been here for a month.
Most people who come to DR as visitors have an interest in learning about living in an ecovillage (or more precisely, living here at Dancing Rabbit), but my friend came here without that same exact purpose. It’s been interesting for me to see how she has been responding to the day-to-day activities, culture, methods, etc. here, and how she is adapting into the scene over time with increasing curiousity. I am enjoying observing how she reacts to this new mode of living, and hearing her questions and thoughts about what it really means to live here, in both a practical and idealist sense.
Something I like about living here is witnessing people’s (visitors, guests) responses to the day-to-day lifestyle and culture at Dancing Rabbit. I think of myself and my first exposure, and how different people react uniquely or more strongly to certain elements of life here…
