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Meet the members:
some personal profiles.
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Hi--I am Liz,
a mother of 3 grown-up children,
divorced, shortly to retire from my nursing and counselling career. I love
light, laughter and music, my cats and all natural things-especially
countryside life and happenings. Travel, meeting new people and experiencing
different cultures is an enjoyable and stimulating part of my life too.
I have lived with groups of friends (and my family) in loose communities
for most of my life and to be a member of an intentional Cohousing group with
it's own ethos and values will continue that pattern of friendship and
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Brighid Simpkin:
I am 73 years young, and retired
from being a financial administrator in a very ethical co-operative firm that
designed and made scientific instruments for agriculture in the third
world. Originally a Maths graduate who became a pioneer computer
programmer in 1951, I now have a reluctance to get involved with today’s
technology. I have always had a pioneering spirit, and have often dreamed
of living in a community, preferably an eco-village. I have many other
interests, including storytelling, theatre, circle dancing, bridge,
crosswords, painting, Chi Kung, healing and all forms of complimentary
medicine. I have two children and two grandchildren. I
separated from my husband more than 25 years ago, have lived alone ever since,
and am now a widow growing old disgracefully! |
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Gemma Hooper:
I’m very, very mature, and divorced, with three grown-up children. I work
as a freelance editor and proofreader, and am also a qualified EFL
teacher. I do my best to play a viola and an English concertina, and am
learning to tap-dance. English traditional music and dance, and the
welfare of the countryside, are important to me. I’m not a
‘community’ person, but would value independence within a framework
of mutual support and awareness.
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Jean Morris:
(and my
elderly cat, Emma) 50 this year. Single. No kids, so no grandchildren to look
forward to - would love to have young people around. Academic administrator,
conference organiser, writer, editor and translator. I live in London at
the moment, where I’ve been for 25 years - 15 of those also travelling all
over the world with an international NGO. Longing to leave the crowds and chaos
and anonymity for a freelance life, time for my own writing, more connection
and caring with those around me and with our environment. I practice Buddhist
meditation and yoga, am studying herbal medicine and want to have a herb
garden. |
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Robert:
I am a
research engineer specialising in electrochemistry (fuel cells and similar
environment friendly technologies). Cohousing attracts me because it seems to
offer all the advantages of community living without the disadvantages such as
living in each others pockets. The most active members of Enlinca are committed
to minimizing their impact on the earth and hold similar open minded spiritual
values which encourages me to keep up the work of being secretary and web
master. |
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