german haus, my co-op"What is the desire to have a home, a hut, a land, of one’s own, after all, than the desire to have some space that will be filled with others, others with whom you can share something you love and want to share..."
~Russell Arben Fox
i've always wanted a big house when i grow up, but its always been so that i would have room for lots of visitors, which was why i appreciated the above quote.
my co-op in some ways is an extension of this. i believe there are 22 of us in the house right now. sometimes, it would be nice if the washer were free (there's only one washer or dryer), if the showers were open when i wanted to shower or if there were tomatoes left in the fridge when i was craving one, but somehow these annoyances pale in comparison to having dinner each night with 15 or more friends, hanging out in the kitchen chatting with people after a long day of adventures or piling 10 or 20 people into the tv room to watch the grinch. i spend a lot of time by myself when i'm studying, working or running (sometimes), but its nice to have the constant buzz of community where i spend a lot of the rest of my time.
my co-op in some ways is an extension of this. i believe there are 22 of us in the house right now. sometimes, it would be nice if the washer were free (there's only one washer or dryer), if the showers were open when i wanted to shower or if there were tomatoes left in the fridge when i was craving one, but somehow these annoyances pale in comparison to having dinner each night with 15 or more friends, hanging out in the kitchen chatting with people after a long day of adventures or piling 10 or 20 people into the tv room to watch the grinch. i spend a lot of time by myself when i'm studying, working or running (sometimes), but its nice to have the constant buzz of community where i spend a lot of the rest of my time.
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