It was very bittersweet seeing the video of Big Event back at A&M on Saturday. It really made me miss home. I was glad though that we got to participate in Big Event over 5,000 miles away.
I was in a group with two Viz kids and an LMU science guy. We worked at a community garden on the outskirts of Bonn. I mowed and "weed eated" the lawn all day. Anthony, a guy from Viz, helped transport and unload wood. The two others helped rake up the area and paint tar on some of the wood to protect it from weathering. It was a really cool concept. The garden is run and kept up by the community. Anyone can use it and plant what they would like. Many people plant vegetables in order to use them in their cooking.
We then visited the cooperative housing, Villa Emma, right next door. This was also a neat concept in which everyone owned the whole house and had a "share" in it. Everyone has their own flat but share common spaces. There is a wood shop and an art studio in the basement for use by the residents. It was a very progressive way of living but really cool nonetheless.
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