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=Fri. April 18, 2014= | |||
I got picked up at the airport by Gavin. It was amazingly convenient! His GPS didn't know exactly where the FeF address was, but we made it without any wrong turns. Chris was in the car with us and he was here before, so he recognized it when we got here. | |||
It's great to have some international participants (Australia, Wales) and an ex-pat living in Belize. But aside from Chris Chou, everyone here is white and when we walked in Katerina, was the only woman (I didn't know she was Marcin's wife) among about twenty people, and she was the only one working in the kitchen. I offered to help, but most of the work was done. She was just watching the pots and stiring to make sure the soup didn't burn. I hope OSE is having conversations about recruiting diverse participants and sharing labor equitably. This was just my first impression. | |||
Katerina said she would live in the microhouse once it's finished. I didn't know that. I still have a lot of basic questions that I hope will be answered soon. | |||
We had a tour while waiting for dinner. We got to see the first building that went up. Marcin said they were so labor intensive that it convinced him of the need for machines like the brick press. We saw the building site for the micro-house. One of the units was already finished. It had a kitchen, sofa, and loft. It already looked very complete and comfortable! Outside the front door, there is a 14'x14' foundation that will be a covered patio, then another 14'x14' foundation opposite that, which is where we will be working. | |||
After a round of introductions, Chris Reinhart gave us a quick introduction to the project and how the documentation would work. He has more details in a power point presentation that he's saving for tomorrow. Everyone seemed excited to socialize. I went outside and sat around a fire with some folks. It's a little cold out, but nice by the fire. It was a clear night and the stars were amazing! We even saw a shooting star! :) | |||
=Tues. April 15, 2014= | =Tues. April 15, 2014= | ||
I just logged in to test this wiki page. I'm looking forward to visiting FeF and helping to build a MicroHouse! | I just logged in to test this wiki page. I'm looking forward to visiting FeF and helping to build a MicroHouse! | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 19 April 2014
Fri. April 18, 2014
I got picked up at the airport by Gavin. It was amazingly convenient! His GPS didn't know exactly where the FeF address was, but we made it without any wrong turns. Chris was in the car with us and he was here before, so he recognized it when we got here.
It's great to have some international participants (Australia, Wales) and an ex-pat living in Belize. But aside from Chris Chou, everyone here is white and when we walked in Katerina, was the only woman (I didn't know she was Marcin's wife) among about twenty people, and she was the only one working in the kitchen. I offered to help, but most of the work was done. She was just watching the pots and stiring to make sure the soup didn't burn. I hope OSE is having conversations about recruiting diverse participants and sharing labor equitably. This was just my first impression.
Katerina said she would live in the microhouse once it's finished. I didn't know that. I still have a lot of basic questions that I hope will be answered soon.
We had a tour while waiting for dinner. We got to see the first building that went up. Marcin said they were so labor intensive that it convinced him of the need for machines like the brick press. We saw the building site for the micro-house. One of the units was already finished. It had a kitchen, sofa, and loft. It already looked very complete and comfortable! Outside the front door, there is a 14'x14' foundation that will be a covered patio, then another 14'x14' foundation opposite that, which is where we will be working.
After a round of introductions, Chris Reinhart gave us a quick introduction to the project and how the documentation would work. He has more details in a power point presentation that he's saving for tomorrow. Everyone seemed excited to socialize. I went outside and sat around a fire with some folks. It's a little cold out, but nice by the fire. It was a clear night and the stars were amazing! We even saw a shooting star! :)
Tues. April 15, 2014
I just logged in to test this wiki page. I'm looking forward to visiting FeF and helping to build a MicroHouse!