Lucy Beck		Debbie Ramsdell
	Tanya and Matthew		Marjan van den Belt and Robert Costanza
	Marlee, Rick & Nina		The Devine Family
	Per, Jenny, Solvei & Aren Eisenman		Cara Taussig and Marty Gawron
	Dennis and Trisa Gay		Marc Greenblatt
	Shelia Kerr		Carina Cartelli and Joe Lasek
	Melissa Mcginty		Sarah Sinnott
	Elizabeth Storey		Larilee Suiter
	Peter van Schaick		Mary Van Vleck
	Clark and Suzanne Hinsdale		Jonathan, Lorelei and Finn Atwood
	Gordon Gieg and Amy Snyder

This is very difficult for me to write, so ask all who read it to bear with me. I have a tendency to be an introvert, which I cover by my sense of humor and appearing outgoing. This leads to my at times under/over talking. However, I guess the purpose of this is to speak to who I am, so will probably "over" talk. The only way I know how to approach this is to speak some to my history, my present and the combination, which brings me to CVC.

Education and Career: I have a B.A. in Psychology and a Master's in Counseling both from the University of Delaware. I worked for the Division of Mental Health in Delaware for 31 years in all phases of clinical/administrative. My preference was very direct one on one contact with the severely mentally ill. Other preference, probably equal, was my years working with children K - 12 as a consultant. Could only stand my duties as an administrator in a State bureaucracy by coming close to breaking a few teeth.

Personal:

Childhood: Dad was a duPont exec., so spent much time moving....about every three or four years throughout the East Coast. A great time except for some of the restrictions and problems with our culture in the USA.. However, that was also back when large companies were very family oriented...picnics...singing...etc. Spent time playing sports with my friends, but more time wandering in the woods alone. Kneeling beside streams watching "crawfish", bugs and other critters for hours and hours.

Teen Years: Our family was transferred to Buenos Aires for over 2 years. What an experience! Given who my Father was as a man, we very quickly moved out of B.A. into a very small village an hour out of the city. He was not happy with the 'American" culture to which we were being exposed in the city. Too much money... too much arrogance.... too much "growing up too early". The hour drive to school was well worth it. Began to learn about more than just "my world". Every day we drove over a huge bridge under which was an area called in English "misery village". Huge riverside area absolutely smoking in poverty. Every day I had a problem looking at it and not looking at it. Had never seen anything like that in my life. Made a "sea change" in me, and had a lot to do with my feelings/values/thinking. Friends were Argentine. We spoke Spanish in our home for 1 day a week. I thought in both languages. Had my own horse. Imagine the incredible experience of being in the beautiful countryside of Argentina riding my horse bareback for hours and hours exploring.

Later Years: Quit college a couple of times as I didn't know what I wanted to do when I "grew up". Was lucky enough to spend a year in Europe...9 months living in Paris and 3 months traveling. Finished school and began my career in mental health. Was fortunate enough to meet another of our members, Larilee, who got me interested in bird watching (she swore I wouldn't have to wear funny shoes and hat!). That took me back to my college experience in photography, I became a fairly good nature photographer, and will be happy to share pictures with others. In one of my visits to VT, I was able to experience first hand what it's going to be like to live there and share. I worked some on teaching Bob and Marjan's daughter Kaia something about taking pictures...and she produced a wonderful set at age 5!

Present: About a year ago I had to take a disability retirement due to the disease of fibromalgia (that's the one that's all in your head! I wish). Have been trying to adjust to such a massive change. I live in a very nice condo in Dover De right on a beautiful lake. I thought I would never move again until I heard about CVC. So what's the difference? I have lived here for over 10 years and yet still feel isolated.. I do not know my neighbors except for waving and smiling as we see each other in the parking lot. I miss the "neighborhoods" I remember from my childhood.

Summary: I want to live in CVC for many reasons. Dover used to be fairly rural, but now is being over-developed. I've lived in the "city lights" of B.A. and Paris. I've since moved again and again into more rural areas, and have come to realize that I am trying to "get back"...to get back to a rural area...to get back to real community...to get back to being very close with nature. I want to share common ventures like ecologically "friendly" living, farming, animals, etc. I may not make much of a personal impact on the terrible things going on in the world environmentally, but I can do the best I can. I want to get back to being in relationships in which there is sharing, support...a group who are as close as they are comfortable being in good and difficult times. I want a simple life in which I have only what I need and share freely with others. I want to live in a community of folks who accept and embrace diversity....young and old, singles and families, gays (I am), people from all backgrounds and cultures, introverts and extroverts and all others who can bring together this kind of village. CVC is that place.