New Resident Casting Call! "Makepeace Manor: Season Six"

You watch reality TV shows and said, "I'm as interesting as any of those
people. Just drop me in some unique house with a hot tub (gotta have a hot
tub!) with a crew of worthwhile, innovative, creative, outrageous, exciting
people and I"m gonna shine!"

Here's your chance. And you won't even have to sign a release form, nor
worry about Aunt Tilly flipping channels late at night and seeing you ...
in said hot tub. Nope, we don't roll (film) that way here. But, we do want
to invite you to audition if you think that you could contribute to and
benefit from being in the cast of "Makepeace Manor: Season Six." Our little
Jordan is all grown up and moving to South Carolina July 15, so we has a
room.

Makepeace Manor, our 5.5 year-old intentional community in Alexandria, VA,
has a mid-July opening for an innovator to move in. If you are looking for
a space in which to grow individually and to build rapport with like-minded
people, living your daily life in alignment with Burning Man's 10
Principles, this is an opportunity worth exploring. As an intentional
community, we're populated by people who want to be around others,
interact, and grow from the experience.

Makepeace Manor is located inside the Beltway, convenient to public
transportation (especially bus), and to Routes 395 and 495. We have two
houses on our acre of land, a big yard suitable for fire spinning, campouts
and bocce ball, a massive garden plot, lots of space for art and
creativity, a great hall with a fireplace, movie screen and vintage 1903
piano, two kitchens, laundry facilities, a dance hall, tons of parking, a
six-person hot tub, an exercise dance pole, a soda machine, a balance beam,
and a trampoline. Life at Makepeace is often placid, sometimes rocking
(like when Rawk, Paper, Scissors practices here), and rarely boring. We are
within walking distance of Green Spring Gardens park, the Foxfire Grill,
and Flippin' Pizza, and we're across the street from the Lincolnia Park
Recreation Club, which has a huge swimming pool and tennis courts. We're
1.5 miles from a major shopping center with Giant, Gold's Gym etc., and a
quick, direct shot into Old Town and DC.

We are zoned for up to eight residents, but planning to hold at 7 for now.
The six residents who are continuing here (Kate, Wendell, Dave, Brewster,
Rog, and Jenny) are interesting, friendly, creative people. Residents share
a commitment to keeping common areas indoors and out presentable and
improving them when we can, hosting and supporting events as Makepeace
serves the larger Burner community, and supporting each other in
friendship. We are committed to keeping excellent relations with our
neighbors. If you are the kind of person who puts your whole enthusiastic
self into a project because you have learned that doing so will result in
the greatest rewards -- then you will find a livable community an exciting
opportunity.

The residence space that is available is a small downstairs bedroom. It is
conveniently located off the kitchen hallway and has a full bathroom with
tub next door. Its tariff is $700 ALL-INCLUSIVE.
Housing payments at Makepeace INCLUDE your utilities (water, heat and A/C,
electricity, trash and recycling, FIOS internet, and hot tub maintenance).
Utilities would add up to about $150, and are included so they are constant
and predictable for residents each month rather than variable.

Pets are considered on a case-by-case basis, and require all residents'
unanimous approval. (We currently have one cat and one dog, so not much
room for additionals at this time.)

Residents who are interested and talented with handyperson, groundskeeping,
or project management may at times have opportunities for rebates on
housing costs in exchange for upgrading the place or keeping it in good
working order.

Makepeace Manor balances its roles as a home, a resource for DC-area
Burners, and a place where residents build and explore community beyond
typical group house dynamics.

Please contact Brewster at Brewster.vonThyme@gmail.com or 703/508-4418 if
you are interested in learning more or exploring the opportunities of
Makepeace! We'll be glad to share the details, and arrange for enthusiastic
candidates to meet with us. As an intentional community, our interview
process is designed to facilitate a free-flowing exchange of ideas to
ensure a great fit for all. Thanks for reading!