[B]ecause we shared the water pump in our compound, there was a constant stream of neighborhood women who came over during the day. Their children also visited for hours at a time, looking for volunteers who would play with them and provide access to things like soccer balls and books. Without realizing it, Jonelle and I were being introduced to the idea of an intergenerational community…
The authors, John and Jonelle Cronin, recount their six-month odyssey which followed John's retirement. Their search for — and discoveries about community — began in the West African country of Ghana and concluded at an cohousing community on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
