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“Food Circle Now” – Our Lives of Isolation

I’m still being deeply affected by my time at Rainbow although leaving there a couple of days ago. After leaving Rainbow for a couple of days in Porto, Portugal, the home of Port wine, I went out to dinner at a restaurant which had been recommended a man named Mario who was making and selling […]

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Rainbow Portugal Day 10, Paths of Resistance and Intentional Communities

Today is Day 10 at the European Rainbow gathering in Portugal and I’m still loving it here. There is something about living together in community which really touches me, which clearly draws me here. There is a split in me, however, in that I also have a tendency and a preference to isolate at times. […]

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European Rainbow Gathering – Portugal – Day 5

 (Written 8 days ago on Aug 9th)  I’m at my second European Rainbow Gathering right now, Day 5, and I love it. This one is in Portugal, and the last one I attended in 2009 was in Ukraine. It is simply wonderful here. There is no commerce allowed here (save for the magic hat being […]