Action
Spain spring 2013
So finally my partner and I decided to take Can Silo, our opportunity to life our land dream project. We just arrived to Spain from after living for a wile in Thailand and Nepal, with few saves and two backpacks we started this adventure.
You can know more about our project (Process, Tools,... ) in Spain Can Silo by clicking (here).
You can know more about our project (Process, Tools,... ) in Spain Can Silo by clicking (here).
Boundaries
Spain spring 2014
We knew that to restore an abandon house and a land by only two people was a bit crazy adventure, but we was at the same time full of energy and passion to do it, so we trust on "live" that will provide us whenever we need.
We didn't have a propped design at this time, we was to busy following to cover our basic priority needs, I believed that as soon as the house was ready for winter and we had less home work, I could find a paid job and get an economic input to keep implementing our family and project.
After a year of work in the house we got that one could inhabit and was more or less safe (at least the structure), the problem is that where we was living in Spain was no paid work (75% unemployment in our village) and our budget was beginning to rely on loans.
We didn't have a propped design at this time, we was to busy following to cover our basic priority needs, I believed that as soon as the house was ready for winter and we had less home work, I could find a paid job and get an economic input to keep implementing our family and project.
After a year of work in the house we got that one could inhabit and was more or less safe (at least the structure), the problem is that where we was living in Spain was no paid work (75% unemployment in our village) and our budget was beginning to rely on loans.
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It was a time where we was exhausted from to much hard work everyday and we haven't any money to cover our basic needs, improve our project, or much less make future plans, we cross our boundaries until the point to be burn and start to be uncomfortable in our life project in Spain.
I start to feel that live in Can Silo it's per now limiting my financial expansion possibilities, and I begin to consider more seriously to go back to work in other foreign countries.
Reflections
Spain spring 2014
Lack of money by haven't found a paid job, has made our living in Spain situation unsustainable.
A long my stay in Spain I had grow my permaculture network in Barcelona and I had every time more paid courses, I also got around some temporary jobs with vineyards and olive but was not enough to keep covering basic needs.
I think that Can Silo was just too ambitious project for two people and occasional volunteers, and at the end if we wanted to take forward we needed to have a minimum of money to invest, at least to have enough to pay petrol and be able to make better infrastructures for hold other families and volunteers to help implement the site.
In the winter 2013 my life partner has spent time in England looking for disconnect off from our project and expand the financial possibilities.
In a few days she has formed a small business and has invited me to hang out with her to carry it out, so for now we have moved to England taking this chance to work.
PNI
My partner and I used PNI (Positive, Negative, Interesting) analysis to reflect different options we had if we are in UK or Spain, you can read more visiting my project 9 reflections by clicking (here).
Above you can see a short list with some resources that we have in each situation with them PNI reflection.
A long my stay in Spain I had grow my permaculture network in Barcelona and I had every time more paid courses, I also got around some temporary jobs with vineyards and olive but was not enough to keep covering basic needs.
I think that Can Silo was just too ambitious project for two people and occasional volunteers, and at the end if we wanted to take forward we needed to have a minimum of money to invest, at least to have enough to pay petrol and be able to make better infrastructures for hold other families and volunteers to help implement the site.
In the winter 2013 my life partner has spent time in England looking for disconnect off from our project and expand the financial possibilities.
In a few days she has formed a small business and has invited me to hang out with her to carry it out, so for now we have moved to England taking this chance to work.
PNI
My partner and I used PNI (Positive, Negative, Interesting) analysis to reflect different options we had if we are in UK or Spain, you can read more visiting my project 9 reflections by clicking (here).
Above you can see a short list with some resources that we have in each situation with them PNI reflection.
Living in UK
My partner family, friends and government support Rest from Can Silo UK's PC connections Business running and economic income Basic needs covered |
Living in Spain
I have close my family and friends Can Silo Ohli school I have more work options It's my own language and culture We have a local community support Lovely weather |
So we decided to stay in England until summer so far we have found a family who will take care of the project for a few months. They are a permaculturist family and perfectly understand the work to be performed. So I get to them our project schedule and we will try to be met. To help in the beginning I'm going to visit them this 2014 Christmas and introduce them to the situation.