Sunday, November 2, 2008

I want to build my own city. My mom thinks I'm crazy...

The United Arab Emirates are creating a new sustainable city in the middle of the desert. So why can't I?

Sure, they have an exorbitant amount of black gold and I don't. Sure, they have Kings and Queens supporting them and I don't. But one thing that I've got that they don't...CHUTZPAH.

And a recent life with homes around the world, best friends around the world and love around the world. As far as I can see, they don't have much LOVE flowing, just "respect" (in an arab accent).

Here is my business model:

  • I will work with the Israeli government to get a good chunk of land at a good price. (I figure Kibbutz is the only real way of making my own city)
  • This Kibbutz will be (like a lot of Israeli society) geared towards creativity and how you can make a living doing what you love, not what your parents wanted you to do. But of course, there are people who want to be doctors and lawyers, and more power to 'em. They will be supported too.
  • It will be called Kibbutz Ahavat Chai (Kibbutz love life).
  • There will be no cars allowed on the Kibbutz premises. Just Bikes.
  • Recycling will be a coarse in school.
  • The first settlers will be my best friends and fave people. Whitney, Stephanie, Eva, Jenny and her husband, Stacy and Dan, Will (he'll be our lawyer) Hannah (our doctor), Lauren (and her brother is more than welcome too), Dima, Felicia, Becca, Mike Neiman and his girl, Mike Fineman and his girl, Mike Blecker (our pharmacist), Ezra (our president), Rose, Ariel, Lisa, Josh Staman (our in house comedian), Yaniv (our most beloved artist) Sharon Esther (our make-up artist) Dov and his wife can come too, we'll need good music.
  • Instead of the traditional Kibbutz TOTAL communal living, we'll have a once a month Kibbutz wide Shabbat dinner.
  • All of our homes and community buildings will be built sustainably- Denim installation, Solar power on every building, wind turbines at the edge of the limits.
  • Our JCC will have fitness classes like Spinning, Zumba, water aerobics, kick boxing, Krav Maga (I love it!)

Am I crazy? Or can we do it?

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