Learning to live in small spaces with Lee.

It was a busy Week of Welcome for our new group of Carnegie Global Oregon students. All 22 students comprising the CGO 16  arrived safely and were immediately thrown into a whirlwind of activities. On Tuesday night we launched the year with introductions over a meal of Middle Eastern food, fitting in that one of the classes for the CGO this term will be the Geography of the Middle East and North Africa. On Wednesday afternoon some members of the CGO 15 joined us in  a cake decorating competition. Wednesday evening we ate the cakes ( which I have to say were delicious) followed by a discussion via Skype with Lee Pera, an U of O alumnus. Lee is a member of Boneyard Studios, a community of what are known as “Tiny Houses” in Washington D.C. Lee gave the students , who had just spent their first night in their dorms, some practical advice on living in small spaces . We continued the evening watching and discussing some the movie “Three Kings”. Thursday the new students, at that point veterans of the dorms, assisted other incoming freshmen move in by participating in Unpack the Quack.  We ended the week with the CGO 16  being joined by many of the CGO 15 on a fascinating tree tour of the U of O campus hosted by  Denis Lueck from the University’s Landscape Architecture Department. A busy, informative and enjoyable week to mark the beginning of the new academic year.