A Quick Explanation

As much as I love writing my posts, I realized I need to write one dedicated to explaining what my internship is.

For the next month or so, I will be working with Elizabeth Barnet, a co-founder of the West Marin Commons.  I encourage everyone to check out the West Marin Commons website to grasp a better understanding. http://www.westmarincommons.org/site/  The current project we are working on is restoring and reenergizing a small plot of land at the end of the road in Point Reyes Station.  As of now, the small yellow building that is on this land is being restored.  Part of the goal of this area is to create a local common space that reaches out to the minorities of the community, specifically the large Latino population that lives here.

Some of the problems that have been debated over this space is that it is a common hang out for avid bicycle riders that make Point Reyes Station the ultimate destination on their weekend trips.  In turn, the locals avoid Point Reyes Station on the weekends because they feel that the high tourist popularity of the downtown ruins the local scene.

Elizabeth and I will begin to create a survey for locals to really figure out what locals, especially minorities believe will be the best way to bridge the gap between the locals, local minorities, and tourists.  Other elements that will be conducted in our planning of this particular common space includes historic documentation, oral interviews, and photo documentation.  I will post pictures shortly to give my followers a better sense of the space and its amenities.  

Along with the main project, I will be helping with the smaller, but still vitally important bits of West Marin Commons.  These smaller projects include improving the webpage, streamlining communication between the few leaders of West Marin Commons and its hundreds of supporters both in and outside the community, and expanding the overall outreach of West Marin Commons.

Hope this quick outline of my internship helps to make your following a bit easier, and overall, more engaging.    

Yours truly,
Tessa