I am sitting in a coffee shop and the people next to me are have a sales meeting. I am not sure what exactly they are selling but I think it might be real estate. For some reason I hate them, it might be their pant suits, it might be their mugs of macha, but I think it is the number of times they have used the words growth, share, and incentive. I am not specifically against any of those things however I can not help feel that my home (Victoria) is full of these people) and they are sucking things dry. Lately I have been reevaluating a lot of things, how I want to live, where to live, etc... I have not come to any major conclusions but I have come to a few small ones,
1) Call me judgmental but I do not want to be like the people sitting next to me, I have just managed to figure out that they do not work in real-estate, but they work in pharmaceuticals, I am not sure if that is better or worse.
2) The second thing I am pretty sure of is that I want to live in a Yurt. When people think of Yurts they immediately think of nomadic mongols huddling inside a fur covered tent somewhere near the Gobi dessert. I assure you that although this model works for alot of mongols I don't have enough sheep to make even the smallest yurt, thankfully there are some beautiful yurts being produced in North America by a company called Pacific Yurts (unsurprisingly they are produced in Oregon
It seems that the modern Yurt might offer a good lifestyle in the right rural environment. It seems that a decent sized Yurt can be purchased for between 15000 and 20000, Although this might seem expensive for a tent Yurts can be comfortable lived in year round.
I realise that I am probably a few years away from being able to live in a yurt, however it is something I am seriously considering. Living in a Yurt seems to be a viable option for someone that is concerned about things like their ecological footprint and cost. these things matter to me, and I am tired of the whole realestate scramble. Although you would still have to find a place to pitch your yurt, it seems like that would be alot easier and cheaper than buying a whole house, but who knows?
3 comments:
Hey sir. You know, you're the second person in the past few months to mention their desire to live in a yurt. I think the concept is starting to grow on me. I'm just not sure how to bring that one home to the wife...
Matt, your best shot is to show her the gallery from the Pacific Yurt website. Also tell her that Yurt's come in a variety of colours.
My good friend lives in a yurt on some land and in fact I know the people who own Pacific Yurts. I have been thinking the same for setting up a little surf retreat over on the coast as I live in in Portland 70 miles inland. Right now I live in my van when I'm over there, but with a baby on the way I am starting to think about something more stable. They are pretty spendy though and for the price a small cabin could be built? Still the idea lingers. Cool blog BTW. Glad to find a surf themed one from Van Island.
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