Please take as much space as you need to answer all questions. You may e-mail your responses to BuildMe@LamaFoundation.org, fax them to 206-984-0916, or mail them to: Lama Foundation attn: Natural Building Apprenticeship/PO Box 240/San Cristobal, NM 87564
We will follow up with phone conversation upon receipt of your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
Steve, Mollie and Austin
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Part 1: Personal Contact Information
Name:
Mailing address:
e-mail:
phone number(s):
What is a good time to contact you for phone follow-up?
Part 2: Natural Building and You
1. What is your intention for taking this course?
2. What do you hope to learn?
3. How do you wish to bring the teachings into your life?
4. Please share any building experience you have. Traditional building, natural building.
Part3: Community Life
5. Have you ever lived in “community” before? If so, please elaborate.
6. Have you been to Lama Foundation before? If so, when? In what capacity?
7. In addition to the class time, you will be expected to attend regular community meetings, serve in the Lama kitchen, and will be welcomed as a member of Lama Foundation’s summer community. How do you see “community life” integrating with your intention to attend the apprenticeship?
8. Lama Foundation is a drug-free community, and public intoxication of any kind is possible grounds for dismissal. How will this affect your personal relationship with alcohol and/or drugs?
Part 4: Describe Yourself
9. What things to you consider yourself good at/like to do?
10. Describe your personality -- strong points, weak points, what you will bring into the circle of apprentices.
Part 5: Possible Conflicts
11. What reservations do you have about this apprenticeship?
12. Is there anything that may limit your participation in a high-altitude, outdoor, physically-demanding work environment?
13. Is there anything that may prevent your attending the entire apprenticeship? If so, please explain. (We do our best to honor all reasonable requests.)
14. Do you have a “significant other”, child, other family member, or pet who will need your attention during the apprenticeship? If so, please explain.
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