In February 2012, a group of American students taking a sociology class at DIS, Danish Institute for Study Abroad, visited Lange Eng. Back in class, they reflected on Lange Eng as a place to live. Here’s what they wrote and sent to us via their teacher, Anne Nurse:
Beautiful example of true community living and child raising. MacExtremely interesting way of raising children in a close community. AshleyLove the modern architecture. BenI could imagine myself living in this community. NancyIt was fascinating to see a huge group of children being raised as siblings. Margaret
Amazing to see how children can benefit from living together and how they can form lasting relationships. Talia
If I was a kid, I would love to live in this community. Tara
If I was a little child, then co-housing would equal paradise. Sam
Co-housing seems like the natural way to live. It’s a shame more people don’t do it. Kevin
Such a well-functioning and vibrant community. Maeve
A fun community that develops relationships and well-rounded children. Danielle
Seems like such a vibrant and pleasant atmosphere to raise kids. Lauren
More of an extended family than just a group of people simply living together. Mallory
Visiting co-housing offered me an entirely new perspective on community. It inspired me to reconsider some of my own values. Meredith
I wish there were co-housing options such as this in the US! I would love to raise my family in a little community like this. Laura
This environment seemed to foster the perfect balance of anonymity with collaboration and support. Krista
Visiting here made me interested in looking into co-housing in the United States. Rachael
It looked like the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” in action in the best way possible. Priscilla
This environment seemed to foster the perfect balance of anonymity with collaboration and support. Krista