What I Love About Washington Commons - By: Allyce Kimerling

What I love about Washington Commons Cohousing: There are the obvious things, like living in a building that’s fully accessible, that has a huge patio where we and our neighbors and all of our pups can hang out, where we can walk up a short path and visit sea lions, where we can walk to breakfast at several lovely cafes. Then there are the less obvious things like the Yolobus stops about 3 blocks away that can take us to Downtown Davis or Sacramento, to the RT light rail, to the airport or to the Capitol Corridor train to the Bay Area.

Allyce (Left) with Frances & Nemo

But the best thing is not a 'thing', and it isn’t obvious until you live here, which is the generous spirit of the people in the community, who help each other out, respect each others’ cultures (we’ve celebrated Christmas, Hanukkah, Korean Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day, and have had lots of impromptu common meals in the 8 months we’ve lived here), carpool to events together, support community organizations, and lend an ear to each other.  What more could you want from your neighbors?  

Sea lions on the Sacramento River, which is just a couple of blocks from WCC