The hostel has been quite busy lately. The Artists Retreat went without a hitch and we would like to thank all of our participants, and especially the workshop leaders. We learned a lot here in one weekend, everything from the importance of dance in the spirit and as a form of release, all the way to the value and health benefits of Kimchi. The reading/performance of Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor” was a lively event and with all the positive feedback we hope to have more performances in the future. We have seen some big changes at the hostel as well. It was a sad and yet fun filled day, celebrating Anneli, and Mark’s departures from the Hostel. We were also saying goodbye to our friend Tannas, who had stopped in for the retreat weekend. We would like to thank them all for their dedication and hard work that they put forth here and we look forward to their return. Jeremy, Nikki and I have taken over as the new management team here and despite the unorthadox nature of three managers, we are excited and confident of our future plans here in the forrest. In the world of the Chickens, I am happy to report that our baby chics have already more than tripled in size and will be moved to our new chicken coop as soon as it is finished. That’s right, you read correctly, a new chicken house! Thanks to our friend Dillon we are in the process of building a new coop, or “The Aviary”. It will not only house our babies, but our old schoolers as well, and maybe, just maybe, some of the range hen chics that are currently being roosted. For more on the eggsitting hen and the coop developments stay tuned… and may the forest be with you!

Mikey, Nikki and Jeremy