neighboring tip

Matt is joined this week by a familiar voice, Kristopher Swanson, who shares a Neighboring Tip- Check in With Your Neighbor! Covid times get lonely and kinda crazy so let's check in with our neighbors so that we can all come through this pandemic together.  For more neighboring tips, go to our blog at www.neighboringmovement.org/blog.

Kristopher Swanson returns with our final neighboring tip of season 1. This time, we are reflecting on our experiences of neighboring. Plus, we have an exciting announcement.

In order for neighboring to become a more common way of life for us, we need to think back on our experiments. What have we done to reach out to neighbors? How did it go? What would we do differently next time? These simple questions give us insight and direction as we think about neighboring in the future.

Kristopher Swanson returns to the porch with another neighboring tip: borrowing an item from a neighbor. It sounds so simple, and yet people are often resistant to his practice. Kristopher covers a few practical aspects of borrowing items from neighbors, and he discusses why we might not want to borrow items. And, as always, there are a few stories of how this tip has impacted people. Tune in and find out why it is such an important tip.

Intern #5 (Kristopher) joins Matthew on the front porch, for another neighboring tip and a few reflections on the challenges and surprises of neighboring. Don't miss Kristopher's wisdom!
We've learned that dogs are often a positive way to connect with neighbors. So, Kristopher guides us through some of the elements involved in walking your dog with an intention of being a good neighbor. He also gives pointers for those of us who don't have a dog.

Kristopher returns to the front porch to share a simple and fun neighboring tip: double a favorite recipe and share it with a neighbor. So simple. So fun. So helpful! And yet, it is also a great way to overcome the awkwardness of meeting a neighbor. And as Kristopher points out, it is a great way for them to learn a little about you as well.

Today we meet with our amazing intern, Kristopher and he gives us a tip for bringing neighbors together: hosting a party. And this time of year we're thinking of a Super Bowl party specifically. At the Neighboring Movement we started a weekly blog called "52 Weeks of Neighboring" that gives a quick, simple idea for connecting with neighbors and building on the strengths of your community. In this recurring segment, Kristopher will bring these tips to us and together we'll all share stories of how these tips came into existence and how we have experienced them in our own lives.