AndriusKulikauskas April 6, 2009 20:41 CET I think that we might best understand and define a pattern of GlobalVillages in terms of the recurring activities of global villagers. This will also help us create a GlobalVillageIndex.

Recurring Activities

Being alone is key to GlobalVillage life - it is the reason that the village is ultimately preferable to the city - and it includes being-alone-in-parallel.

Walking - Global villagers walk a lot!

Video bridging

Eating meals together

Raising children

Caring for the elderly, the sick

Including the disabled

Healing

Learning

Helping others learn

Being quiet, perhaps praying or meditating

Singing

Dancing

Creating art

Sharing art

Doing chores

Working in the garden

Cleaning

Inventing

Maintaining

Enjoying nature

Traveling

Hosting visitors

Visiting friends and neighbors

Cooking

Sharing knowledge with people from around the world

Building relationships online with the hard to reach

Discussion

Maybe we could rank the activities above?