Sylke

In January 2006 some angels dropped me on this little island for a holiday. Looking around from a hilltop, I was welcomed by a glorious fiery sunset over the Isle of Iona, and – turning round – by a full moon rising in the darkening blue sky over the mountains on Mull. Maybe this was the moment when my heart decided to stay. It felt like part of me had come home.

In spring 2007 I came back to live on Erraid. Since then I have stepped into a large variety of activities that I had never imagined to learn (like wood splitting, tractor riding, candle making, ... ), feeling the joy of sharing and contributing to a larger vision together with other people. Community life offers a new intensity and richness as well as new challenges for me, and it invites many of my unknown parts and resources to come out.

Used to city life and indoor jobs before, it is exciting for me to experience how much our days here are influenced by nature, by sudden changes of wind and weather, by the rhythms of sea and moon, light and darkness. The constant change and beauty of land, sea and sky is stunning, and it reminds me of what a tiny part of creation we are.

And last not least I love to see guests discovering this simple lifestyle in and with nature, their growing connection to the island, the elements, and to themselves. It is great to share and be part of that!