Editing Drinking Coffee (section)

=Giving Rides=

Besides drinking coffee and talking, I would sometimes offer assistance to the people that I met with little chores or rides around town. Bringing people to the grocery store, or uptown to the co-op express. Getting gas, or picking someone up from the airport. Having the privilege of a research project vehicle to my disposal would allow me to do so, while I would simultaneously get a better understanding of the community layout. Such an understanding is crucial to making your way across town, both logistically and socially. My understanding of where people lived within the hamlet, and how much family support they would have, proved very helpful during the final workshops, for example, in terms of knowing who would require what kind of assistance would to allow them to participate. 

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