I have been asking people for their opinions and ideas on this topic and will attempt to answer this question. Perhaps when I am more removed from my living situation I will be able to look back on it with more clarity. We are a varying population of approx. At one point, I counted 4 married couples who were here together. It is not like living in a hotel or even a dorm.
Conditions are very crowded.
There is no privacy and it is very difficult to be alone anywhere. It is a fish-bowl community. The environment is harsh with extreme cold and high altitude. Everyone here has a job to do and we must all work together under stressful conditions to survive and accomplish our work. We learn to know one another very quickly.