[Re-Cap] Ask Me Anything Meet-up

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A few shots from the hangout
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Last night for me and mid-day for several others we got together using Hangouts for a wonderful chat about many things. The attendees were

  • Alpha from Cyprus
  • Niv from Israel
  • John from Nigeria
  • Max from Melbourne
  • Ankit from Nigeria

We chated about many things, but of course Corona Virus / Covid-19 was the first horse out of the gate. After that we rambled on a bit of politics around the world, then we met some of the gorgeous kids of the attendees. We chatted about whether Maps should have group photos (yes for the vibe of a place) and selfies (no). We also talked about and looked at some spam profiles and went through how they can be reported. We somehow got onto hobbies (maybe the giant pile of lego behind me in the chat) and Alpha wished he’d ordered some Lego before the lockdown as he can’t get it now. Naturally we’re all going a bit stir crazy. I have to say without my hobbies life would be difficult.

Finally we swapped social profiles, chatted about countries we had been too and I think Niv had the most impressive list and the talked about countries we’d like to visit. We all had the African continent in common and most were interested in visiting Nigeria.

https://www.instagram.com/dropbearpaul/
https://www.instagram.com/nivshimoni/
https://www.facebook.com/MaxHortonGross
https://www.instagram.com/alffiiy/
https://www.instagram.com/johnadeshinafagbemi/

Great meet-up and great fun. I really encourage people to join some of the virtual meet-ups being offered at https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/ and my next one is https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/d752cd53c6174e85a066dca949192c49 later this week.

I genuinely think being in touch with other like minded people at this time really helps with your mental health as it renews the feeling of belonging to a community. We’re all equal and we’re all the same and we’re all facing very similar challenges right now.

Regards Paul

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich , Thank you for sharing the Meet-Up Recap with us.

Note: Stay Home, Stay Safe

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Thanks for sharing your recap, @PaulPavlinovich . Sounded like a perfect virtual get-together based on all the topics you discussed. How could anyone NOT talk about Lego with you? We all know you love Lego and yes, it’s quite visible behind you making us all curious.

So glad to see these virtual meet-ups and thanks for sharing that photo knowledge! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich ,

thank you for sharing your virtual recap, it must have been for sure fun, especially in this special time.

Good luck for your next one!

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Great recap @PaulPavlinovich thank you so much for hosting the meetup it was spontaneous and exciting. I really needed something to keep me going especially being on lockdown for almost 3 weeks. Getting lego anytime I can lay hands on them

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Thanks @TraciC if was your hangout that inspired me to do this. Got a more targeted one tomorrow talking photography.

@ShahMdSultan thanks for the thanks :wink:

@LuigiZ it is great to see the faces of some other Local Guides at any time, but at this time yes very important and fun.

@AlphaSays you’re absolutely welcome - the attendees made the hangout what it was :slightly_smiling_face:

Paul

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Thanks for sharing your meet up. You are our source of inspiration.

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich ,

Thanks for sharing this recap with us, it looks like you had fun and I am glad to see that! :slightly_smiling_face:

For anyone else interested in doing the same, don’t miss these useful Tips for hosting virtual meet-ups. :tada:

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