The background song chosen for reading this post today is THIS 
. (ehi @Julien44 what do you think about it?)
BEER, CHIPS AND FRIENDS … What’s better in the world?
Especially now that many of us are forced to stay at home because of the security measures adopted due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it is always nice to be able to talk and drink a beer in the company of other Local Guides.
This makes us feel united despite the great physical distances that separate us. From Italy to Brazil, from Belgium to India, from Greece to Canada. The people who participated in this meetup come from various parts of the world. I didn’t expect all of this for my FIRST VIRTUAL MEETUP!
Seeing all these people and being able to talk about various issues was truly amazing and fun!
I must really thank my friend @AlexandreCampbell wholeheartedly for the support he has given me in organizing this event. He supported me in using the Google Meet application, testing it before the start of the Meetup … thank you very much brother!
But who missed this long and fun Meetup (More than 5 hours of fun and discussions … is it a record?) Will surely want to know in detail what happened!
Well:
- At 20:00 (Italian time) the participants began to join the videochat through an invitation to the Google Meet link, greeting the others and introducing themselves even if many of us already knew each other.
- After that everyone showed in front of the camera the drinks and snacks chosen for this event with a beautiful diversity of choice and brands. I have to say that the choices of @AlexandreCampbell fried cassava/manioc (it’s correct?) and a type of beer I didn’t know about, and also the choice of @Stella2 with a beautiful colored plate with feta and other snacks, together with his Greek beer, they impressed me a lot! Very good guys!
- Subsequently the participants of the event, between a sip of beer and some funny joke, discussed some important questions such as:
- Do you think humanity can improve and learn something from this emergency situation?
- Are you thinking of changing your future plans after the situation clears up?
- How could Google and Local Guides can help people recover from the economic crisis caused by the virus?
This gave everyone the opportunity to discuss the world emergency that we are experiencing, also explaining what the situation is for those who work from home and for those who cannot work from home.
- The discussion also continued with a question proposed by me: how do you see the situation in October for Connect Live 2020? A question that gathered most of the participants who thanks to the fantastic experience at CL19 have the great desire to meet again at this year’s event … but most of the participants in the meetup agreed that due to the virus the event could be postponed.
- A very emotional moment occurred when many participants in the Meetup proudly showed their bracelets obtained during the Connect Live 2019 event … a sign of how much this event has left an important and exciting sign in every single person!
- After the last discussion and funny jokes of all these issues and the many hours spent connected all together, the Local Guides slowly started to disconnect until there are only a few of us, the**“Irreducible” 
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It was a long and fun meetup, completely beyond expectation. I never thought that my first event could be so beautiful. In fact many of the participants immediately asked me to organize a “Beer, Chips and Friend - Episode 2”! 
Thanks a lot to all the guys who attended, @DianaTuaty @pacomorett @Stphn @OSAMA @nicspelgatti @RogerOhayashi @anu7spice and the others, you are fantastic!
I apologize to those who failed to join us due to the non-arrival of the notification created via the announcements on the Meetup page! Sorry guys! 
I hope I haven’t forgotten any important event that happened during the Meetup … but hey if I forgot something, can you tell us about it below in the comments? 
If you think something in this Meetup could be improved or changed, please let me know below in the comments. Thank you!
I hope this will improve an upcoming edition of this event to stay united even in dark times like these!
BYE AND STAY SAFE FRIEND! #LOCALGUIDESCONNECT
I will definitely organize another meetup like this. 
. It was very nice time spent together, we had lot of fun and it is a pity I couldn’t come back till the very end LOL … 5 hours 
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