I HOPE there are going to be more at this function than just me & a few Dominicans. Is anyone else going to attend?
Apart from the launch of the book by Ilana & Ginnie, there is the Meeting Place itself to investigate!! A reading room, a small theatre, some really interesting books for sale ........... The whole idea is that this should become 'A MEETING PLACE' for Dominicans & ex-pats which will allow discussions & interaction. That MUST appeal to some of the newer ex-pats if not the 'Been here more than two years so Know It All' longer term ones :surprised
See you there at 3.00 (15.00) tomorrow?? ~ Grahame.
Wil probably get told off for this but, the hopes of a good attendance of ex-pats in our opinion, will not materialise - sorry Grahame.
Being more "watchers" than "contributors" to DR1, we felt a definate change in attitudes following the "kidnapping" and the subsequent speculation that it generated. In our opinion what happened was, that the "wise ones" began to be listened to less & less on the forum & in some cases openly ridiculed. This effectively split up what was, up until that point, a tight-knit on-line community who in the most agreed with each other. Sharp tongues and bitterness ensued which is still evident to this day and which, in my opinion, will always be present whilst discussing the situation & the individuals concerned.
Some DR1 people will, in our opinion, be deterred from attending as they won't want to enter into a conversation where, in their opinion, the author(s) are judged by their involvement in the kidnapping rather than the effort they put into the books!
Hope we are proved wrong and sorry about all the "opinions"!
Warmest regards
Ian & Ellie
PS-We were one of the first to buy both books & thoroughly enjoyed them both
Regards
Ian & Ellie