Strangers and Imaginary Friends Staying at Your House
I'm still catching up on blog reading. I enjoyed Lee LeFever's post on hosting Jordan Rule at his house after hearing about Jordan from me reading Jordon's blog. This stuff is online/offline/online. It is a set of trust connections that, for the most part, makes it easier to say yes to Strangers Staying at Your House. Susan Mernit picked up on Lee's post and asked, "For a slice of the world, loose ties become stronger with the aid of social media tools...
Is this happening for you?
If yes, how so?
If no, why not?"
It is the way I both do business and weave my social strands and networks. Two weeks ago I offered a room to someone from the Well (homebase England) who I did not know, but due to her community participation, could be virtually "vouched for." She was here for the Computers, Privacy and Freedom conference. Towards the end of the week, it turns out two other attendees had a hotel snafu and had no room on Friday day. Bring 'em over. So we shuffled futons and one became three. Well, four, because my son decided to come home from college and found his room full! But everyone adjusted.
Tonight one online friend arrives plus one other I met a a conference this week to stay for two nights before they both return to the Netherlands.
I have been the beneficiary on the other end. My online connections have helped me learn, get information, make contact and have a place to sleep all over the world. We have saved dollars on hotel rooms and had much richer stays by being in homes instead of hotel boxes. We have had many conversations over chocolate, wine, potluck meals and walks in each other's neighborhoods. My family (which I must add, has been gracious beyond the call of family obligation with my "imaginary friends") have met some very interesting people! (And I mean that in all senses of the word. There has been some eyerolling!)
It ain't imaginary!
posted by Nancy White at 10:24 AM
3 Comments:
Dear Nancy,
I just wanted to drop a line to say hello. As an open spacer and blogger, I stumbled on your blog through a number of clicks and pleased to see that we share a lot of the same interests.
One area I am very interested in exploring is using Open Space Technology as a vehicle for self-organizing classroom education. Your posts suggest that you are thinking/working along those lines. Perhaps a conversation will arise at some point around this.
Best,
Raffi Aftandelian
http://maaskva.blogspot.com
http://talesofatoy.blogspot.com
I have been for a number of years interested in imaginary riends ever since a friends child introduced me to several of hers and we had a tea party. I never had one but realised these are an intregral part of a lot of childrens lives. I asked around and recieved numerous accounts of these and set about taking note of them for a study and or book. Having searched the internet a lot I have come up with numerous places whee these stories are retold but not in one single source. So in the latter part of last year I set abot making my own website. Its a little cheesey and when I get round to it will look a lot better, but has a section where people can enter there stories and I can post them up. I thought there would be a lot of interest but so far not much, strange considering the amount of info dedicated to such phenomenon on the web. So if you do have a story and would like it posted on a sole source and indeed read others stories please feel free to visit. www.imaginaryplaymates.com.
thanks
andrew
I have been for a number of years interested in imaginary riends ever since a friends child introduced me to several of hers and we had a tea party. I never had one but realised these are an intregral part of a lot of childrens lives. I asked around and recieved numerous accounts of these and set about taking note of them for a study and or book. Having searched the internet a lot I have come up with numerous places whee these stories are retold but not in one single source. So in the latter part of last year I set abot making my own website. Its a little cheesey and when I get round to it will look a lot better, but has a section where people can enter there stories and I can post them up. I thought there would be a lot of interest but so far not much, strange considering the amount of info dedicated to such phenomenon on the web. So if you do have a story and would like it posted on a sole source and indeed read others stories please feel free to visit. www.imaginaryplaymates.com.
thanks
andrew
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