Are we going to have a bit more interaction prior to the bwtcamp via email etc? So looking forward to meeting everyone and ‘throwing caution to the wind’ for a whole week! 
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East Oxford - between Cowley Rd and Iffley Rd!
I know it well, I grew up in Headington but later lived at the other end of cowley road. Many haunts along there!
Hi, tried to book the last remaining/cancellation place on the link, but it says its fully booked. Has the place already gone?
It looks like it, but there is still a place in June if you could make that one.
Bronwen, can’t help with rides, but I will be hoping to spend a day at the Eistedfodd also. By chance I am going with my extended family to Harlech for a week, an hour south of there, so maybe we will see each other there too!
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I was just thinking the same so came on slack to see if I’d been missing anything!
I’m looking forward to meeting you, Clare.
What a pity this is sold out! As a supply teacher, it’s a gamble signing up for something that might interfere with work that I cannot book off, not sports to miss out on. Please let me know if any other school holiday dates become available. Obviously, I still need to organise childcare etc but still best option for me I think x
Hi Iestyn! I’ve just realised I’ve not received any emails since having received confirmation of the bwtcamp - either that or they’ve been in my spam folder and I’ve not seen them. Just to confirm I think I’m on the list of those going? Booking conf. is VR4WR. Thanks!
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Shw mae, Chris? Yes, you are on the list. You should have received an email with a bit of information and some questions to answer here, but some spam filters appear to destroy my emails for some reason, so if you haven;t received that one I’ll have to resend it.
There will be another email with joiing instructions and more detailed info (given and requested) coming out in a couple of weeks’ time.
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if you could resend that would be great, sorry to be a fuss!
Hi
I haven’t received any emails since signing up either. Can you send them to me too. Thanks
Thanks
I’ve resent emails to both of you, Chris and Katherine. If they don;t turn up this time, could you let me know?
Diolch!
Iestyn
Shwmae! I’m Jon. Sorry for my late posting on here. I’m not sure where all the time has gone since I signed up for bootcamp, but as it’s less than a month away now, I thought I’d better catch up.
I live in Lancashire, near Blackpool. I grew up further north in Cumbria. I started learning Welsh about five years ago as it was an optional module on an MA in Celtic Studies I was doing part-time. I soon discovered the wonders of SSiW and took part in a fantastic bootcamp at Tresaith in 2015. I haven’t really progressed my Welsh much since then as I keep getting distracted by trying to learn other languages (and by life in general), but I know that the bootcamp will help remind me why I need to learn more Welsh.
My main interest in my spare time is writing (I know Aziz @edmund-dixon who is also taking part in this bootcamp from poetry workshops in Manchester). I also spend a lot of time running (though not very quickly).
I’m very much looking forward to meeting you all and sharing the whole bootcamp experience with you 
Pob hwyl,
Jon
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Hi all,
Also a bit late to this! I’m Chris and I’m originally from Merthyr Tydfil but have lived in Cardiff for the past 8 years since university. I’ve wanted to learn Welsh properly since starting work, one of the first jobs I had was reading papers for a press clippings company, and one of my jobs was having to learn some keywords in Welsh in order to send on to our clients (this meant skimming over a lot of welsh language news but also papurau bro!). It’s sort of evolved from then, I then wanted to get into it to help my professional career - but now I’ve started I’ve had so much fun I just want to keep going!
In terms of hobbies my main interests are probably film and tv, bit of music splashed on the side - love attending gigs and have quite a few coming up in the next week! (Enjoyed my first Tafwyl last weekend, too!). In terms of activities…well I enjoy walking around Roath Park to clear my head, never fails!
Very much looking forward to the bwtcamp and meeting everyone 
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Hi everyone!
I hope it’s not too early to start asking about travel. Would anyone driving from Cardiff-way/the south be willing to give lifts for petrol money?
I’m getting more excited about Bwtcamp as it approaches and nervous too! I’ve not been speaking as much recently - moving to Cardiff absorbed all my time and energy! - so I’m going to blitz some vocab podcasts and find some new meetups to get rid of that rust.
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Hi Laura
I’m heading up from Haverfordwest if that’s any help. I could pick you up from the train station if there’s no better offers
I’m feeling the excitement/nerves too! Worried my Welsh won’t be as good as anyone elses but then I guess I’ll learn the most?!?
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Hi Sophie, that’s the right attitude to go with. You will have an amazing time. No one is there to judge your Welsh but to coax everything you have learned out of you with ease.
I went 18 months ago to a a bwtcamp in Tresaith and am still jealous when other people go again. I would like to attend another just for the no English for a week experience but would hate to deprive someone from the life changing experience. I may catch you one night in Cyd-hwlfirdd in the yeoman in Harford and we can compare experiences.
Enjoy. 
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