Well, I am committed now! Final deep end challenge. I am dedicating Thursday 17th June to trying to speak Welsh for eight hours -gulp!
If you would like to help me with this challenge pm me with potential times and I will get back to you asap. I already have 11.30 - 1.30 and 4-5 promised, so plenty of time-spots left for you to be part of my journey.
Please note - I am not a mirning person so I am not starting until 10am.
Help me celebrate my slow but stimulating journey to Level 3 and beyond by chatting with me on Thursday and making friends with another Welsh learner.
Wow! Thank you, you lovely volunteers. I have 8 hours accounted for already. I am having an hour’s break 1-2 but if you want to say hi then and help me keep motivayed with kind words of encouragement that would be lovely.
Roll on Thursday!
Wow @franhunni! This is such a brilliant idea! I was going to ask if you wanted me to put it in the newsletter, but I see you have enough volunteers already.
It wasn’t my idea. I recklessly took up @aran challenge
from the deep end! “tell everyone that you’re going to do an EIGHT HOUR marathon Welsh speaking hangout, and you need people to come and keep you company - in Welsh”.
And come and tell us on the forum, as well - Catrin and I will definitely come along to keep you company for a bit, and so will Iestyn.
I have had a great response, so I hope all will go well and I will be able to talk, at least for some of the 8 hours, with a reasonable level of coherence!
Gawn ni weld!!!
I am going to put a link here tomorrow and I will leave 6-6.30 pm as an open sessionf for anyone to just pop in and say hello and discover if I am still coherent!
I think I might need a few helpful phrases to see me through the day. Can you help translate -
1.It seemed like a good idea at the time.
2. My brain is about to explode.
3. What on earth possessed me?
4. I’m beginning to suspect @Aran is a bit of a sadist.
and one I may or may not use.
5. Well, that was a doddle!
Well done!
I’m sorry I’m busy this evening so I can’t really come back for a proper chat but maybe before another meeting (not Welsh related starts around 18,30 I can just pop in and say hello and see how you’ve changed aftter 8 hours of Welsh)
p.s. oops forgot my 18,30 are your 17.30 but anyway…if I don’t see you, looking forward to a report and thanks for the nice chat!
I have finished. A HUGE thank you to everyone. I had no idea what to expect, but I have had a really fun time, met some lovely people and learned lots of new words (which I will no doubt forget!)
I am now going to take my dog, who found the whole day really boring, out for a walk.
