ANNOUNCEMENT: Aran in the US at NAFOW 2018, 30 Aug - 2 Sept 2018!

Yay! Ymlaen!

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Pob lwc @Aran!

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I am waaay too close to the end of the event late last night (or, er, early this morning), and way too exhausted, to comment in detail yet, but:

Wel, am hwyl. How much fun was that??

Aran did the easily-predictable wonderful job with his two seminars (ā€œWill Welsh Win or Lose the 21st Century?ā€ and ā€œWelsh as a Global Languageā€), led not one, not two, but FOUR SSIW meetup sessions, and generally was a huge asset to NAFOW. But even better (sori, Aran) was having SSIWers prospective, new, and not-so-new come and meet him and each other and form even more bonds of community. I’ll probably hijack someone else’s thread to talk about that (um, once I’ve had some sleep), but for here, and for now, I just want to say:

Aran, diolch o galon am ddod. Aran, thanks SO much for coming. Thanks for your warmth and for welcoming everybody in to being part of the future of this wonderful language.

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If you attended NAFOW, you should by now have received an email with a link to a brief online survey (on Survey Monkey) about your experience.

Pleeeeease fill out that survey! :slight_smile: It’s hugely important in planning future NAFOW programs, and it’s crucial for us to hear from all types of attendees – first-timers, long-timers, etc., etc.

If you didn’t get the link, please PM me with the name you registered under and your email address, and I’ll make sure you do get it.

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Here’s a coincidence. Last week I was contacted by a previously unknown fifth cousin in the USA. We have a DNA match and we found that we have shared ancestors from Pembrokeshire. He was at NAFOW, where he had a great time, and he speaks what he describes as ā€œconversational Welshā€. He mentioned @aran’s seminars and made the comment ā€œHe is very entertaining.ā€.
Sue

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Oh, what a delightful piece of serendipity!

And what a very kind man… :slight_smile:

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Sorry, how did I miss this? Haven’t had it, happy to fill it in if still relevant.

A diolch o galon i ti am dy garedigrwydd, dy egni, a’r gwahaniaeth fawr ti’n gwneud… :slight_smile: :star: :star2: