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There are people gathering here in the World Cafe community from literally all over the world, and it is so exciting!!! I really want to meet everyone, and I know I'm not alone. Would you please tell us a little about yourself here, just as an introduction, so we can start to learn about each other? Where do you live? How did you learn about the World Cafe? What are your interests and passions?

Thank you!

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http://onegeekspeaks.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/durdle-door.jpg

And kitten eating is part of the initiation rite of joining the Evil Atheist Conspiracy along with riding on the black helicopters!

Later on you get to enjoy pirates and worship the fsm!

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You sir, are quite goofy! :-) And I love the image - what part of the rock formation is the "durdle" - the opening? the whole thing?

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All of it. Durdle Door is its name!

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Dear Benjamin, Dear Amy, Dear Everyone who is bringing the world together in face-to-face conversations

So much to say! So many conversations fulfilled! So many yet to be created!
I am so excited at the possibility of finding many of you who share a commitment for bringing small conversation groups toether in one focused effective global conversation community. I keep reading in this communit y created by Amy, of other people’s shared interest in face-to-face World conversations.

This is Sami Sunchild. To introduce myself, I have been hosting Conversations between strangers from all over the world for many years. I have participated as guest in other cultures I was visiting, and I have been a host to uncounted Peaceful World Conversations here at the Red Vic Peace Center in San Francisco.

I’d like to form with all of you an international conversation “Club” open to all travelers and locals who are working on behalf of a better world.
Our “Club” can have any name. We have been using Peaceful World Convesations, but now it is time to have ONE Name, ONE FAMILY, of face-to-face conversations happening everywhere in the world.

For years we in San Francisco have had small table cards on our conversation tables – with great success. However, now I like to think of a “game board” which can be downloaded anywhere on the planet - a folding table card, pehaps a membership card, which can be downloaded by Conversation hosts anywhere in the world, which beomes a membership card to Conversations everywhere in the world? To place on their Conversation Tables? This sketch is just a rough first adaptation of table cards we have been using for years at our Peaceful World Conversations
The Google maps you have created Ben, and the World Café Community you have birthed, Amy, fill my heart with hope that one day in all of these places strangers will be meeting and listening to each other.

Details, details
Much experimenting suggests that a reglarly named day of the week (like Rotary Club Wednesdays) facilitates finding your conversation when you travel. Presently we use “Sunday mornings at nine”

Sccess at being based in hospitalty locations, b&b’s, hostels, cafes, etc also facilitates travelers and locals coming together and finding each other, as well as supporting social change host enterprises.
Your community and intercultural experiences, Ben, are what it is all about. I so look forward to learning your ideas – and sharing wih you how our ”breakfast conversations” your responses to this letter.
I can hardly wait for your response to this message. So many new friendships to grow like a garden all over the world.

Juanita, kudos and love. David, thanks for your inspiration-by-doing. I may have not been visible to you, but you are all my inspiration, and hope, for our beautiful world

In love and service
Sami Sunchild

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Thank you dear Sami. We so admire what you have been doing over all these years!
Fond regards,
Juanita

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