Facebook Friends
The third Facebook Friends Event took place on Monday 20th January at The Blue Fountain Restaurant in Naama Bay and proved to be most successful with over 40 people attending.
The first two events took place in November and December respectively and although well attended, the numbers were not quite as high as the January meeting; proving that the concept of a ‘Facebook Friends’ gathering is gaining momentum and popularity.
As Sharm el Sheikh’s community grows it is quite easy to find yourself in a virtual reality world, communicating by keyboard about popular topics on several Facebook groups with people you have never met. The Facebook Friends gatherings were the result of a ‘real’ face to face conversation between friends who recognized this and thought it would be nice to actually meet some of these people who had participated in many interesting discussions online.
So we picked a date and decided to announce an event on several sites. Linda from The Blue Fountain restaurant suggested her venue as the meeting place and kindly offered to provide a complimentary buffet which was greatly appreciated.
We really had no idea how many people, if any would come, and were pleasantly surprised at the turnout. Each `friend` was given a sticker with their name and nationality, which made introductions much easier and served as quite an ice breaker.
As a result of the positive feedback we received, a second event was planned this time with a festive theme and again with a complimentary buffet. During this event the friends discussed the possibility of supporting charitable organization in Egypt, a way of saying ‘thank you’ to our host country.
We have not yet decided upon a specific charity, but hope to be able to make an announcement at the next event. Hopefully these events will flourish and friendships will be established online and off.
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