It's Skype weekend again!

Sounds cool. Maybe I find the time this weekend. Sorry for my ignorance, but is there a "conference address" or something like that or do you build up the connections one-by-one? And is there a defined time slot?

Thanks to Skype, i "travelled" to Australia and Denmark on the same day. Great chatting with Auntie Sue and Lunetta, I had to turn off my computer speakers though, they caused an echo feedback effect. Anyone want to practice their Chinese, try Skype-ing me. I usually can afford a few minutes a day, especially to 'lianxi zhongwen'

The time slot is from after work on Friday to bed-time Sunday, your time. Here the weekend started 4 hours ago, and some people will still be doing a Sunday after I get to work on Monday. That way we're all bound to sync somewhere, even if it's only a few hours with each continent. Read the discussion on the forum for more details. Pick up a few people's skype names there. Nothing's formally organised, just hunt and chat, and know that this weekend your chances of finding each other online and at a compatible time are vastly higher than normal, because we're all leaving our skype running throughout the weekend. Find us all in the forum discussion, then exchange contacts, and say a quick hello, English is fine, and that's all you have to do. For now anyway.

I might make it on Sunday morning CET (in about 44 hours from now).

Won't be around for most of the weekend... But mine has just started..!

Hope you have a good chat this weekend. I was hoping to join in this month, but I will be in the middle of nowhere Nebraska helping my father-in-law work the family Christmas tree farm. I will try the December meet-up. Cheers

AuntySue, Thank you very much for introducing me to Skype and helping me to get set up. It was a marvelous experience and I enjoyed talking to you (and your parrot Taffy) very much. The sound was so clear that it was like being in the same room with you. I look forward to more conversations with you and other ChinesePod and SpanishPod subscribers. I echo here the first message sent over the telegraph many many years ago..."What hath God wrought?" and I encourage anyone who hasn't yet tried Skype to download it and give it a try. I understand that ChinesePod is working on a "usergroup" plan for collaboration among subscribers at different skill levels. I think that Skype would be a nice addition to this plan. The only thing that one needs is a computer, the Skype program (which is free for Internet point to point use) and a cheap microphone (five to ten dollars). This medium has the potential to draw the community together in an amazing way. Now if we could only find a program that could produce really cheap air fares :)

If anyone would want to chat, I am probably home studying for a Chinese test this Monday. Also, if you plan to come to San Francisco, I can give you some good tips. (like don't expect to eat local crab - a recent oil spill has caused havoc with nature). skype: robert_hsiang

I will probably give it a try in 14 hours and 56 minutes . henning.baars

henning, It was wonderful to chat with you today. Like you said, "Why haven't we done this before?". Well, I think that what we were waiting for was the push by AuntySue. I hope to chat with you again soon. Please tell your wonderful wife that I wish she could send some of her fabulous cooking to me over the Internet. You made me hungry by just talking about her special Lotus root dish :)

will do, when the week-end eventually starts

yea, a great weekend and lots of chat´s (hopefully my voice doesn´t brake down from talking so much ;-) )

(...won´t...)

CP also uses Skype (or SkypeOut to reach regular cell/landline phones) for the practice plan. Live voice and text chat features is a great combination. Even the video links work pretty well and the price is right.

The Skype video isn't really part of the practice plan, but it came in useful a couple times when I was unsuccessfully trying to describe an object and a second of video cleared everything up.

I'll be online for a couple of hours at around 4 am China time on Sunday. terpbball

Ron, Thanks for the chat. You are one heck of an interesting guy. I look forward to talking with you again and I recommend that the other C-Pod Skype users be sure to give you a shout :)

Hey, Bob, I had a blast. And also had a great chat with Sue as well. I won't be online after this this weekend, but really look forward to more chats with you and others.

I still need about 2 hours - the birthday party yesterday was wilder than expected ;) Bob, it was great talking to you yesterday. Too bad that I did not have more time.

Hey Excuter! Thanks for calling. It was nice talking to you on Skype. It looks like this is going to be a great Skype weekend :)