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24 hrs in the holiday life of...

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Swap Coordinator:ukquilter (contact)
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Number of people in swap:2
Location:Other
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Last day to signup/drop:July 23, 2007
Date items must be sent by:August 3, 2007
Number of swap partners:3
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This is round three of the 24 hrs format. This time we will write about 24 hours of your life on holiday.

I am going to allow you to cheat a bit on place here to make the letters more interesting. I want to know where my partners have been, exactly what is smelt like/looked/ sounded like when they got there, why it was so good and what kind of holidays they like.

So, you have 24 hours to re-enact your holiday experiences. You write 1 letter to each partner telling them things that you actually did and why you remember them so well. I imagine you will want mostly to write about good things but if you have bad stories that make good letters then chuck them in!

Everything you write must be something you did and the time it takes to do the activity must be real(for example - no one does Disneyland in an hour!) However, you can cheat on place. So if you want a camel ride in tunisia before lunch in Boston thats fine. In other words you construct 24 hrs worth of holiday memories that say somthing about you and your life. Try to reveal as much about yourself as about the place. Why were you about to have a breakdown before a kind aunt sent you the keys to her cabin retreat? What did you have to give up so you could afford that amazing trip to Japan? You get the idea.

1 letter to three partners. 2pages minimum but long meaty letters are the aim here. typed letters are just fine for those with disbilties or dodgy handwriting 1 gift, if possible related to the letter but this time it could be hard so if you struggle with a themed gift, just a gift. Bought or handmade. This is international

If you are rated less than 4.5 join but give me a message explaining why I should not ban you for dodgy previous behaviour if your profile is not obvious on that point

Newbies more than welcome - you need not ask my permission - just sign up.

Any ideas for round 4 , message me.

Discussion

yarnpie 04/18/2007 #

I can't wait to write this! I am going to Moab for Memorial day - it'll be a fun vacation to write about!

ElizabethObviously 05/ 4/2007 #

okay do you mean holiday as in vacation or holiday like Christmas???

ukquilter 05/ 7/2007 #

Holiday as in vacation! ( I forget that American English is a whole other language to British English!

ElizabethObviously 05/ 8/2007 #

hmmmm can i do it as holiday Christmas time??? :( thats more fun for me because...my vacations...well im a SAHM mom so i dont really have them

user8406 05/21/2007 #

Can we intersperse present-day holiday stuff with memories of past vacatons? I love to write and am drawn to the creative writing aspects of these 24 hours swap letters, but I don't get to actually travel, only actual trips in my younger days. is it okay to weave mixed memories from these earlier trips with special holiday stuff that's as interesting and revealing about myself as actual travel vacations would be though these experiences are lived here without actually going away. (For instance, I'm annually involved in a local Memorial Day program that has all the "feel" of a vacationy holiday without leaving my hometown.) is tuff like this okay? Or should I limit myself to just my travel vacations from earlier in my life to compile my 24 hours of "holiday"? :-D

user8406 05/21/2007 #

Can we intersperse present-day holiday stuff with memories of past vacatons? I love to write and am drawn to the creative writing aspects of these 24 hours swap letters, but I don't get to actually travel, only actual trips in my younger days. is it okay to weave mixed memories from these earlier trips with special holiday stuff that's as interesting and revealing about myself as actual travel vacations would be though these experiences are lived here without actually going away. (For instance, I'm annually involved in a local Memorial Day program that has all the "feel" of a vacationy holiday without leaving my hometown.) is tuff like this okay? Or should I limit myself to just my travel vacations from earlier in my life to compile my 24 hours of "holiday"? :-D

ukquilter 06/ 5/2007 #

OK - lets interpret vacation / holiday as you will. I was thinking of travel trip but thinking about it it can be any escpae from daily routine.After all this is just an excuse to get a letter right?!! I can't be bothered to be a strict hostess. I just want people to have fun and be included!

alwaysjoy 07/17/2007 #

I am sadly dropping from this swap, I had my letters all written too. But I can't deal with the swap-bot politics anymore. I hope you all have a great time learning and swapping stories.

Take care, Joy

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