My meetup was a HUGE success. I cannot even deal! So many people turned up. The conversation was flowing, everyone was included. It was amazing. Apparently the reason for one person joining was because they saw it was a girl running the meetup since she didn’t want something where it was just white male guys doing nerdy things. The diversity in the turnout was amazing. There were a lot of women and just as many men. The age range varied, from young to middle aged, even the nationalities were many. I think having a BLACK GIRL running something like this gives people the confidence to join something that they may feel otherwise marginalised within. I AM SO HAPPY!!
I couldn’t have asked for something better. I tried to talk to every single person who turned up. I made sure people were getting involved. We even played old school console games. People left here and there and at the end there were a few of us young ones just sitting and chatting. We stayed out pretty late. It was nice. It really was. It was easy. As in, they were my people. I felt comfortable. I’m so proud of myself!!
We’ve discussed it and next meetup will be a trip to the cinema. I cannot even deal! Like I am amazed! I did that! Me!!!!! Omg…!! I took loads of pictures to commemorate my first ever meetup. High five to me!
I need to come down because I’m on a high right now and I want to read. If I try to read, I won’t be able to concentrate so I need to chill and accept that I did a good job. People were so happy! Ok reading time!