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Making friends in the city

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    #932
    Wompa1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,165 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    ClareAus wrote: »
    Hey guys!

    I'm also in a similar boat…moved to Galway a few months back and finding it hard to make friends (arghh tough when you've left an awesome lot back home in Melbourne). I'm a 31 year-old from Melbourne, who's very easy-going, loves a good laugh and stimulating conversation and generally a good time (ooh this is sounding like a personal ad - eeep!). Everyone keeps telling me there are so many amazing things to do in galway, but i don't end up doing them, so want to pull my finger out and get into it! :)

    If anyone feels like meeting up for a pint or a samosa at the saturday market or something, let me know. I also think the laughter club is meeting at the uni tomorrow night between 8-10, so considering doing that.

    also because i'm not irish, i haven't been to giant's causeway so considering a trip there very soon if anyone wants to join and split the cost of petrol.

    Careful Now! Pretty sure you'll get hit across the knuckles for putting up your e-mail and phone number...may be a better idea to put up a Twitter handle or something...


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    #933
    ClareAus
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭ClareAus


    Thought i may have risked that - oops sorry peeps if that's an issue. Don't use twitter much. Only me who'll suffer if someone gets over friendly to be fair. I wouldn't have posted it if I was worried. But can remove if I've broken any forum rules :)


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    #934
    BelgradeGirl
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭BelgradeGirl


    If you organize something like gathering count me in. I would like to meet new people. :)


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    #935
    ClareAus
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭ClareAus


    I'm going to be doing this tonight for a bit if something different if anyone would like to join put on by the Galway Laughter Club.

    Hi all,
    Games and Laughter is on this Thursday (6/3/14) from 8-10pm in The VIEW in NUIG.

    Cooperative and other games in the first hour followed by a tea break, laughter yoga, meditation and relaxation.
    Come 10 mins early if you have any games to play.

    Any problem finding us, or other queries, call me on 08<snip>.

    See you then. All welcome!
    brian


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    #936
    confuseddotcom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭confuseddotcom


    Bowling n' Beerz sometime over Easter perhaps?


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    #937
    clareguy25
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭clareguy25


    Hello ClareAus, that would be cool to meet up some time, i wont be able to afford the giants causeway though. also in case you havent heard of it, u can try meetup.com just type in galwayand there are roughly 25 groups, from walking groups, (my sister started one) to a choir and a 30s social group :).

    But i do hope us interested on here can be something and have the craic! :p


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    #938
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Hi all,
    I would very much like to meet some new people (36, F, love music GSOH etc) :D
    I've been in Galway a few months and missing my friends rather a lot!
    Rachel.


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    #939
    gonein20secs
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭gonein20secs


    Yeah i'd be up for a game of bowling. Could be a bit of craic :)


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    #940
    confuseddotcom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭confuseddotcom


    It could be a "Galway Easter Beerz" as such, preceded by a game of Bowling? :) I think Biko and a few were on about having a Beerz there lately, don't know if it happened, so could tie in some Bowling with an Easter Beerz perhaps?


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    #941
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    ClareAus wrote: »
    Hey guys!

    I'm also in a similar boat…moved to Galway a few months back and finding it hard to make friends (arghh tough when you've left an awesome lot back home in Melbourne). I'm a 31 year-old from Melbourne, who's very easy-going, loves a good laugh and stimulating conversation and generally a good time (ooh this is sounding like a personal ad - eeep!). Everyone keeps telling me there are so many amazing things to do in galway, but i don't end up doing them, so want to pull my finger out and get into it! :)

    If anyone feels like meeting up for a pint or a samosa at the saturday market or something, let me know. I also think the laughter club is meeting at the uni tomorrow night between 8-10, so considering doing that.

    Clareguy25, gonein20secs, Gosh_idiots and co. let's do something! I might forget to check this board, so drop me a text or email - [email]<snip>[/email] / 08 <snip>

    also because i'm not irish, i haven't been to giant's causeway so considering a trip there very soon if anyone wants to join and split the cost of petrol.
    I'm up for Giant's Causewaying sometime, I've been in Ireland 17 years and not made it there yet so would love to! :)


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    #942
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Anybody fancy meeting for a drink in Beirhouse or suchlike next Wednesday eve after 6?


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    #943
    Dutchess
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Dutchess


    I contemplated reviving the book club thread but I might give it a shot here. I'd like to get a book club together. I am specifically into the fantasy genre so I'd love to get together with people who are into that too.
    Just bough The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris today so if anyone else is reading it, it might be nice to have a chat over a glass of wine or whatnot?:)


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    #944
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Racheymoo wrote: »
    Anybody fancy meeting for a drink in Beirhouse or suchlike next Wednesday eve after 6?

    I'd be on for something like that!


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    #945
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Dutchess wrote: »
    I contemplated reviving the book club thread but I might give it a shot here. I'd like to get a book club together. I am specifically into the fantasy genre so I'd love to get together with people who are into that too.
    Just bough The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris today so if anyone else is reading it, it might be nice to have a chat over a glass of wine or whatnot?:)

    Isn't that yer wan that wrote Chocolat?? I obviously need to expand my literary knowledge :) Was going to go along to the Charlie Byrnes book club - you might want to go to that one if you don't get enough numbers through boards.


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    #946
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Joanna Harris is doing a talk as part of the Cuirt Literary Festival in Galway this year :)


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    #947
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Well if there ever was a sign I'm supposed to attend something, there it is :)


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    #948
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Joanne Harris sorry, not Joanna! :/


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    #949
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Racheymoo wrote: »
    Joanne Harris sorry, not Joanna! :/

    She's going to bar you from her talk!!


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    #950
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    I know! That's why I rectified it as soon as I realised my heinous error!


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    #951
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Right then, there's two of us going to the Joanne (NOT Joanna) Harris talk. :)


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    #952
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Cool :) If I'm not working I will definitely be going and, looks like just the two of us Beirhousing on Wed?


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    #953
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Ah the rest of them are probably hungover today and couldn't type even if they wanted to! There was feck all in the gym earlier, there's a lot to be said for not going out on a Sat night.


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    #954
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Well, I didn't go out but I still managed to generate a hangover haha!


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    #955
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Good woman - i'm going to guess it's wine induced?


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    #956
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Indeed. In fairness to myself, it's my first hangover since new years day. So, have you made any new friends since joining this thread? It's MUCH easier to make friends when you're five. It's just not the done thing to walk up to people and ask them if they want to play in the sandpit with you when you're in your 30s. Apparently.


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    #957
    lennyd
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭lennyd


    Was lurking around yesterday and said why the heck not. So no haven't gone along to anything that people have organised. If you built a sandpit for adults - it would make you a fortune! No right place to bring my bucket and spade. This needs to be further discussed over beers.


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    #958
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Sounds like a promising business opportunity!


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    #959
    Racheymoo
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭Racheymoo


    Amusingly, this just popped up in my Facebook feed - http://www.boredpanda.com/amazing-home-interior-design-ideas/ with the sand one as the link picture.


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    #960
    Dutchess
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Dutchess


    lennyd wrote: »
    Isn't that yer wan that wrote Chocolat?? I obviously need to expand my literary knowledge :) Was going to go along to the Charlie Byrnes book club - you might want to go to that one if you don't get enough numbers through boards.

    It is that one indeed! I saw Charlie Byrnes has one on alright but their choices don't overly interest me looking at their history. I think there might be people from my job going to it too and I prefer to do something where work doesn't get mentioned;)

    Thanks to that work I don't think I can go to that talk either, shame because I'd love to!:(


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    #961
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Go in some sort of disguise dutchess :D


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