Typing Furiously!

I have just had a great conversation with Kim Cofino of Always Learning which actually began a few hours ago when she asked, through a Twitter if anyone would be interested in collaborating with her over a ning network. I sent a direct message back to her through Twitter, to which she replied and asked me to send an email. After a few emails back and forth over an hour or so I added Kim to my Skype contacts and for half and hour (it went so fast!) we have been chatting about lots of different things, including briefly mentioning the project we will work on together, as well as our interest in yoga and the pressures of teaching, being busy, managing it, watching movies and chick lit! It’s amazing that all of a sudden I am having a real conversation with someone whose blog have been reading and admiring for a while. Kim put it very well when she said:

[11:38:08 PM] Kim Cofino says: i mean we’re having a totally normal conversation
[11:38:12 PM] Kim Cofino says: i didn’t know you a week ago
[11:38:14 PM] Kim Cofino says: and here we are

I must say I have never had a more fast and furious skype chat before. I thought I was a pretty fast typer, but oh no, I had not yet typed with Kim Cofino!

So, here I sit in Warrnambool, Australia, chatting with Kim who is from America but living in Thailand and we are going to get some of our students to work together. Just like that! Very powerful and awesomely (is that even a word?!) fun stuff happening just like that! Oh, I love it I love it I love it. This is really really cool.

I’d love to hear about those moments when you just had to sit back and marvel at how fantastic all this technology and instant communication is. Do you have your own Typing Furiously story?

For another surprise international communication check out: A Virtual Tour at Midnight!