A Saturday Night in my Second Life

So.. somehow my quick experience into Second Life turned into an late evening affair.

Having never been in Second Life and looking to procrastinate from report writing, I decided to embark on a journey to SL! Oh man, not ever did I think such things could happen! While in my first life I lay on my bed staring at a computer… my SL avatar was flying, running, swimming, being felt up (be careful who you dance with!) and dancing the night away.
For a while I was running around with another NZ blogger Glex9 Harrop which was really cool, nice to have someone you know rather than having to make new conversations all the time. I must say, I was impressed with our caramel dancing… We made quite the dance team!

It was amazing who you met… From dancing with a tuxedoed US University lecturer in my best ball gown to talking to a scantily clad 20 yr old girl who’s mum wouldn’t let her tell her location to a 44yr old man with the largest bit of bling around his neck i’ve seen for a while. It is interesting to imagine what these people are wearing in their first life! But throughout the whole experience I was amazed at how helpful and friendly everyone was. In all my attempts to talk to someone, I was only refused once… though i’m not sure if the person was actually there or not.

I managed to have a few conversations with other educators who passed on some good landmarks (Just like bookmarks of places) to visit. There are shops, schools, libraries and more all within this world. The possibilities of what you can do are amazing.

On a final note, in this occasion (images above) I managed to land into a world with a large amount of Spanish speaking people… which I found rather amusing as the place was named ‘Aotearoa’! I wonder what tomorrow will bring in SL?..

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