Freedom was the theme for our meeting and there was definitely a fun vibe about the night.
We heard four great speeches:
Ram encouraged us that to be human, is to accept that we make mistakes and that our mistakes shape and change us.
Lisa explained how protein-based vaccines work. Lisa’s explanation was very interesting and was accompanied by a slideshow which for those of us non-sciencey-types, was very helpful.
Farina took us on the journey of what it’s like to work at a supermarket particularly during lockdown. I don’t know about you, but I came away wishing we could have a “hug-an-essential-worker-day”.
Sarah ran an engaging panel discussion on the Housing Crisis with Steve, Lakshman, and Walaa. So many interesting viewpoints from the panel and when the audience was invited to join, the conversation kept going, right through the break!
Table topics were run by Karolina and were a great success. There were lots of laughs and Kendra, our guest for the evening even sang for us. What a treat!
The word for the evening was “liberty” and was used 34 times! I think that may be a record! Well done to Saane for picking a word that not only related to the theme but was accessible for people to use.
Daniel gets the Oscar for best Ah Counter when he did impersonations of everyone’s “ummm’s” and “ahhhs” and had us all in stitches.
And finally, we welcomed our newest member Kevin W. It is awesome to have another experienced member rejoining and being a part of our club.
A big thank you to Jie (Chairperson) & Chris (Toastmaster) and everyone for such a great evening.
Our next meeting will be on the 21st of October, hopefully, in person.
