Instructions for Day 1 of the Exchange

Hello,

First of all, thank you for taking part in The Place Exchange!

As the name suggests this project is an exchange of place, primarily between yourself and two others but also a wider group as each person you exchange writing with will also be exchanging separately with someone else. This creates a wider circle, a chain that should not be broken. You will form the common link between the two people you exchange with as they will not speak to each other directly until we meet as a whole group tomorrow.

Before we exchange places, I’d like you to write about one place you miss visiting and would like to visit again as soon as restrictions allow for you to do so. I’d like for you to describe your chosen place in a way that evokes this place for you, perhaps you might choose to recall a particular memory of being there, describe how you feel when you are in that place or you might choose to write a list of words you associate with being there. However you choose to write about it, that is up to you but please finish the piece of writing with a note of what you would like to do in this place once you can visit it again.

This writing is how we will exchange places, I would like you to send this piece of writing to the two email addresses I sent to you with these instructions, these are the two other people you will be exchanging with. Please send your writing to them in separate emails by 5pm GMT today or if you think you might need a couple hours more please get in touch with them to let them know. Once you have done this please patiently await the arrival of their writing to you.

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This evening I will also send the instructions for the main part of the exchange that we’ll be doing either this evening or tomorrow morning.

If you have any questions or would like to speak about the project or your writing in more detail with me, please just send me an email, I’m available all day and will happily any answer questions via email or set up a zoom meeting too.

But until then please enjoy the writing process and enjoy sharing places.

With thanks and care,

Georgina

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