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I just heard from him and it supports the fact that 99% of what you worry about never happens.
His idea was to arrive later in the day for dinner.
What happens the next day all depends on what happens with the ...."and if".
Either send him back home or the hell with the air boat ...my house has AC.
I just heard from him and it supports the fact that 99% of what you worry about never happens.
His idea was to arrive later in the day for dinner.
What happens the next day all depends on what happens with the ...."and if".
Either send him back home or the hell with the air boat ...my house has AC.
That makes the most sense. Didn't really understand why you'd want to invest a whole day in someone you may not connect with, just because he drove for a while. This is a much more reasonable approach. Good luck!
I had one of these and it was great. I vote for venue changes to keep it interesting. I don't know much about your part of town, but I like things like museums and art galleries: they offer up conversation topics. Farmers markets and street festivals and shopping oriented main streets also work great for encouraging conversation.
Also it is pretty fun (for me anyway) to go to a "theme eatery:" think chocolate shop, interesting ice cream place, intersting donut place, non-chain coffee place.
And then pick an activity where little talking is required.
There's a piece of advice given often on this forum that I realized was good to follow.
Discuss it with him!!
Duh!
So I've been doing that.
Thanks all who did make suggestions...might use one or two.
I lived in Sarasota for a couple of years, anywhere near there?...Big Cat Rescue? Hemingway's? So many cool spots to watch the dolphins jump at sunset along the Gulf...seafood...Tiki bars...collecting tiny shells and sharks teeth...ahhh...why'd I leave...I'll scrape up a date and meet you there, k?
If you don't get along you're going to be stuck with him the entire day... how dreadful. Why don't you Skype first or something to see if you get along and take it from there?
There's a piece of advice given often on this forum that I realized was good to follow.
Discuss it with him!!
Duh!
So I've been doing that.
Thanks all who did make suggestions...might use one or two.
If you don't get along you're going to be stuck with him the entire day... how dreadful. Why don't you Skype first or something to see if you get along and take it from there?
LOL. Think of it this way. I've had relatives visit that had to be entertained for the day that I didn't care for that much.
I think I can consider it sort of as a tour guide day job if necessary.
Or, if it's really bad, have no compunction against aborting and sending him back to his hotel early
I've brought up the possibility we may hit it off wrong right away....he understands that and is willing to take the chance,
I do intend to correspond and talk on the phone for at least the rest of this week before actually letting him come.
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