Posted by Mikako Yamada on October 12, 1996 at 17:04:29:
In Reply to: SPONSOR SIGNS GREAT DEAL FOR A-R FANS EVERYWHERE ! posted by peter on September 29, 1996 at 00:41:26:
I went to Lake district for my summer holiday in this September.
I enjoyed the cruise on Coniston launch for the first time.
(Not Swallows and Amazons cruises because of lack of time.)
The captain of the launch told me that he was keen on AR and he knew
about ARCJ very much. I was so moved to this experience.
Imagine when you go to the foreign country with very different culture
from you, but there was a man who already knew you.
He found me on his launch and called me that he thought I might be
a ARCJ member in spite of saying anything to him. What a surprise!
Now I understand why he knew us. Because of TARS-Net.
I would like to give many thanks to you, Peter.
What you have started in this virtual world has influence on small every day life.
I feel very happy when I think of it. I feel I am living in a story as Dorothea felt.
I am looking forward to more of the story to come.