Post 230: Why Zoom is fun

Post 230: Why Zoom is fun

Like I said in my previous post, before this COVID19 pandemic lockdown, I had never heard of Zoom. Then, after the lockdown, suddenly the only way for me to get together with people whether it be work, family or church was through Zoom.  It was my cousin in England who started zooming first.

Zooming is fun because at family reunions I am able to see all my cousins from around the world. I could see my cousin in England with his wife and kids. He even showed off his house in England that I had never seen before.

I was able to see cousins from all over the world at the same time, which was really cool and I got to interact with them all in real time. I saw not just my cousin in England, but my niece in Sweden, my cousin and her fiancee in Hong Kong, another cousin in Singapore, a cousin and his wife in Taiwan, my 3 cousins in New York.

It was fascinating to see all the time zones all at the same time. It would be early morning here in Los Angeles so I am just getting up, I saw the afternoon sun of England, the night time backdrop of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.  And noon time lunch hour for my 3 cousins in New York. I could also see how the sun looked different in all these different locations all at the same time on one computer screen.

It is amazing how Zoom enabled all of us to laugh, talk and have fun all at the same time. We were able to make jokes, and revel in our commonalities. I loved seeing my one year old nephew trying to talk into his parent's Zoom computer and another 4 year old who disliked computers. I got to see the interior of all my cousin's houses.

As for church, it is a bit disconcerting to see the people I usually see in 3D compressed to 2D on my computer screen, but it was interesting to see how creative our pastor was in being able to create a church service on Zoom.

I still prefer seeing people face to face, but if your family is in many time zones and spread out across the world, then Zoom is a great way to stay connected and feel like your family is right next door!

Like my family reunion, it was interesting to see the interior of everybody's houses, but like I said in my previous post, a bit distracting.