Virtual Spain in OSGrid

Some great news for anyone whose first language is Spanish. 

We all know that people new to Opensim -and not so new - struggle with finding resources, resolving bugs, and finding congenial company. But if English is not your first language, it's all way harder. So how to cope? Well generally speaking, people flock to a grid where a good percentage of the residents speak their language, that's why you find 'German' and 'French' grids all over the place - it's not racism, it's just that at the end of a long day when you are being frustrated by the vagaries of Opensim, you want to talk to someone who knows what you're on about, without struggling in another tongue.

Of course, we have opensim legends who are Spanish speakers, like Victoria Logan and Tina Bey, Plastichansa Bade and Zonja Capalini, Xirana Oximoxi and the lovely singer Nazirah - just to name a few. But there is room for growth in community support for anyone who wants to take the plunge and whose first language is Spanish.  Spanish worlds in Opensim are something of a rarity. Well, not a rarity, but let's say the best known Spanish-friendly grid has a fairly dramatic reputation, which is not to everyone's taste. So what happens when someone who speaks only Spanish comes to Opensim?  

Evan Belmond and friends have decided to try to fill that need with a brand new sim called Virtual Spain, on OSGrid. The idea is to create a central place where Spanish speakers who love Opensim can come and get advice, find freebies, and make friends without having to fight with the Yandex translator every five minutes. 

Nurathia, Evan, Aley and Shark

Evan has had a presence on OSGrid for a few years now, although mostly he's been active on another grid. Together with  Nurathia Dallas, Aloy Dakota, and Shark Ardrak he is busy setting up the new space - as you can imagine, there is plenty to do, but he already has about 35 people in his group.

It's still super early days on Virtual Spain sim, so when you visit, don't expect it all to be finished yet. I asked if they're planning a big opening party, and subsequently regular meet-ups - the answer is yes, although it's all in the planning and set-up phase right now - hey, today was day 1 for them.

Evan Belmond: seguramente si, todavia estamos comenzando - tenemos que llenar la tiendas del sim

Evan Belmond: (es:en)  surely yes, but we are just starting, we have to fill the sim stores

Shark Ardrak: es posible que quizas tengamos algun evento especial para ello pero por ahora poco a poco jejejeje

Shark Ardrak: (es:en)  it is possible that we may have some special event for it but for now little by little hehehehe

What a grand adventure - y la aventura no ha hecho más que empezar: ¡participa en la diversión!

Virtual Spain is located at hg.osgrid.org:80:Virtual Spain