Lao Oz held its first "Tea & Talk" zoom session, attended by about 25 people. It was the first of a series of online events to help people in the Lao community connect and discuss issues regarding COVID19, vaccinations and the current lockdown across Sydney.

For many of the participants this was their first video conferencing experience and they handled the technology really well, there was none of the normal "your still on mute" statements and no background noise, etc.

Topics discussed ranged from:

- Concerns about the lockdown, loss of social connection,
- What positives came form the lockdown (like learning how to do online grocery shopping)
- How to access government health and general information in Lao language
- What the "new normal" would be for participants, like being more careful in crowds, not making life as busy, etc.

We hope to see you all again online next week.