I am new to Welsh-L and very impressed and pleased to see the living language in action. My own Welsh is very poor so I will add an English version of this message at the end: Rwy i'n newydd ar y Welsh-L ac mae 'flin 'da fi bod fy nghmraeg ddim yn rhy dda. (Os fy bod yn rhy wal, darrlenwch y saesneg ar y diwedd). Mae siwr o fod llawer ohonoch chi ar y Welsh-L sydd wedi teithio yng Ghymru neu sydd yn gwybod y wlad yn dda. Oes rhywyn yn fodlon i helpu fi gyda cynllun diddorol? Cododd y syniad am CYFANWYDD I GYMRU CYMRAEG yn ystod y Cymanfa Ganu Gogledd America yn Seattle yn 1994. Mae'r papur Cymreig-American NINNAU yn cyweithredu am y cynluun hwn. Fallai bydd rhai ohonoch chi sydd yn gwybod am yr papur hwn? Mae Carole Woods a fi yn gweithio ar Cyfanwydd fel gwaeth o gariad achos hyddwn ni eisiau wneud pethau yn hawddach i'r Americanwyr-Cymreig a phobol arall i gwrdd a ac aros gyda pobol cymreig (gwely ar brecfast, ers engraifft) ac i'r ddysgwyr i glywed a siarad y iaith pam yn y wlad. Rydyn ni hefyd yn meddwl bydd yn dda iawn os byddan nhw yn hala eu arian gyda busnesau cymreig new cymraeg! Mae rhaid i ni ofyn eich cymorth. Ydyn ni'n edrych am enwau ac cyfeiradau o lefydd cymreig neu cymraeg is aros ble sydd yn rhoi croeso are Americanwyr-Cymreig. Hoffwn ni hefyd i glywed am lefydd arall, fel siopau neu tafarnau ers engraifft, ble bydd yn bosib cwrdd a bobol cymraeg. Oes rhywun gyda awgrymau defnyddiol i ni? Oes rhywun yn gael gwybodaeth am map Cymru yn ddangos yr ardalau ble sydd lawer o phobol cymraeg? Bydda i'n flach iawn i clywed rhywbeth ohonoch chi. Diolch an fawr. In English: There must be many of you on Welsh-L who have travelled in Wales or know the country well. Is there anyone willing to help me with an interesting project? The idea for the Guide to Welsh Wales came up in conversations during the North American Gymanfa Ganu in Seattle in 1994. The Welsh-American newspaper, NINNAU, has agreed to sponsor this effort. Perhaps some of you are familiar with this paper? Carole Woods and I are working on the Guide for love (not money) because we would like to make it easier for Welsh-Americans and others to meet and stay with Welsh people and for learners to hear and speak the language while they are in Wales. We also thinkt it would be excellent if they would spend their money with Welsh or Welsh-speaking businesses! We need to ask your help. We are seeking names and addresses of Welsh or Welsh-speaking places to stay (B&B's for example) where Welsh-Americans would be welcomed. We would also like to hear about places, such as shops or pubs, for example, where it would be possible to meet Welsh-speaking people. Does anyone have some useful suggestions for us? Does anyone know of a map of Wales showing the districts where many people speak Welsh? I will be very glad to hear from you. Thanks lots. Tana George