Who are we?
Ray Oldenburg, author of ‘The Great Good Place’, calls one’s first place as the home and those that one lives with. He calls the workplace as the second place – where people may actually spend most of their time: and he defines third places as anchors of community life.
According to Oldenburg, the hallmarks of a true third place are: free or inexpensive food and drink; highly accessible for many – a walking distance; welcoming and comfortable to both new and old friends; and involves regulars such as those who habitually visit the place.
This site posts events of Third Place at TouchPoint. It is a place where Cebu’s young professionals gather together to chill out, talk about their common struggles and victories, and learn from each other’s experiences in life.
Stories and insights of regulars are also posted here.
Thank you for visiting Third Place at TouchPoint.
I am writing a paper on “the third place” in Danish. I haven´t got Oldenburg´s book yet though. Could you help me? It´s urgent. I have to hand in the paper on Monday. I´ve tried everything, libraries and bookstores. Good links on the internet would be very helpful. Thank you.
Best regards
Peter Röder (Cand.mag. in English, University of Copenhagen)
Ps. The paper in in library research. Apparently, and I agree, libraries can be seen as “third places”.