Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I'm Rai. I am currently waiting for an assessment via Right to Choose with Psychiatry UK - referral was confirmed by my GP on 3rd February. I'm 42 and transgender ftm. I'm studying a BA in Education Studies with TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and planning a MA by Thesis related to translanguaging afterwards.
I am going through a lot of change and 'new' at the moment and really struggling so I thought I should look for some peer support.
I enjoy learning about languages and I am currently studying Mandarin, Klingon, Swahili and Hungarian - I like learning how languages work rather than how to speak them. I am also a bit of a Dr Who fan.
I would love to have some people to talk to who share my interests.
Not sure what else to say.
Hi Rai,
I love forms of communication and researching that. I like Dr Who also but I've not seen anything recent.
You'll find you definitely have interests in common here
Hi Pikl, communication is awesome isn't it? Such a vast subject though.
I really hope I can find some people who I can just talk to without worrying about seeming 'normal'.
Then youve come to the right place Rai
I love art and music as communication, and also silent languages. Don't get me started though, or I'll never stop!
That sounds great!
I really want to learn to read music, but I'm so easily distracted by my other interests
That's awesome! I like a lot of nonverbal communication and researching that, but I guess that makes sense since I don't get people at all.
I like music, but more from the unusual perspective, I like things that break the rules (same with languages and teaching actually). Feel free to chat away if you ever fancy, it'll make me feel less guilty about doing it myself