#English

Unseen Japan

@unseenjapan@mstdn.jp

45.8% of Japanese people in a recent survey said they have refused to speak with someone in English, with 76.5% citing a "lack of confidence." By contrast, 70% of foreign visitors said they found English speakers in Japan easy to understand. What explains the gap?

https://unseen-japan.com/japanese-english-confidence/

#japan #unseenjapan #ujwebsite #language #english

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Jonathan Lamothe

@me@social.jlamothe.net

I am in urgent job search mode, so I'm gonna throw this out here and see if anything comes of it.

I am a #Canadian, fluent in both #English and #French. I have experience with several programming languages. My strongest proficiency is with #Haskell and #C. I also have a reasonable grasp of #HTML, #JavaScript, #SQL, #Python, #Lua, #Linux system administration, #bash scripting, #Perl, #AWK, some #Lisp (common, scheme, and emacs), and probably several others I've forgotten to mention.

I am not necessarily looking for something in tech. I just need something stable. I have done everything from software development, to customer support, to factory work, though my current circumstances make in-person work more difficult than remote work. I have been regarded as a hard worker in every job I have ever held.

#GetFediHired

Jonathan Lamothe

@me@social.jlamothe.net

I am in urgent job search mode, so I'm gonna throw this out here and see if anything comes of it.

#GetFediHired

Jonathan Lamothe

@me@social.jlamothe.net

I am in urgent job search mode, so I'm gonna throw this out here and see if anything comes of it.

#GetFediHired

Giuseppe Michieli

@GMIK69@mstdn.science

#Birdflu detected in #English #sheep for first time https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bird-flu-h5n1-sheep-yorkshire-england-b2720389.html

Bird flu (#H5N1) has been detected in a sheep in #Yorkshire, marking the first such case in England. The infected sheep was culled, and the remaining flock tested negative for the virus. While the risk to livestock is considered low, authorities are urging that farmers remain vigilant and adhere to biosecurity measures.

Giuseppe Michieli

@GMIK69@mstdn.science

#Birdflu detected in #English #sheep for first time https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/bird-flu-h5n1-sheep-yorkshire-england-b2720389.html

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

I'm also very interested in East Asian languages (so-called #CJK) and #Unicode. Feel free to talk to me in #English, #Korean (#한국어), or #Japanese (#日本語), or even in Literary Chinese (#文言文, #漢文)!

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

Foncu 🐞🌹

@foncu@neopaquita.es

#presentación
- Podéis llamarme #foncu... o #miarma.
- #Ingeniero de #Sevilla
#Emigré a #Suiza en 2010 para hacer un #doctorado y me quedé.
- Tengo el mejor #marido del mundo #SorryNotSorry
- Hablo muy alto y mucho.
- Me gustan los #idiomas: #español #English #français aunque sigo peleando contra el #Deutsch. Quiero aprender #català y #nihongo #日本語
- Me gusta la #política y buscar soluciones a los #problemas
- Adoro #nadar en #AguasAbiertas, a veces hago #triatlon pero no muy en serio.

Nils M Holm

@AverageDog@mastodon.social

I am trying to avoid #Amazon. Is there any comparable online #bookstore in Europe that sells #English-language #books? I sometimes buy at Worldofbooks in the UK, but they only sell used books and sometimes I want to read something before it hits the used book market. I am in Germany, but would happily pay a little extra for shipping from other EU countries instead of ordering at Amazon.

Thor A. Hopland

@hopland@snabelen.no

I have figured out that the only way I can actually move forward with the #fediverse and #digitalsovreignty in #Norway is to write about it.

That is, I am considering making a guide called "The accelerationist guide to digital sovreignty" - in #Norwegian of course, and then in #English.

I think the drip feed of changes that's been going on and that is supposedly "the best approach" is lowballing the situation. The problem is real big, and I feel like I'm the only one who takes it seriously.

Thor A. Hopland

@hopland@snabelen.no

I have figured out that the only way I can actually move forward with the #fediverse and #digitalsovreignty in #Norway is to write about it.

That is, I am considering making a guide called "The accelerationist guide to digital sovreignty" - in #Norwegian of course, and then in #English.

𒌉𒀭𒆠𒀀・Qwynnyx・𓅮𓅱𓏏𓏭𓏖𓏞

@qwynnyx@mastodon.social

Hi, I'm Qwynnyx (they/them).
(Pronounced as Welsh Gwyn & Greek Nyx, i.e. /ˈgwin.niks/ or preferably /ˈgwyn.nyks/)
I'm a #university #student of cultures who first developed writing.
I did #egyptology & #assyriology i.e. #AncientMesopotamianStudies for my bachelor's but am now moving to #politicalscience & #sinology (no #mesoamerican studies @ my uni) for my master's.
I speak fluent #German & #English & know some #French but currently study #Mandarin #Chinese in #Taiwan.
#Introduction
#NeuHier

𒌉𒀭𒆠𒀀・Qwynnyx・𓅮𓅱𓏏𓏭𓏖𓏞

@qwynnyx@mastodon.social

o Antóni

@antoni@masto.pt

Today is International Mother Language Day (#IMLD) — a worldwide annual observance held on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to encourage #multilingualism.

I grew up in a monolingual #Spanish-speaking household but was exposed to #English and the #Galician variety of #Portuguese at an early age. Upon moving to Barcelona as a teenager, I adopted #Catalan.

The fact that I majored in #Translation may not come as a surprise.

How many languages do you speak?

o Antóni

@antoni@masto.pt

Today is International Mother Language Day (#IMLD) — a worldwide annual observance held on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to encourage #multilingualism.

The fact that I majored in #Translation may not come as a surprise.

How many languages do you speak?

PatriciaPhotos

@PatriciaPhotos@photog.social

Beautiful garden

YOU CAN FIND IT HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/beautiful-garden-patricia-hofmeester.html

By https://buff.ly/3i3uCm2 #homedecor #LoveArt #photography #mastoart #finearts #photography #artforsale #wallartforsale #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas #garden #english #colorful #flowers #plants #pond #gorgeous

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Gorgeous colorful garden with pond

Christian Wolff

@Christian_Freiherr_von_Wolff@defcon.social

Why doesn't anyone use "overmorrow"? It wasn't even in the dictionary in my phone; it tried to autocorrect it to "over-borrow." Overmorrow means the day after tomorrow.

#English

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

#fv25

@philsawa@ioc.exchange

Someone in my family created an alternate #alphabet for any #language nerds to check out...

As an aside i am looking to expand my #duolingo list by one other language. Factors are "is it fun" and "is it easy".

Trying to decide between:

#portugese (Brazilian)
#irish
#chinese (Mandarin? )
#english (should be easy, right?)
#italian

Any feedback on these, or other suggestions welcome 😁

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High Schooler authored alternative roman alphabet that includes listed colours for each letter

Matthijs

@mvrenselaar@mastodon.nl

With all the new people coming in, time for a quick #introduction post. My name is Matthijs, living in the Netherlands, but i travel a bit for work. I'm socially conscious and a #photographer by hobby. I'm interested in #homeautomation with #homeassistant. I like authenticity. I post about the world and what we see, the #environment and have started dabbling in #permaculture. Feel free to reach out! I post in #english and #nederlands

Michel Mariani

@mikaeru@mastodon.social

Of course, everyone knows that the word "Ghoti" is actually pronounced /fɪʃ/ just like "Fish"...
You don't? Please have a look at its dedicated Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti

#ghoti #pronounciation #fish #wikipedia #english

Krononaut Moon 🌕 🌑 🌕

@KronoMoon@me.dm

Today's #AWAD #AWordADay: ELSEWHEN
with Anu Garg

❛❛ Unlike a #BlackHole — a region of #SpaceTime from which you cannot escape if you get too close — a #Wormhole is a region into which you would disappear only to reappear #elsewhere or #elsewhen. ❜❜ 2001 May 20 #WaPo

🔗 https://Wordsmith.org/words/elsewhen.html 2025 Jan 06
🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu_Garg … #AnuGarg

#Community #TimeTravel #Research #vocabulary #lexicon #words #glossary #English #Time #Kronodon

Mathzy

@mathzy@mastodon.green

#Introduction (1)

Hi - I've been on #Mastodon for over a year, but have just moved to this lovely instance.

#English born cishet man with a #European heart, I live in #Portsmouth with my family and #PetRats.

Non-partisan politically but tend to a liberal, #Green stance with strong emphasis on critical thinking. #Feminist and #LGBTQ ally.

Musically into #Vinyl records (mostly #Indie, #BritPop, #Prog, #CanterburyScene, #JazzFusion). Also play #BassGuitar, #Guitar and #Drums, but rusty on all.

Kathy Reid

@KathyReid@aus.social

The Mozilla #CommonVoice #dataset v20 was released yesterday - the largest open #speech dataset in the world. My #dataviz, linked below, shows a continuation of patterns seen for some years now:

➡️ There's more data collected for #Catalan (ca) than for #English (en) - testament to the independence and language reclamation efforts in Catalunya. Language and cultural transmission are deeply intertwined.

➡️ Some of the newer #languages to Common Voice, like #Ligurian / #Genoese (lij) have contributions from mostly older speakers, which is unusual in comparison to the rest of the dataset. This may reflect the population that currently speak those languages - as many regional languages in Italy are in rapid decline.

➡️ Some languages such as Eastern Mari / Meadow Mari (mhr) - a #Uralic language spoken in the Mari-El Republic within Russia - have samples from predominantly female-identifying speakers, again contrasting to the rest of the dataset. Other languages here include #Cantonese (yue), #Georgian (ka), and #Kalenjin (kln).

➡️ A key part in the preparation of the Common Voice dataset is the validation of utterances to assure they match their written transcription - which requires at least two validations by separate speakers. Some newer languages to Common Voice, such as Erzya (myv) and Moksha (mdf), both Uralic languages, have nearly 100% validation.

What are your interpretations of the dataset?

https://observablehq.com/@kathyreid/mozilla-common-voice-v20-dataset-metadata-coverage

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Screenshot of Mozilla Common Voice v20 splits by gender as a horizontal bar chart

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.

#introduction

Paride דן🎗️

@paride5745@babka.social

New account using my official handle. #introduction time. My name is Paride (Italian for Paris of Troy), my Jewish name is Dan. I am #Italian, living in Berlin, I work as a #DevOps, learning #Golang (for work) and #Rust (for fun). I love #SciFi, #Astronomy and #HeavyMetal. When I have time, I like to play #Racing games. I try to follow #Formula1 as much as I can.

My top 7 movies are:
1. Dune (by Denis Villeneuve)
2. SWV: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Matrix
4. Alien
5. LOTR
6. The Godfather
7. Fight Club

I speak #Italian, #English, some #German and basic #Hebrew.

#Hellenophile
#Zionist

Tirifto :korektu_min:

@tirifto@jam.xwx.moe

Do you love blobcats? Are you a fan of free culture? Then you’ll be happy to know there’s been a brand new blobcat pack made specially (but not exclusively) for the Fediverse! Now also available in English!

Designed from scratch for a neater look, these new blobcats try their best to preserve and emphasise the original’s fuzzy feel. Bold, yet lean. Refined, yet silly. Blob, yet cat.

And best of all? They’re all free! Not just free of cost, but free to use, share, and change in whatever way you see fit! Possibly the first truly original blobcat pack released under a free culture licence. What’s a blob if not malleable? Make them yours today! (Or tomorrow. No pressure.)

More info on the website, link above. Come in for a visit!

#lang_en #art #blobcat #blobcats #emoji #emojos #English #Fedi #FediArt #Fediverse #free_art #free_culture #stickers

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A sample of 16 blobcats from the aforementioned pack. They are a sort of yellow, blob-shaped lumps, each with a pair of cat ears, eyes, whiskers, and the usual cat mouth shaped like the number 3. They look kinda silly and cute, if you ask me!

Bettie

@Bettie@masto.es

Hola, tootis. :ablobcatheartsqueeze:
No soy nueva, pero voy a rehacer mi #presentación tras mudarme a masto.es

❤️Me gusta: la #música 🎼, la #literatura (especialmente la poesía), el #folklore, el #arte
💡Me interesa: la #saludmental , el #feminismo y el #pensamiento
🧍‍♀️Soy #neurodivergente . También amable y muy quejica, pero intento hacerme trampas con #cosasbonitas
En :mastodon: busco: interactuar con gente (especialmente interesada en #señoras y su perspectiva), mantenerme informada, distraerme.

Mi contenido es fundamentalmente #personal, casi siempre en #castellano (aunque hablo también #english y #català ).

No suelo hablar de trabajo, pero soy obrera de la tiza (o de la pizarra de veleda, según).

✍️ Escribo una newsletter de #poesia y vida (reflexiones acompañadas de un poema). Si quieres seguirla, puedes hacerlo aquí: https://retalesdepoesia.substack.com

Y ya estaría, creo.

Mark Wyner :vm:

@markwyner@mas.to

This made me laugh. The English language is absurd. People capable of learning it as a second language are highly intelligent.

Credit: Bobby Finn
https://www.instagram.com/itsbobbyfinn/

#English #Language #Phonics #Funny #ESL

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A man stands at a whiteboard, writing the words he’s teaching. The same man in a different outfit sits at a desk with a pen and paper. The camera switches back and forth between the shots as if the teacher and student are different people. The student keeps looking highly confused.

Henrik Hemrin

@hehemrin@social.librem.one

#Introduction (#Introduktion) again: #Engineer with University Diploma in #HumanRights & #Democracy (#mänskligarättigheter & #demokrati). Job competence: #ComponentEngineer; #fiberoptics and more components, #ComponentHandlingProcess and #ITSystemowner. #Linux, #photography, #religion and of course a lot more. Located in #Sweden. #English and #Swedish. My website: https://www.hemrin.com/

GENKI

@nibushibu@vivaldi.net

#Shadowing is a lot of fun for me. :tony_happy:

#English #Study

Daniele Pantaleo 🦥:verified:

@ozone89@techhub.social

Dear #fediverse ,
may I suggest you double check you're using the correct #language when posting/replying?

Because if you don't and, say, write in #German while having #English as declared post language instead, people won't be able to use the built-in "#Translate" function.

#FediTips

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katzenberger

@katzenberger@mastodon.de

You can selectively follow either my #English or my #German posts by viewing my profile, clicking the "…" menu and selecting "Change subscribed languages". Pick one, or get both languages if you don't select any.

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Screen dialog when you are following me and press the "…" menu button on my profile page, then "Change subscribed languages". You can select my English posts only, German posts only, or both.

Language Tales

@langtales@mastodon.social

We need to bring back these #English words:

* ereyesterday: the day before yesterday. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ereyesterday
* overmorrow: the day after tomorrow. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmorrow

Other languages:

* German: vorgestern, übermorgen
* Dutch: eergisteren, overmorgen
* Spanish: anteayer, pasado mañana
* French: avant-hier, après-demain
* Mandarin: 前天, 后天

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@fosstodon.org

Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.

I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, and @hollo, a fediverse microblog for single users.

#introduction

GENKI

@nibushibu@vivaldi.net

As #Japanese studies #English, I've been encouraged by everyone who share that they are studying a language that is not their native language in #Fediverse ⁂ :fediverse: :tony_smiling: :vivaldia_heart:

scy

@scy@chaos.social

In German, it's pretty common to shorten "Priorität" (priority) to just "Prio" in day-to-day conversation, whether in the office or your personal life.

"Das hat oberste Prio!" (lit. "This has topmost prio!")

How common is it in #English though? Do you also use "that's prio one"? Or is it too informal?

Only native speakers respond, please.

perry

@libreinator@fe.disroot.org

#Introduction #NewHere

Hi, I'm a (ex)student from #Thiruvananthapuram, #Kerala.

#FOSS user and enthusiast, a mix of #socialist and #communist, he/him, armchair revolutionary. Speaks #Malayalam and a bit of #English
Likes #comics, #satire, #fiction, #cats, #memes, #machines, #politics and other random stuff

Have been around for some time. Got to know about free software movement and hacker culture after reading and editing #Wikipedia articles, and joined the fediverse some years back. Currently contributing to fasten the climate crisis by doing nothing to save the world

C.S.Negri

@csnegri@mastodon.online

My #introduction 2.5 post.

Hi there ✋ ! I'm a latina, doing a MSCA-COFUND postdoc in Luxembourg (creating a ontology-based conceptual modeling framework for international data protection requirements). I research about #privacy, socio-technical requirements, #compliance, sometimes about #cybersec and responsible IS.

Given that I also studied political science, I talk a lot about #politics.

I'm a #coffee lover & music addict. I interact in #english, #spanish and #french.

Juno 🪐

@silentjuno@tuiter.rocks

Visto en la red del pajarraco 😆

#english #spanish #humor #twitter

Karen E. Lund 💙💛

@Karen5Lund@mastodon.social

It's Spring Cleaning season, and there seem to be many new users joining the Fediverse, so it's time to update my pinned #introduction toots, which go back to 2018 when I joined Mastodon.

I have a BA in #English and enjoy #writing and #editing. I #blog, do a little #freelance writing, and enjoy #reading #nonfiction.

My professional career has been spent providing #administrative support to #nonprofits. I am also a serial #volunteer.

Tormod Haugen

@tormodh@snabelen.no

I'm doing a new #introduction just because. I'm here to learn random stuff and perhaps help others learn random stuff.

I might post said stuff, boost strange posts and will try and be helpful if asked (or the ask is out in the air).

Please feel free to DM me if I make too much noise for you, or if you enjoy what I post.

Also, feel free to not follow me if you do not feel like it.

I work as a #programmer, I read #books and play computer #games.

I know #English and #Norwegian, #DysguCymraeg

Lukyan

@lukyan@lukyan.eu

I'm an European most likely to write about #furry things or #VideoGames (when not too busing working or playing). I enjoy #programming (it's work) and #drawing (which I don't practice enough).

My fursona differs from my human self by being a dog and openly #gay.

I mostly read #fvn, #WebComics and in some months a #fantasy or #sf series.

I write in #English, while I might share some relevant trivia about the #Polish language.

#introduction #introductions

Niklas

@nikcorg@mastodon.social · Reply to Niklas's post

Time for a new #introduction.

From #Finland, briefly lived in #London, but now back in #Helsinki. I still work in #tech and #eCommerce.

I enjoy #cycling, #BikeTouring, #BikePacking, #BikeMaintenance and pretty much anything to do with bikes.

A big fan of #hiking, #camping or #WildCamping and have recently begun to level up my #CampCooking.

In a nutshell, I love to spend time #outdoors.

I also play #pool (occasionally #snooker), sometimes competitively.

Toots in #english, #finnish, #swedish

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A camp in the snow amongst trees, next to a frozen lake. A green tent lit from the inside, pitched next to a campfire. The scene is coloured orange by the glow from the fire.

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An old mountain bike leaning up against a marine themed mural. There is snow on the ground and the bike's tires are moderately caked in snow.

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Me on my back in the snow, making a snow angel. In the distance the tall buildings of the Kalasatama region in Helsinki can be seen.

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Creative Translations

@creative_xl8@mastodon.social

Hello everyone!

I am a #freelance #zzp #translator based in the #Netherlands, translating from #English and #German into #Dutch. My areas of specialisation in #translation are #advertising/ #transcreation, #fashion and #beauty, #art and #culture, #travel and #tourism, and #BookTranslations. I love #language, #books, #museums and #London.

gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭

@gcvsa@mstdn.plus

#Introduction
🗽 🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇩🇪 🇩🇰 🏳️‍🌈
#NYC-born #Filipino #English #Welsh #German #Danish #Queer #Lesbian #Woman
#GenX #Urbanist #SJW #Atheist #Witch #Geolibertarian #Green #Feminist
Edu: #StuyvesantHS #CMUDrama
Works: #diversity #equity #Inclusion #socialjustice #NPO #NGO
Plays: #bass #guitar #pedalboard #rpg #ttrpg #danmemo #shoegaze #riotgrrl #indierock
Lang: EN (expert), DE (rostig), JP (勉強する)
Author: #TapestryRPG
Loves: #fountainpens #filofax #manga #anime #camping #backpacking #bushcraft
UTC -5h

Dr Ian McCormick

@postfilm@ieji.de

Why study #ENGLISH at University?

#language #literature #reading #thinking #books #TeamEnglish #engchat #engchatuk #linguistics #creativity #writing #humanities #culture #ideology #postcolonial #history #medieval #research #renaissance #18thCentury #19thCentury #VictorianStudies #modernism #postModernism #Shakespeare

Brian Gettler

@brian_gettler@mas.to

Since I recently switched servers, I'll do the #introduction thing one more time. I'm a #historian of #money and #colonialism in #Canada currently working on 1) a #history of the origins and early development of the Indian Fund and 2) #Indigenous involvement in 19th-century #credit #markets.

Je travaille également sur l'intersection (ou non) de l'#histoire nationale du #Québec et celles des peuples #Autochtones.

#histodons #historiens #cdnhist #histqc #français #English

David

@David@setouchi.social

New Instance, new #Introduction, I guess.
So, I'm David, and I'm on my own instance now!
I'm #French, and I live in #Japan where I teach #English at the local uni. Here, expect to find posts about my corner of Japan that is full of #islands that are full of #art. I also have some #corvid friends in the neighborhood, so pictures of #crows are common in my timeline. I also care about #education, the #climate and a few more things.

I see Dud people!

@BackFromTheDud@mas.to · Reply to Steve Woods's post

@wood5y Many of us do, but the ones that don't know their history make more noise. Not all English think Oliver Cromwell was wonderful, most have no clue that Edward I was the one that expelled Jews from England, nobody remembers that Richard I wanted to sell London because he needed money to go on Crusade. They're pig-ignorant idiots, and I hate them from the centre of my being. I am not the Duke of Cumberland!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need a lie down. #English @MaddieT@tech.lgbt

Spaceflight 🚀

@spaceflight@spacey.space

#German 🇩🇪 with #English 🇬🇧 subtitles 🚀💰 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nB8okbHG0g

#Ariane6 #ESA #ArianeGroup

Martin Holland

@mho@social.heise.de

I'm still finding verified #accounts from #news sites and #media organizations on #Mastodon for my list:

Now it contains more than 270 accounts in 16 languages. #German is still far in front, but #english is growing fast. And there are accounts in #italian, #spanish, #swedish, #dutch, #french, #catalan, #basque, #welsh, #turkish, #slovakian, #portuguese, #finnish, #danish & #czech.

The majority is very active.

Have a look:
⏩ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327

#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse

S★m V★rm★

@samvarma@fosstodon.org

#introduction! I'm a pro #guitarist with the band Maggie Speaks. Freelance video editor (indie doc Cover 21: Ignite Chicago, on Amazon). Amateur #photographer.

Interests:
#guitar
#music
#musician
#audio
#recording
#MusicProduction
#photography
#VideoEditing
#postchat
#camera
#design
#typography
#tech
#ios
#apple
#privacy
#history
#micromobility
#infosec
#cybersec
#law
#AI
#aerospace
#UnitedKingdom
#LatAm
#EU
#austria

Languages: #english #spanish #german #espanol #deutsch #francais #italiano

Michael

@michael@thms.uk

After turning up here a couple of weeks or so ago, I figured it's time for an #introduction

I'm a full stack web developer, currently working mostly with #php (#laravel) and Vanilla #javascript and #scss. Still love #cfml too.

Outside of that, my main interests are around #infosec, #fintech, and just learning new stuff.

Husband, father of 2 boys, speaker of #German and #english with some basic understanding of #Arabic

Started running my own instance just for fun, and loving it. #mastoadmin

🌈 Lascapi ⁂

@lascapi@mastodon.zaclys.com

New #introduction 👋

I'm a #fullStack #web #developer. 🔋
I love #openSource and #freeSoftware and I'm looking for a #job in #bonn #germany 🇩🇪

#IT #work in #english #CV

https://cv.isman.fr/#full-stack-web-developer

(boosts are nice 😊)

magdalenahai🦈🏳️‍🌈

@magdalenahai@mstdn.social

#Introduction

Hi! I'm a Finnish author of #SpeculativeFiction, #Horror, #YA and #KidLit. I love #coffee as authors do (passionately and stereotypically) and photograph #bugs 🐞
📚

#Bookstodon

Toots in #English and #Finnish.

#Esittely
Ammatti ja elämäntapa #Kirjailija
#Introvertti
#Kahviaddikti
:cofe4: 📚

#Kirjamastodon #Kirjat

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Book cover: Isetin solmu, Royaumen aikakirjat 2 (Knot of Iset, The Chronicles of Royaume 2). Two women (witches) on a copper and black background, drawn manga style.

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Greyish-green book cover of the novel Sarvijumala (Horned God) featuring a creature with a deer skull as a head and covered in insects and moss.

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Gold and violet book cover of children's novel Neiti Kymenen ihmeellinen talo (Miss Swift's Weird and Wonderful House) featuring leafless trees, sky full of stars and a woman dressed in Victorian era style. In the hem of her dress there's a house with three kids standing on the porch, looking in.

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Joyful turquoise cover of a pirate-y themed children's book Painajaispuoti - Kristallikallon tapaus (The Little Shop of Nightmares - The Case of The Cristal Skull, illustrated by Teemu Juhani). In the center there's a cheery looking darkhaired girl, surrounded by funny and spooky characters such as ghosts and zombie pirates.

Estelle Platini

@estelle@techhub.social · Reply to Pat's post

"Rewriting a passive construction to be active almost always makes what you’re saying clearer."

Example: Millions of dollars were embezzled from the company.
Revision: Two executives embezzled millions of dollars from the company.

Eva Parish: https://evaparish.com/blog/how-i-edit#passive-voice
@patrascan @Nazani @technique @writing

#fragility #media #press #passiveVoice #passiveForm #grammar #news #information #selfCare #reputation #English #writing #editing #editingTips #impunity #litterature #books

@signifikanten

@mlle@infosec.exchange

Welcome. It's not that I am #NewToMastodon, but I am rather #neuhier with regards to the server I am on, so please allow to introduce myself, politely:

This is a rather private profile, with occasional toots around German and local #politics, #football and my personal life decisions (they’ll bring me to hell, I bet, if you believe in such stuff).

I'm #antifascist, and a #nocar person, and from that I think it is easy to conclude on the rest of my political views. If in doubt, please ask. Be prepared that most of my views are leaning #left - Hegelian.

Having worked in #ops and considering myself as #philosophy nerd for years, I am currently looking into #dev and #infosec a bit more to find a more sustainable way of living as I am sure that humankind needs to change in that regards, and these four have to play a major role in that change.

Living in #Leipzig, #Germany I am happy to answer all questions around topics taking place in mid Europe, as I consider myself as European rather than German.

langs: #english, #french, #german

Sara💜

@SaraR@apobangpo.space

Hi!! Here’s my #Introduction post:

I’m a #CentralAmerican #Asian #Latina born and raised in Honduras 🇭🇳 34 years old, currently living in Lexington, Kentucky, I live with my husband and my cat 🐈 #catlover

I’m #Army #Carat and #Moa! My biases are V from BTS, Hoshi and Wonwoo from SVT and Beomgyu from TXT. Although I’m OT25, who am I kidding?

I love #Languages I speak three #Span #Portuguese #english and currently learning #Korean.
Borahae 💜

Petar Toushkov

@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu

Stay with me, I forgot to make my #introduction when I moved here. I'm a fedizen since Feb. 2019, but I finally decided to settle at my own place. (It’s great, you should try it.) I live in #Sofia, #Bulgaria. Posting in #English and a little bit in #Bulgarian, but I quite enjoy reading posts from other people on their native languages. I might post of my work about #translation, #writing #fiction, #publishing. Look out for #cats #gaming #books #sciencefiction and me being baffled by #politics.

Eren ×͜×

@hellstabber@defcon.social

Hello World!

New instance, new #introduction

I'm Eren. I'm interested in #programming, #informationsecurity, #reverseengineering, #operatingsystems and #retrogaming. I read tech news and play games in my free time.

I've been on Mastodon for a long time. I have no idea how many times I've switched instances. I like all the platforms related to the Fediverse, so I ended up here because it was the best instance for me.

The stuff I write is mostly about daily life, the programming/software scene, and games. I mostly write in #Turkish, but you can also see my toots in #English and #Japanese

Happy tooting to everyone ^^

#programming #cybersecurity #os #operatingsystem #gaming #tech #cyberpunk #unix #linux #macos

Michael Weinhold

@weinhold@ieji.de

Meine Interessen:

🚴
#fahrrad #verkehrswende #autofrei #autokorrektur #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike

⌨️ & ✏️
#webdesign #webdevelopment #illustration #affinity #wordpress

👨‍👩‍👦
#eltern #parenting #vatersein #tochter #erziehung

🌻
#garten #kleingarten #ökologisch #pflanzen

🈳
#sprache #linguistik #language #deutsch #english #español #francais

Janne Kiviluoto

@janne@toot.jkiviluoto.fi

#Introduction

Hi, after a hiatus of few years, I am trying a bit of public electronic communications again.

I have been doing computer stuff for living for quite some time.

I like to read books (mostly ebooks with a reader), recently I've tried to revive my photography hobby.

Used to skateboard a lot, still do at times.

Toots in #English and #Finnish

"Kindness is our superpower."

Alexey Skobkin

@skobkin@lor.sh

Finally we're publishing our second fedi collab!

🎸🎸

This time we're playing cover of Like Flames by MindaRin which is also known as "Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken" / "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" opening.

Blue guitar - @blue
Black guitar - @skobkin

Hope you'll like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m16RUVGxTec

Like, boost and let's make more fedi content! 🙂

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/skobkin/like-flames-cover

MP3: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/taaadhvaW4Iqaw
FLAC: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/lQxzrjTgKNV3eg

#music #collab #cover #video #sound #audio #guitar #anime #OST #Tensura #Slime #song #MP3 #Fediverse #people #remote #English

foncu 🌹

@foncu@paquita.masto.host

zombiecide

@zombiecide@polyglot.city

Copying my last hashtaggy #introduction

My two #cats and I go on walks together.

I love #languages: they make me happy-happy. (#English, #deutsch, #français, #español, #日本語, smatterings)
My other love is #biology, especially #genetics and #physiology, but also #microbiology.

I rub fabrics and textures (#neurodiverse), love #audiobooks and #podcasts (#documentary, #history, #fantasy, #cozyMystery), #manga and music (#alternativeMetal, #jRock) and when I have the spoons, #cooking and #crafts.

Morten

@bech@mstdn.dk

Hi, 👋

A short #introduction: I'm Morten. I am a frontend web developer, designer, sparetime illustrator, librarian, husband, and father of two. I am a #ScienceFiction fan and I also like lifting weights.

🤖 I work with frontend web development, UI design, and sometimes web graphics at a local TV station in the western part of #Denmark, called TV MIDTVEST.

🐘 I've been on Mastodon since 2018, but just recently started exploring it (November ‘22). I will be tooting in #Danish and #English.

aquacube 💫

@aquacube@fedibird.com

#introduction #自己紹介

Hi from Japan! Joined here in case birdsite dies...
#japanese & #english speaker. I like #languagelearning and recently resumed studying #german and sometimes #irish for fun but still a beginner.
I love #videogames (#FF14 & #indiegame), #boardgames, #drawing, #movies, #traveling abroad, #stationery, #beer and #wine.

はじめまして。
語学に興味あり、英語中心に、時々ドイツ語（長くやってるけど片言ビギナー）とアイルランド語（入口レベル）を勉強中。
インディーゲームやFF14などプレイしていることが多いですが、他にもボドゲ、お絵描き、映画、文具、海外旅行、ビール、ワイン等々。
よろしくお願いします。
#fedibird

Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻

@apodoxus@mastodon.online

Okay, let me do a better #introduction now that there's a bajillion more people here. I'm a former hacker, worked in #infosec, still into #programming and #electronics, currently more interested in #nature, both being in it and studying it.

#philosophy #pragmatism #science #physics #chemistry #biology #geography #astronomy #mathematics #algebra #geometry #analysis #politics #anarchism #economics #socialism #language #english #svenska #português #deutsch #hacking #foss #gnu #linux #gnome #c

alemanita

@Alemanita@mastodon.social

Estáis todes con las presentaciones y aunque la mayoría me conocéis de Twitter, ahí voy:

Soy una andaluza de culo inquieto. Me dedico a la #traducción, sobre todo a la #traduccióntécnica, y lo hago desde #Deutsch, #English y #Portugûes a español. Me interesan los #memes (para qué engañarnos), las tonterías, #reír en general, las cosas de #tejer, el #patronaje de ropa, la #cifi y los libros de casi cualquier tema, además de conocer a gente de todo tipo y todos los idiomas y países posibles.

Sara

@sararicog@universeodon.com

Here’s my intro post:

I’m a #CentralAmerican #Latina born and raised in Honduras 🇭🇳 32 years old, currently living in Lexington, Kentucky, I live with my husband and my cat 🐈 #catlover

Hobbies and fandoms:
📚 #reading
🎶 #Music
💜 #BTS #ARMY
⚡️ #Potterhead
🐍 #Slytherin pride
📺 #Netflix
🥾 #Hiking
✍️ #CreativeWritting

Interests:
📖 #LatinAmerica and #CentralAmerica Studies
📕 PhD in Hispanic Studies
🖼️ #arts
🧳 #Traveling
🗣️ #Languages (speak three #Span #Portuguese #english)

Hi!!! 👋🏽

Jyn Erso Lives!

@jynersolives@mastodon.social

German nerd in my late 40s (he/they), living between #Germany 🇩🇪 & #Italy 🇮🇹 , posting in #English und auf #Deutsch about, well, nerd stuff and sometimes politics.

My main nerd interest is #ScienceFiction / #SciFi and the occasional #Fantasy stuff. And I love #VideoGames on my #XboxSeriesS and #SteamDeck.

When it comes to #Politics I'm all for the #Greens (yes, warts and all) and #GreenPolitics. Currently a bit obsessed with #EcoSocialism, you should check out #HalfEarthSocialism (the book)!

Laura

@laescude@mastodon.social · Reply to Laura's post

I think I need to add more hashtags to my #introduction I’m all about #UXdesign, and I organize local events for #IxDA.

I work in #productdesign for #Xbox. I recently joined so I’m new to #gaming! I started with #Halo and now #EldenRing (I like a challenge).

I will toot in #English pero también en #Español. I’m learning #PortuguêsBrasileiro.

I live in #CostaRica and I originally studied #architecture. I’m remodeling a house in downtown San José - #urbanism enthusiast.

#knitting #swimming