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New geeky member :-)

Discussion in 'The Welcome Lounge' started by Jakeyyy, Jul 8, 2015.

  1. Jakeyyy

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    Hi people!

    I was feeling a bit lonely and just found out this forum, wanted to check it out. ^^

    I shall introduce myself a bit. :slight_smile:

    My real name is not Jake, but call me Jake.

    I live in Germany (but not actually German), I'm 20 years old, currently going to university and studying Computer Science.

    I speak Turkish and English as mother tongue and fluently, and I'm getting better at German and Japanese. So I love learning languages and different cultures!

    I'm a very geeky guy, I love programming and 3D modelling/animation stuff.
    My favorite game series: Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, Crash Bandicoot, The Sims, Jet Set Radio, Life Is Strange
    My favorite TV shows: Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, One Piece
    My favorite music artists: Matt & Kim, Grouplove, Noah & The Whale, and a lot of stuff that comes from the above series

    As sports I love skating (rollerskating and skateboard), and going to the gym.

    Also I love Mark & Ethan from YouTube, anyone familiar with them? :grin:

    I've accepted myself being gay for a very long time now. However my family is extremely homophobic, so they are never going to know until I'm financially independent. At times the family part of my life feels so fake and makes me really sad I don't have accepting, well-educated people as a family; but there's nothing I can do about this, so... :grin: I just don't feel like I belong to them anymore and cannot identify with them. And their unrealistic expectations from me (like get a girlfriend..) are putting a lot of pressure onto me. Good thing when there's school, I live so away from them at a dorm. Anyone experiencing something similar?

    That's it for now. Excited to see what's here. ^^

    I tend to believe that love always wins and life finds a way...

    Cheers :slight_smile:
     
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  2. greeneyes101

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    Hi Jake,

    welcome to the forum! I just arrvied here as well! :slight_smile:

    I don't think my family will be supportive of me being into women, especially my dad :/
    he's always very strict and firm..

    so I don't dare to out myself to anyone and its kinda killing me inside :slight_smile: but one step at the time, the forum is my first step of outing myself so :wink:

    anyway!

    I'm a geek too! love series, anime, and japan!!!
     
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    Hello MitchellJake! :slight_smile: It's cool that another geek joins EC :slight_smile: Your situation in hard, but hey youre here now and we will help you in every way we can. If you need someone to talk to or someone to be geek with, just post something on my wall and I'll reply ASAP :slight_smile: Hope you have a good day!
     
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    Hello, Jake! Welcome to EC. ^^

    Glad to have another geek aboard, hehe.

    I'm sorry that you're going through a rough patch in life; it happens. But it definitely gets better (that line is so overused, I'm sorry, but it's true).

    If you'd like to talk about anything, don't be afraid to message me! ^^; I don't bite... okay sometimes I do, but I'll control myself. :slight_smile:
     
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    All I can say is one piece rules! Stay classy my friend ^)^
     
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    Welcome :slight_smile:
     
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    Hi Jake, welcome! Hope you enjoy university ;-)

    I'm sure you'll meet wonderful people there and maybe things will start to get better in your life :icon_wink

    I'm also geeky, love technology :thumbsup:
     
  10. Jakeyyy

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    Thank you very much everyone for the kind messages. ^^

    @ardi
    Don't worry, I know it gets better. :slight_smile: It has already gotten so. I'm never giving up on anything. :slight_smile:

    @Lunarchy
    Glad to see another One Piece fan. It's like the best story in this world, it has everything one needs!
     
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    Heck Yeah it does ^)^
     
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    Welcome, Jake! :slight_smile:
     
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    So happy to see fellow geeks on the site! :icon_bigg

    I'm more of a pen and paper gaming nerd myself, but I embrace all that is nerdy.
     
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    Welcome! ^.^
     
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    Hello & welcome, Jake. I have a small immediate family which keeps dwindling. I'm not that close to any of them. The only one I would have told was my cousin. Unfortunately, she passed on eight years ago. Hope you enjoy your time here & make many new friends.
     
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    Hello, and welcome! I understand how you feel. I've been going through something pretty similar with the homophobic parents/pressure to get a girlfriend. =3 so I know how it feels. If you ever want to talk I'm here. (*hug*) Hope you enjoy your stay! <3
     
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    Welcome to EC :slight_smile:
     
  19. anothergirl

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    Hello fellow geek!
    I also wanted to apply for Computer Science, but I changed my mind to Filming. Pretty different fields, but I still love programming and I may try to learn it in my own time.
    Glad to see another One Piece fan here! I also love anime and Japanese culture, thought I know Japanese only at the beginner level.
    Welcome to EC! ^_^