Hi all! A big Welsh hello from sunny South Wales! (Cymraeg mawr helo o De Cymru heulog!)

in #introduceyourself7 years ago (edited)

Hello Steemit!

It's a real pleasure to finally be able to meet you all! The 10 day wait for account activation had me picturing FBI style de-brief rooms plastered in pictures of my life, with dozens of sleep deprived, sunglass-toting agents buzzing about uncovering my deepest and darkest secrets. I didn't kill him, don't check the canal.

Anyway! My name is Callum, and that is actually real-life Welsh in the title there. I wonder if that's a steemit first? Who knows. It would be a bit of a shame if it were, as my grasp of my native language is shockingly bad for a man who endured 16 years of schooling in the subject - Although, the combination of crossword puzzles and disinterested middle-aged teachers didn't exactly cultivate the ideal learning environment.

What was I talking about? Callum. Callum is my name. Here is my face: towelie halloween costume.jpg

Any fans of South Park will recognise the weed-addled face of the towel character draping me on this particular occasion. It was Halloween, I don't wear that everyday. Just some days. Most days. Right now. Only kidding, exclusively during sex. Also if this is of any use to anyone, it's a great costume to knock up in about 20 minutes if you're ever in a pinch! Blue towels, staple gun, draft excluder tape and some cardboard/paper/pens and you've got yourself a self-aware towel persona for the night. Good fun.

So I guess like many of us, I found this platform as a result of the crypto-rabbit hole I found myself getting lost down at the beginning of last year, any excuse to meet new people is always a wonderful thing I think!

My father lives in China, and my other-half's spirit-food is the Dumpling, so we spend as much time as we can visiting him. It is an astonishingly beautiful country, with such welcoming people (as are all of the Asian cultures I've had the pleasure to visit). Here's a picture of us making the most of Tokyo's fantastic array of headwear:

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My day-to-day life however revolves around Mental Health. Specifically, assisting people suffering from debilitating mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia & Bipolar disorder to develop and maintain independence. Days vary between implementing therapeutic programs, meeting with social workers and/or other healthcare professionals, assisting tenants with generally getting things such as bank accounts together, or going to the cinema (An underrated therapeutic practice, I think). So yes, I love my work! And am always looking to learn and develop, both personally and professionally. So I think that's what I'll be writing about for the most-part :)

Okie dokie, well I guess that's about as much rambling as any sane person could wade through! Thank you for reading, and please give me a follow or drop a message, I'm new to this world and currently very much alone on my little steemy island.

Have a wonderful day all, speak to you soon !

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Hi, have you heard of the SteemWales meet up in Lampeter on February 10th?

Thanks to you, yes I have :) Sounds interesting, whats the plan ?

Please tell me you wear the headwear to formal events. Welcome more Welshness to using Steem and Steemit! :)

I'm sorry to say it bud, but I'm not a headwear kind of guy! Maybe I'm a sleeper headwear-er, who hasn't yet found his inner, headwear-er-er..Ness ? Thank you for the warm welcome, Where abouts are you from bud ? :)

I used to work as a counselor for developmentally disabled and mentally ill adults... its hard work, there's a mix of heart-warming and heart-breaking moments... but I loved it, as you love your work.

Welcome to Steemit. :)

Very well-put, the peaks are high and the troughs low. But yep, amazingly rewarding work :)

Thank you for the warm welcome! Best of luck with the music, I'll keep an eye out for your guys' new releases.

Great introduction, I look forward to more of your posts :)

Welcome! Also from south Wales :)

Good man! where abouts if you don't mind me asking ? :)

I am new too. I think Steemit is huge with a quite steep learning curve. Nice to meet you.

It's nice to meet you too. Absolutely agreed it's a lot to get your head around. However getting into something like this early on, it all feels very new and exciting! Where abouts are you from buddy?

I'm from hong kong. Just upvoted your reply :)

Oh very cool, my girlfriend lived there for a year teaching English, lived near Temple street I think it was? That's a very fun city you have there :)

Hey Callum I’m new to this game to.... only just got my account approval today! And like you found this intriguing community by following the rabbit hole to crypto-land. Anyway just wanted to say Hello to another New Memeber here.... I suppose we all are sort of feeling all little new and unsure of how to get ourselves out there into this new Social Concept. On behalf of everyone thank you for being your self and it’s a pleasure to meet you :-)

Hi Srgtcauliflower, I love the username ha!

I think you're right, everything's still very new and shiny, but I think we're in the majority there which is very exciting :) Thank you Srgt for being so kind to a lowly self-aware towel-man, flapping wildly at a keyboard in an attempt to make some sense. I will give you a follow and keep up with your stuff, it is a pleasure to meet you too.

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A big hi from here in North Wales! Gret cael weld bod pobol eraill ar steemit yng Nghymru!

Youre the top hit for Steemit cymraeg!

I'll be looking out for more posts from you. Definitely common interest in East Asia+wales+mental healthcare. Now following with this our project account and me @astralliam. I'm sure @astralaglae will too when she checks her notification.