Hello guys, i will shoot my shot and will try to contact here for some Intership in barcelona/catalunia.
My name is Naël Lamaison and I am currently in my third year at BAU, Barcelona, where I have developed skills in graphic design. I am particularly fascinated by the world of 3D design which for me is the future of design (fashion and graphic) and I am eager to apply my knowledge in a professional environment. I am writing to you with the purpose of expressing my interest in carrying out an internship of at least 150 hours in the field of 3D graphic design during the months of July and/or August. I consider myself a creative, proactive and dedicated person, willing to learn and collaborate in different teams.
To learn more about my work and my projects, I invite you to visit my website https://naellamaison.cargo.site/.
I appreciate your consideration and look forward to the possibility of working with you.

https://timesofmalta.com/article/us-military-says-first-aid-delivered-gaza-via-temporary-pier.1092594?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1-FoKBEgU-i6_oHsHXGbZEo-09Su6kU8OgExOfWlwv8Vn7SykhGGRDoiQ_aem_AdIQm2QD-7q6u_FzBIlbSVGi2krBUev3rybanIxh2bVg5Ki5nIOGlDQiVKJgYeyJug67FkFRY4KYIkjS6J6Zp0aI#Echobox=1715932331
As the leader of the Malta Catholic Democratic Party, I would issue the following statement regarding the recent developments in Gaza:
Official Statement on Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Gaza
The Malta Catholic Democratic Party commends the efforts of the US military and international community in establishing a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. The recent initiative to facilitate the flow of essential supplies via maritime routes is a beacon of hope amidst the ongoing conflict.
We recognize the critical importance of this aid as a lifeline for the countless innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. The delivery of aid through this temporary pier, as reported by various news outlets¹²³, is a testament to the collective resolve to address the dire humanitarian situation.
However, we must also acknowledge that this is but a temporary solution to a complex crisis. While the pier allows for the delivery of approximately 90 to 150 truckloads of aid per day⁴⁵, it is clear that the needs of the Gazan population far exceed this capacity. Prior to the conflict, over 500 truckloads of aid were required daily to sustain the population⁴.
The Malta Catholic Democratic Party urges all parties involved to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict and to ensure the safe and unhindered passage of humanitarian aid. We call upon the Israeli government to ease restrictions on land crossings and to work collaboratively with international agencies to prevent a further escalation of the humanitarian crisis.
In solidarity with the people of Gaza, we pledge our support for continued humanitarian efforts and pray for a swift end to the suffering. May this temporary pier serve not only as a conduit for aid but also as a symbol of the enduring human spirit and the possibility of peace.
We stand with the international community in advocating for the dignity and well-being of every human being, regardless of the challenges we face. It is our moral duty to provide assistance and to uphold the values of compassion and humanity in these trying times.
The Malta Catholic Democratic Party remains committed to these principles and will continue to monitor the situation closely, offering our support in any way we can.
¹: “First Aid Delivered To Gaza Via Temporary Pier Made By US Military” ²: “First aid shipment delivered via temporary pier to Gaza, says US military” ³: “US Military Says First Aid Delivered To Gaza Via Temporary Pier” ⁴: “What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza” ⁵: “Aid starts flowing into Gaza Strip across temporary floating pier U.S.”

Introduction
Muslims believe the Quran, the holy book of Islam itself is not just a religious book for guidance but also the literal word of god i.e. Allah itself. In everyday conversations, you will hear Muslims call it Kalamullah (Word of God), not in the Christian sense where the Word is Jesus and God but actual sayings, sentences, and words uttered by god himself and compiled into a single book by human hands. While Muslims are proud of their holy book being the literal words of god sent down to all of mankind, there are a few problems with that mainly concerning Islam's doctrinal theology and its core beliefs.
Disclaimer and Notes
Now, before I start, a disclaimer. The issue of the Quran being god's word or not has been one of the most pretentious and divided issues in the Muslim community. Because of this issue, multiple sects (considered deviant and heretical today) popped up in the early years of Islam's history leading to multiple debates, condemnations, and even inquisitions for those that were against the majority-held view in history. So to make it easy considering Islam has tons of historical sects, all of whom held widely different views than modern-day Islam when it comes to the Quran's states as the word of god (or not), this post is aimed at Ashari, Maturidi and Ahlul Hadith/Athari aqeedah sects who make up the majority of Muslims today, collectively considered to be under the umbrella of Ahlul Sunnah Wal Jema'ah (Literally meaning "The People of the Prophet's Tradition and Consensus" or to make it easier to understand "The Followers of the Prophet's Teachings and the Righteous Community"). This term is commonly understood in Islam as those who follow the true and righteous path in Islam which according to the hadiths, out of 73 deviant sects, only 1 (the above I already mention) will be on the correct spiritual path.
Why do I say this problem is akin to the Trinity problem in Christianity? Both are key problems that form the basis of the entire religion, not just for an individual believer but also for the scholars who dabble in religious sciences. Both the Quran and Trinity make up the core fundamental teachings upon which other teachings are established and expanded further. Without these key concepts, the entire premise of both religions (Islam and Christianity) would fall apart within a matter of seconds. Both issues are also hotly debated even to this day. As I mentioned before, the issue of the Quran's creation or non-creation was an important issue that occupied the minds of early-century Muslim scholars and thinkers, to the point schisms and breakaways from the main branch started to emerge. The same thing happened in Christianity with the Trinity which led to excommunication, the Arian controversy, and multiple individual distinct sects, all of whom have a different understanding of what the Trinity is.
Last, I would also like to mention that considering the Trinity has been severely criticized by non-Christians alike as proof of Christianity's falsehood and internal contradictions, then the same should be said with Islam's problem of the Quran's status. However, unlike in Islam, Christianity continued to debate up to the present day and even adopted Greek philosophical concepts to better explain away the Trinity and the relationship between each Divine Person of the Trinity. In Islam, the opposite occurred. Those who used Greek philosophy and rhetoric were condemned as either falling into falsehood or corrupting the religion by introducing pagan concepts. Ironically, the most condemned bunch of the Muslim sects I'll talk about below, the Mutazilites were the ones who most used philosophy which led to their rejection of the Quran's non-createdness.
Due to the decline of the Mutazilite sect, the rise of more conservative movements, and the criticism of Aristotelian philosophical ideas by Al-Ghazali (Note, he wasn't against philosophy, he was against philosophical ideas that went against Islam like the eternity of the world and denying bodily resurrection in the afterlife), theological discussions and debates surrounding the question faded away. Even now, most Muslims consider the issue "solved" and simply adopt one of the three main positions. Unsurprisingly, while the West and Christianity continued adopting new ideas, this means the Muslim positions lacked much substance and arguments seen in Christianity with Greek and Neo-Platonist ideas which in turn, means there are tons of problems with their positions, (which is the whole point of the post)
Now, with that out of the way, let's begin.
How Have Muslims Historically Responded to this Problem?
There are two answers to the question of the Quran's status. One, to affirm that it is the literal word of god from Allah Himself which existed with him since eternity or to affirm it is a created being just like every other creature and human planet earth. The second view doesn't mean that the Quran is simply the work of man, quite the opposite. Rather, it posits that the Quran still holds religious significance as Islam's holy book and is still the Word of God but it was created at a later time by God, not existing eternally with god before the creation of everything. In the second view, the Quran still holds religious significance for praying, guidance, and the basis for Islam, only that it is of a lower status than god himself, being a creation of god that was created at a certain time.
The second view is considered invalid and rejected by all major sects of Islam in the modern era (Ashari, Maturidi, Athari) as a heretical belief that the Mutazilites (The Withdrawers) held. I'm not going to go into who they are, what is their history, or what are their beliefs (you can google it yourself). Just know these are the guys who believe the Quran was a creation of god and were condemned by pretty much every Islamic group and sect from their beginning all the way up to the present modern day. This is one the only issues where every Islamic sect agrees with each other in condemning this belief, be it Ashari, Maturidi, or Athari. Thus, the second option then is 100% of the table for most Muslims, unless they want to affirm holding beliefs of a heretical group that died out 1000 years ago. I don't think any Muslim will dare to affirm Mutazilite beliefs for fear of ridicule and committing major sins, so there's much here to discuss. For the sake of brevity, I will address the second view since the one even Muslims will deny and reject. After that, I'll address the Second View.
The Second View
But for the sake of argument, I'll assume some rare brave Mutazilite Muslim wants to give it a try. Now, here are some of my questions for you. If the Quran is a creation of god and not the literal Word of God before time immemorial, what is the Quran's relationship with god? You believe these are still words from Allah that help mankind to arrive at the truth and Islam yet at the same you also believe that these were created at a time later than god. How can something that is both speech from god and also created by god himself exist simultaneously at the same time? Anything that is created at a later time means it's a creation, a contingent object that depends on an external creator. It can't be part of god because god is eternal, atemporal, necessary, and independent of everything and anything. If it were god or contained some part of god inside of it, then this is no different than Jesus and the Son of God in Christianity where it contains both a human and godly nature, so does that mean you now believe the Quran to be both god and creation? Just like the Christians who you condemn as a false corrupted religion? This is the First Problem you must face, that be affirming it is both from god and not god, you are throwing yourself into the same pit as Christianity with a dual nature which is already a false religion. I like to call people who affirm this stance "Dualists".
The Second Problem "dualists" face is that this nullifies the Quran's honorific status in Islam, which goes against what the majority of the Muslim world believes in. For Dualists, what is the Quran's honorific and spiritual status in Islam now? We've all seen Muslim riots and protests against the burning or stepping on the Quran by non-Muslims around the world. A man burns or rips up the Quran and the entire Muslim world goes into a frenzy. In Islam, simply placing the Quran on the floor is considered disrespectful and sinful. In the majority of sects today, the Quran must be honored and respected 24/7 partly due to the fact Muslims believe it to be the literal Word. But for Dualists, what is your stance and reason for continuing to respect the Quran? Considering you no longer believe the Quran to be the actual Word, can non-Muslims now vandalize, rip apart, step on, or place the Quran on the floor?? Would you have any problem with it? It's no longer the Word itself but a creation of god. Sure, you might ask others to "respect other religions and beliefs" but aside from this, what else do you have?? Is simply putting a religious book on the floor disrespecting other religions? What makes your holy book now any different from the Jewish and Christian perspectives on their religious books? They don't go into a frenzy every time Bibles are burned or disrespected. Will you do the same thing?
The Third Problem since it's a created thing, wouldn't this also mean that at some point in the future, the Quran no longer exists? That the Quran is finite and will at some point cease to exist? Wouldn't this mean at some point, Islam itself becomes useless because the number one source for everything, the Quran no longer exists? The Quran will cease to exist if it were created, when it happens, will the meaning of the verses and Muslim understanding built up over the centuries also cease to exist? Tafsirs, Fiqh, and Tajwid all suddenly become useless and void of any meaning because the backbone of Islam, the Quran no longer exists. What about the Muslim understanding of what Allah is? Isn't that detrimental should the Quran cease to exist? The best outcome is that Muslims still retain the knowledge but Islam becomes spineless without a religious book and the worst outcome is the complete disintegration of Islam as everything built upon the Quran, now becomes useless. It would mean the complete death of Islam as a major Abrahamic religion.
Next, what about during the Hour, when everything in the heavens and on the Earth will be destroyed and no longer exist? Muslims believe that when the Hour arrives, everything will be destroyed. Every human, child, animal, plant, planet, universe, devil, and angel will die inevitably. Only god remains. Due to this, according to Dualists, will the Quran experience the same fate? All of its verses and Surahs destroyed by god himself. Now I know Muslims, even those of other sects believe the Quran will disappear bit by bit before the Hour as a sign of the impending doom and apocalypse. However, other Muslims believe that yes, the Quran will disappear but the verses themselves remain preserved with god i.e. Allah since these are the literal words of god himself. In a sense, the verses suddenly don't exist, they return back to god.
TLDR, the Dualist Mutazilite view implies a contradiction where the Quran is both God and not God at the same time, it nullifies the Quran's holy status and the divine meaning of the verses, and last, it means the Quran is finite and will cease to exist at some point in the future.
Now, onto the Ashari, Maturidi and Athari sects,
The First View (The Majority)
These three are the most prominent and widely held doctrinal sects in the current Muslim population. I will be splitting the next sections into two sections, Ashari-Maturidi (since both are quite similar and considered a single unified school of thought by Muslim scholars) and the Athari school.
Ashari-Maturidi
The Asharis and Maturidis believe the Quran and its verses to be the literal Word of God itself, with Allah since eternity before time however they believe the book form of the Quran (mushaf), the one which every Muslim holds and reads is of man-made origin. In other words, the verses, sentences, letters, and meaning of the text are from god himself while the cover, paper, ink, writing, and publishing are from mankind. The Ash'ari creed makes a point of difference between the content of the Quran and the physical manifestation of it (in speech or as pages in a book).
The Main Problem with this argument as said by Atharis and Mutazilites is that this strips the Quran of its spiritual and holy essence in Islam. If the real divine aspect of the Quran that came from god itself are the verses and meaning of it only, then should we burn every last Quran in the world, it wouldn't be a problem. After all, the divine part still exists as it is from and with god himself, only the earthly worldly portions of it get destroyed. Why's that a problem? I mean what is the problem spiritually concerning Islam's doctrinal theology itself? What's the problem with destroying the cover or vandalizing the writing of it? It's not from god, it's man-made. The effect of this would be enormous.
This means now non-Muslims and Islamaphobes can now burn, rip, tear apart, step on, vandalize, and desecrate the Quran because they are only destroying the part that is not divine. Would Asharis or Maturidis agree to this? Is now destroying the Quran not a major sin but actually allowed? The true essence of the Quran i.e. the part that is truly divine remains preserved and exists since humans were created and will continue to exist long after everything has died and withered away. The vandalization and desecration of it does not affect the Quran because the true divine verses and meaning remain preserved. This problem is similar to the Second Problem with the Mutazilite belief, it nullifies and strips away the Quran's holy status and honorific place among the Muslim community. If it isn't truly god's divine word, what's the problem if it gets destroyed, wet, or burned?
Heck, I've heard this same argument from other sects, claiming and accusing the Ashari are just Mutazilites in disguise because their main stance of the Quran's identity revolves back to the Mutazilite position where the Quran is a creation of god. One of the main accusations against the Ashari sect is that it's just a rehash version of Mutazilite or Jahmiyyah theology (I don't have time to explain what this is right now, better if you look it up yourselves) due to similarities in doctrine and also because Imam Ashari, the founder was once a Mutazilite himself (not helping the Ashari case) but Asharis claim he renounced all Mutazilite theology and returned back to the true correct path. In this case, should the objection above against the Ashari-Maturidi position succeed, then it would help critics a lot against Asharism.
The Second Problem with holding the Ashari position is that this resembles the idolatry of Hinduism and Paganism or at least, is slipping into idolatry practice. If they claim the Speech of God is contained within the letters, pages, and ink of the Mushaf (the Quran's Uthmanic standardized codex), then how dare they believe the actions of humans can absorb and physicalize the Sacred Divine Speech of God, for Muslims believe god can never be limited by His creatures. This would also mean they believe the ink written on the Quran's pages is a physical intermediary, designed to encapsulate the Speech of God into a physical form, no different than the idols of Hindus and Pagans who believe their idols to be an intermediary or a worldly representation of the True Divine Nature.
Hindus don't claim they worship idols, rather they believe them to be ways to spiritually connect with the divine as a locus for prayer just like how Muslims consider the Kaaba as the direction for prayer, not an idol for worship or as a reminder for believers of the faith similar to how a photo of a spiritual leader is a sign of respect and a daily reminder every-day when you wake up. How is this different than believing the ink inside the Quran holds the truth or emulates the Divine Nature from the Ashari claim? Ashari Muslims affirm the Quran is still the Word of God just represented through a physical form, so how is this not idolatry? Believing that a physical human-made physical manifestation holds the Divine Speech so that followers of Islam can get closer to god?
This would be even worse than the Mutazilites, for committing idolatry whether intentionally or not is a major grave sin in Islam, to the point those that who commit it and do not repent back are considered as Kafir (infidels). If even they aren't committing idolatry and shirk (polytheism), another major sin in Islam, then at the very least, they believe that a divine part of God can be captured inside the ink and pen of writers as if they the Speech of God and the ink become one and the same, another reference to the Christian belief of God having both a Divine and Human Nature. Of course, Muslims and Ashari Muslims consider this to be heretical and blasphemous, but what's the difference between believing the Quran is both man-made and divine versus the Christological belief of Jesus being both God and Man?
The Third Problem with the Ashari answer that the Quran itself is created while the Speech of God isn't is where is the Speech of God then? Asharis can't answer that it is still in heaven for they also believe the Mushaf or Quran contains the Word and Speech of God. If they believe that it is still in heaven with god and not on earth, then what are they even reading every day? Clearly not the Speech of God if they claim it isn't with us now, perhaps an imperfect human copy of the divine Speech of God but that would mean the Quran is imperfect and the work of man, which would be affirming the Mutazilite position. So they can't claim it is both in the heavens and on the earth nor claim it is either in the heavens only or on the earth with mankind only.
I already explained they also can't say the Speech of God is contained inside the ink and letters of the Quran for that means the Divine Speech has become limited because of it. God in Islam can never be limited, nor can His creatures limit god. So if isn't option A, B, or C, where is the Holy Sacred Speech of God then? The Speech which is supposed to be the principle guiding force for all of mankind especially, Muslims. How can Asharis then claim they believe in the Quran as the revelation and Word of God sent down to Muhammad if they can't tell us where in their holy book, is the Speech of God itself? At worst, this means the Ashari belief entails the Quran isn't holy or divine thus eliminating Islam's entire main source and one of the 6 pillars of Iman (faith), and at best, reading the Quran isn't a holy act nor can be used as a book for guidance, for Muslims aren't reading the Word of God then. They are reading an imperfect fallible man-made copy of the Speech of God, not the true Divine Inspiration from Allah.
TLDR, the Ashari-Maturidi middle path that the Quran was uncreated and eternal, yet its ink and paper, individual letters and words were created strips the Quran has multiple problems, some may even go against what Islam stands for. It strips the Quran of its Divine Sacred Essence as the Word of God, at worse it may lead to shirk and idolatry akin to the Hindus and Pagans, and at best, Asharis can't point to us where the Word and Speech of God is in the Quran.
Athari/Ahlul Hadith
Now for the Atharis, they are strict literalists who believe the Quran and Allah's Speech both are uncreated unlike the Asharis/Maturidis who adopt a middle path, or the Mutazilite who outright claim the Quran was created, the extreme position.
The First Problem with the Athari position is pretty clear, if the Quran is the literal Word of God completely, then does that mean what Muslims are holding is a literal piece of God here on earth in the moral realm? Does that mean god is with us all the time? How can god, who Muslims consider as being transcendent be here on earth with mankind? If the Quran is the literal physical Speech of God and not just metaphorically or analogically, then does this mean the Speech of God exists on Earth? How can god be here on Earth? The Atharis believe literally that the Quran is the Speech of God, so unless they claim the Speech of God suddenly transformed into a physical object (which I'll address below), the Quran would be a god or at least have a piece of the divine essence of Allah.
This is no different than the Christian position where there exists a God in heaven and a God on Earth at the same time. As I already mentioned, Muslims consider the Christian position of a god on earth unacceptable yet when we look at their own views, we find (in the Athari case) a piece of god exists on earth. Allah still exists in the heavens, yet the Speech of God exists here in the Quran. Let's not even get into the issue of a transcendent god existing in the mortal physical realm, where the laws of physics govern meaning god would be limited in some capacity (which most Muslims would see as ridiculous)
The Second Problem is the relationship between the Quran (God's Speech) and God himself. Considering the Quran was revealed to Muhammad and sent down by Gabriel, how should we understand the Speech of God is here now? Do Atharis believe that the Speech of God suddenly separated from the main body when the Quran was revealed and sent down to earth? Or do Atharis believe the Quran is still the undivided Speech of God, in which case a part of god is literally on earth?
Or what about when the Quran was compiled in book form starting with Abu Bakr's reign and ending with Uthman's standardization? Should we take this to mean now not only does the Speech of God literally exist on earth but the Speech of God now has taken shape, molded into letters and words while compiled into a book equipped with paper pages and covers from front to back? If they want to deny these are from god i.e. the physical cover is man-made, then they would be subscribing to the Ashari-Maturidi doctrine of the middle path (which I already showed also has problems). If they want to take the other path and claim the Quran we have now is not the Word of God literally, then they would be subscribing to the heretical Mutazilite position which also, has tons of religious and doctrinal problems.
TLDR, the Athari literalist position invites more harm than good when it comes to answering the question of the Quran's uncreated nature. It would mean god is literally on earth, or a piece of god's divine essence is. Affirming that a piece of the Divine Essence exists here on earth with mankind would be something similar to the Christian belief that god exists both in the heavens and on earth (Father and Son). Other than that, it would also complicate the relationship between the Quran and God even more. If the Quran is the literal Word and Speech of God, how do Atharis explain the Quran's standardization into a single written book with ink, paper, and covers? Does it mean the Speech of God underwent a physical transformation?
Consequences
Islam posits the Quran to be the Word of God from Allah Himself, however how exactly does that work leads to massive problems within Islam's doctrinal framework. Muslims can't state the Quran is the true literal Speech of God otherwise they would be committing a blasphemous act by believing god is literally on earth with us at this very moment. They also can't deny it is the Speech of God for Islam considers the Quran to be the perfect Kalamullah (literally the Word of God). It is one of the core tenets of belief that Muslims believe the Quran to be the actual Words of God sent down to Muhammad as the last revelation. They also can't adopt a middle path like the Asharis-Maturidis because I've already shown that this just leaves the Quran inside a grey area, it's both the Word of God and also not the Word of God at the same time. Other problems are also relevant which I've already discussed above. Either the middle approach collapses into itself, becoming either one the extreme views, literal divine affirmation like the Atharis, or the extreme divine nullification like the Mutazilites.
Other religions don't have this problem. They do not believe Jesus or Moses were gifted the actual literal Words and Speech of God which existed since time immemorial. Christians believe the Bible was divinely authored by the Apostles of Jesus, where the Holy Spirit guides the writers of the Bible into writing down the true teachings of Jesus and Christianity. Christians don't believe the Bible's passages are the literal Speech of God which has existed with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as if affirming the Bible was also another Divine Person of the Trinity. No, only Muslims as far as I know affirm both their Holy Book contains the Speech of God which both exists on Earth and also with God up in heaven but that leaves them in a contradiction of whether to affirm the Quran is God Himself on Earth or the true Words of God are still up in heaven. After all, how can the Divine Nature which is uncorrupted and perfect exist in a world not perfect, but actually filled with sin, corruption, and spiritual pollution?
In the end, Muslims face a dilemma with regard to the Quran's Holy and Divine Nature. This a dilemma which after going through all the possible Muslim answers that have been given over the years, still fails to give us a proper satisfying answer.
Conclusion
All the responses and viewpoints of the major Islamic sects fail to answer the question, of whether the Quran is created or not. They tried to square a circle by trying to find a balance between affirming the Quran is the divine Word of God while at the same time not falling into a literalist interpretation where god is on Earth (as the Atharis do). However, all responses so far have failed to properly find the right solution, all either fall into extremities at both ends of the spectrum (Mutazilite and Athari) or tried to strike a balance, but only managed to kick the can down the road even further.
If Christianity has the Problem of the Trinity, a major fundamental question that still has philosophers and theologians scratching their heads trying to find an answer, then the Problem of the Quran's Nature is the Islamic version of it. The difference is while Christians continue to debate and argue about the Trinity's true nature, Muslim and Islamic scholars have relatively abandoned the debate, choosing to hold either one of the three major schools of thought. My personal opinion is this is an unfortunate situation, ever since the decline of philosophy in Islamic thought, Kalam and Falsafah (Islamic philosophy) have gained a bad reputation amongst Muslims as being a "gateway to blasphemy". Rarely you will find Muslim scholars in the modern era debate about this, let alone teach laymen Muslims about these topics.
At the very least, I hope my post can inspire future Muslims to look into this topic further, creating new fascinating answers and arguments that contribute to the Muslim and non-Muslim understanding of what Allah is in Islam.

3 months ago I moved cities and picked up a new job working for a small to medium sized business. I worked in education prior to this in a large organisation as onsite support. Going from a large team to being in a two man show has been a bit of a shock to some degree. But the biggest shock has been the lack of knowledge from the man who is “head of IT”. For some evidence of the above statement; he insisted that some html we were looking at was Java and when I pressed him about it he let go that it was a mix of both(it was 100% html). He spent hours one day trying to network a printer with a static IP only to fail(I had to set it up the next day). Today he tried to gaslight me as to the progression of those events. To paint himself as the one who “fixed the printer”. There are many other little moments like this that happen weekly. Now I don’t claim to be very knowledgeable as a system administrator as I was only desk support at my old job. But even I can see some glaring holes in the security and automation of our network. I’m trying to learn how to use Microsoft’s admin tools so that I can implement some sort of role based access at the moment. But I’m so overwhelmed. Everyone has access to everything and all my ideas for change are shut down. I’m just so unsure of what to do.

For some reason this specific upgrade just doesn't work about 90% of the time.
You should see a visual effect resembling bone spears coming out of your golem and nearby enemies take a large chunk of damage. But most of the time it just doesn't work. I didn't even know it actually had a visual effect until 10 minutes ago. Then it stopped working again and I don't know why.
Is this a personal problem or can anyone else confirm this? Because it's seriously screwing with my physical minions build atm, I don't have many other sources of vulnerable.

As an 18-year-old, I've recently come to realize the paramount importance of focus when it comes to building a business, maintaining physical fitness, and personal development. Juggling these three crucial aspects while also managing schoolwork and other responsibilities has proven to be a significant challenge. I wonder if others are grappling with a similar dilemma. If so, I would be eager to connect with like-minded individuals who are hungry for growth and willing to put in the hard work required to improve their lives. The prospect of collaborating with an accountability partner or business partner is particularly appealing, as it would allow us to combine our ideas and efforts, while also freeing up time to pursue other endeavors. I'm seeking individuals who share my drive and determination to succeed, and who are committed to supporting one another on this

Hey everyone, I just got accepted for my Master's in Finance and investment. I have obtained my Bachelor majoring in Marketing from Canada. However, after graduating I have worked 3 years in Finance and it was then when I realized that I want to do my Master's in Finance.
Now, my question is that how difficult would it be to complete my Masters in Finance coming from a non-finance major in Undergrads. Although, I do have more than basic knowledge understanding Financial topics and also a good foundation, I am curious to know if anyone of you completed a degree in Finance coming from different background.
Also my last question and out of curiosity, what are some of jobs I could be hoping to get after completion of my Program? Is the Program Finance and Investment high in demand than MBA? Would appreciate everyone's input.
Thanks

My emotionally and verbally abusive dad
I feel like their relationship is falling apart. I’m starting to hate my dad, the way he behaves, the way he talks, the way he thinks, basically everything. He’s an oil and gas company employee and earns 100% income of my family, which means he doesn’t spend a lot of time at home. I'm 18F, and the time he spends in my life can basically be cut to half, because he only comes home for two weeks and works for two weeks every month, since I can remember.
He’ll always get triggered by the smallest things ever and starts to verbally abuse my mum or everyone in this family because he thinks he’s the financial source of this family and he can do whatever he wants for the sake of being a provider of this family. Yes, he financially supported us for about 20 years now, and I’m truly grateful for it, but the role of being a dad is definitely more than that, right? Plus, he only gives about 25% of his income to my mum and expects her to take care of four people’s spending every month and be a homemaker.
Here are the little things I’m gonna share with you that he’ll get triggered by. Whenever my mom was the driver he would be in the passenger seat yapping about how my mum’s driving skills were bad and belittling her. I hate to see that. He’s a misogynistic person, since I could remember he’ll always say a lot of things about women like he wasn’t raised by one. My grandmother is evil towards my mum, she’ll always try to gossip about my mum in front of my dad and makes my dad mad at my mum. My mum raised three of us, me, my brother and my sister because he’s barely home. Whenever he comes back from work, he’ll just meet up with his friends and drink till late at night and come home drunk. Or he’ll just go on bike trips with his friends for a few nights every week.
One time my mum was sick and overslept and missed my little sister's school time she straight up yelled at my mum for being irresponsible and he even said “You must send her to school every day unless you die.” It was shocking and awful, I would say I was already used to his tantrums but this is new and it's very out of line. My mum must felt so hurt at that time.
I never talk back to him. I never talked back to him since I was a kid, never, cuz whenever I had a little objection to his opinion I would get yelled at, very badly.
He always thinks he has the right to say all those bad things about us because he’s my mum’s husband and our dad. My dad would always start a fight with my mum about money. He thinks we’ve spent so much of his money and always being ungrateful to him which we did not. And the fight he had with my mum would always end with “You don’t know how many women are aiming at my money, I can still pull girls and choose not to stay here with you.” My mum will always be quiet about it because it’s the only way he will stop yelling.
His insecurity of fearing no one will take care of him when he gets older is getting really obvious now as he’s older. He’s unwilling to pay for our expenses and decided to cut off 5% of the money from the 25% he was initially giving us. I guess he’s trying to save up for his retirement but as his children, we did not say we would abandon him. Sometimes they will also fight about why me and my siblings rarely start a conversation with him and accuse my mum that she’s turning his kids against him. This is the most ridiculous shit I’ve ever heard of, I genuinely don’t know what he’s thinking. Btw he barely pays any attention to us, he only cares about his money and his bike.
Here's a little fun fact about him, he likes to brag. Whenever he gets anything that is “braggable” he will start to brag, and show off to the other relatives and friends, making others think that he’s a super generous person and he’s being very generous towards us, but the truth is, he’s not.
Whenever they fought, he’d say awful, hurtful stuff, and yell at my mom and they would stay quiet for a few days until they started talking again. Then things go back to normal and we live peacefully like a normal family and things will repeat.
I really wish that one day I could drag my mum out of this shithole. Maybe we are the problem too, we are too dependent on his financial support. I just needed to let things out for a sec so that I could focus on my study, cuz I don't know what to do now. I feel like they should've gotten a divorce
thanks for reading my rant

Like the title says, I just don’t know anymore. I want to be better, I want to be happy for just a day, any meds I was put on didn’t work so I stopped taking them, I hurt so many people around me without meaning to and then I make it up as best I can yet when they do it to me, they don’t even acknowledge that it happened. I love someone, but they’re one of my friends and I can’t tell them because it would mess things up and to put the cherry on the cake one of my best friends is my ex and even though I view her as a friend, she views me as potentially something more than that, so if I tell the person I love how I feel they’re gonna tell my ex and then it’ll hurt her and I don’t want that. Then I just can’t escape the pit, the constant having to ask for apologies when I’m hurt, the constant having to remind people of boundaries and the constant having to act like everything is fine when I don’t even want to be here, I just don’t know anymore.

I’m not good with technology, I’m old, and I suck as a person. I joined my brother at his job like a year and a half ago. I got a crush (got bad advice) went for it and got turned down. I was way too old to do it but my meds kind of made me act stupid. I’ll own up to that. Then I got married shortly after with someone working there too. Even though I knew I shouldn’t have
2 months in we had issues with her kid ( she has 3) and then I started feeling like I was being poisoned. It never stopped. With my meds I knew I had to get away from them so I wouldn’t hurt them or my self. 6 months I tired to tough it out. I went to live my mom. I was good for like 4 months , then it started again.
It got to the point I tired to leave to other states to get away from it. But it never stopped. Weird ppl would interact with me and I’d be sick. Went back home to moms place and it got worse. The more I got into moms security and put in my own it would get better, but it never really stopped.
I stopped taking my meds 4 or 5 months ago and I know it’s not my meds but I have given up so I just now suffer. I guess I pissed off the wrong people. I’ve accepted my fate. I’m not good but I’m not evil. I’ve tried everything but I know I’ll be dying a painful death. My brother and sister are in on it. Hopefully I die drunk. Wish me a quick death

Hey hey, my name is Leoni. A 22 year old girl from Germany, working and studying IT and currently lacking a little motivation because of my coworkers, or at least one specific person here in the office. But I don't want this to be a venting post or whatever so yeah. Like I said I'm working and studying IT stuff so I'm kinda nerdy. When I'm not devoting all my time to work I like to play volleyball and have been doing it for about 7 years now. I also love to read and I'm very into anime/mange..of course I also play games but I guess that comes naturally with my job :P Uhm sooo that's it, don't you wanna text me already?

So a little info about me is I’ll be 20 this summer, and I’ve been struggling with depression, anxiety and ptsd for 8 years now. It got worse in high school and especially during quarantine, I had no motivation and failed a lot of my classes. The past two years my mental health has gotten increasingly worse, as well as my social life. I have one true friend, and they struggle as well. I’ve been on several medications the past two years including horrible side effects that have sent me to the hospital, and still haven’t found the right match. I guess I just feel hopeless. My psychiatrist told me the other day how I’m loved and cared for and how they’ll help make this right and help make me feel better and I almost cried. I did relapse recently after a good few months and it was hard. I don’t want to die but I have no friends, I can’t drive, I don’t work, I’m not in school, I feel worthless. I am nothing but a sick leech and just so burdensome. Nothing interests me. I try to watch a show, draw, color, read, dance, workout, make food, shower, all of it is just too much or doesn’t make me feel anything. I just want to feel a good emotion. I feel like I’m stuck in this hell of feeling like I’m in limbo or I’m in hell. How can I find a decent job within my walking/bus range that I could also meet people my age? How can I go to school when I don’t even get out of bed. I’m pumped full of pills but still feel crazy and worthless.

Hi, I have been working at an organisation for the past 3 years - it’s good, bad all of it but I have never had an issue that needed escalation because of competence. I work a role that requires a fair bit of financial diligence and excel and calculation and such. I have been recognised for this and my speed at execution.
There’s a person who’s shadowing me as I move into another role, he’s junior to me and is to say simply, not at all interested in the work.
I say this because, there has not been a single task (he’s only handling 50% as the rest of the 50% is going to be handled by another person) where it was error free. But the worst part is that, he doesn’t respond on emails, teams, etc. he just does things that he wants in his pace and then gets scolded by everybody.
I thought he just needs some positive feedback and needs me to be a better guide/ mentor.I thought that he’s younger than me (discovered he’s not) and inexperienced (discovered he’s precious work ex of 1.5 years, whereas I had 0 when I joined) - but this outlook has not helped but harmed me.
I just found out yesterday, that he’s been lying to senior partners saying that I haven’t sent him/ informed him of the pre-requisite data necessary to do certain tasks.
Thankfully I had written emails to him marking my supervisor with what he needs to do. But the other senior partners were not aware - so yesterday, during a conversation, I told them that I had in fact sent an email regarding it 12 hours prior to the escalation email.
This conversation happened in front of the partners and he didn’t even apologise or say that he missed it.
Now I have decided that I’ll not respond to him on phone/calls but only on email or teams. As he has a habit of calling me for every single thing and doesn’t document anything.
Is this appropriate behaviour? Does this hamper my reputation? I don’t want to come off as a child but I think my energy of explaining things to him goes to waste.
TLDR; Colleague lying to senior partners that I haven’t sent him docs when I in fact did. I don’t want to take him phone calls anymore but worried that makes me look like a brat.

I’m so burnt out, err basically I pulled about 4 all nighters to catch up with work because I was behind, and I came to the realisation that maybe it’s not just ADHD that’s the issue, but the workload is crazy for one person.
I was laser focused so long and still came up short of where I wanted to be, cos the job requires a lot of attention to detail.
It’s the sort of role I am suited to do, but in a company and subject matter that I’m not.
I go to the theatre a lot to keep me happy I suppose. I feel like the job is draining me away and I’m not living how I want to, I don’t have any friends who don’t already have circles of friends.
I know I need a break, who doesn’t, but not sure what to do. Just that awful feeling there is a much better life out there, if you were surrounded by the right people.
I feel daunted by social groups because of how my ADHD makes me a zombie, and then ADHD groups scare me because there’d be loads of us 😬

Hey everyone,
I feel this subreddit would work best for this question as I feel a lot of people in here did a similar or the same degree. Currently graduated Sem 2 last year with a bachelors in international relations and politics with a Distinction average and some pretty good internships under my belt varying from IR to domestic politics. Apart from government I’m just wondering what other avenues of work/careers I could also pursue as I feel a bit pigeon holed into government work at the moment. Just to clarify I definitely do want to work in government just sussing what other avenues are also available.
Cheers!

anybody wbpd here move states to find peace? for a fp partner theyve never met in person online only or by themselfs new state no family no friends. just on your own? no therapy no meds, did it work out? no visiting first, just straight drop everything and move. x wbpd did all of the above. split me and ghosted me. usual pattern of trying to find peace and blaming me and her enviroment. wich has ended with them alone and homeless in the past before and during knowing me. this time it was from cali to north carolina for a new fp. new fp partner did not work out.they intended to only use my x and then left them, mental health is fried for me atm curious what could happen now to my x as i still care about her but i am hurt…. seems her new plan is to start fresh there , has history of not being able to make friends or keep relationships, or survive alone long without getting exetremely depressed. 😔 oh man lol, im so weak. will she be okay? or will this be another usual pattern where everything backfires on her again 😔

------------------
The Book of Harris-y
(Religion as it should be) -
by Zachary Harris
(cc) (NC) (ND) by Zachary Harris
May be copied, distributed, or displayed, verbatim only. non-commercial, not derivative works nor remixes.
First edition May 2024
Chapter 1 - What's in a name
Chapter 2 - A bunch of rules
Chapter 3 - Secrete origins
Chapter 4 - The end
Chapter 5 - Everybody's favorite topic: SEX
Chapter 6 - The 2000 year war
Chapter 7 - Humans and gods
Chapter 8 - Parables
Chapter 9 - Feedback
Chapter
CHAPTER 1
What's in a name
Some religions are named after it's main prophet. Christianity is named after christ. Buddhism is named after Budda.
I, Zach Harris, dub this religion HARRISy.
Where is it written that a religion can't have a sense of humor?
HARRISy is not a spoof or sarcasm.
But any religion without a sense of humor, absolutely NEEDS to be ridiculed.
I was raised in christianity. So most of my criticism will be aimed at the Abrahamic religions.
I intend to build harrisy on logic and reason. Not the superstition, lies, and, threats that the Abrahamic religions are built on.
As an alternative for conscientious objectors caught in the religious wars (see chapter 6).
Deities are not really necessary for inspiration or religion. An all-powerful creator wouldn't need the help or adulation of puny mortals.
Only cults and human puppet masters need that. So we leave deities to their own devises. They ought to be up to it.
Harrisy is a religion about/for humans, as religions should be.
My leadership skills suck. So I will avoid leading, to avoid becoming a cult.
Chapter 2
A bunch of rules
Everybody hates rules. But let's establish what Harrisy stands for.
10 rules is a nice round number. But when the first four are about loyalty to the cult, You have to question who the rules are meant to benefit.
The christian 'commandments' only benefit the christian cult. The commandments don't even benefit their god.
A true all-powerful, immortal, creator god, would not need human worship or loyalty. The same as humans don't need the worship of ants.
We don't make rules for ants to follow. Just stay out of our way. The Abrahamic god treats us like ants. Either ignores or steps on us. It was his cults that made the 'commandments', not their god.
(more about that in chapter 7)
Harrisy has rules to live by, to benefit HUMANS:
A) Cause no harm.
B) Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Christianity calls this 'The Golden Rule' as if they invented it. But this was part of every culture and religion that humans ever created. (except Is-lame)
C) Do not kill. Do not kill humans.
Self preservation may override this, but killing is still a bad idea.
When killing animals for food, respect their sacrifice. Killing for sport is a bad idea.
D) People are not property.
Do not try to own others, in any sense.
You belong to yourself, do not give yourself away.
E) Do not steal.
You would not want to loose your stuff. (see B) Stealing harms others.
F) Do not lie. Avoid those who lie.
You would want to know the truth. To make better decisions. (see B)
G) Do not rape.
Do not force yourself on others. Your pleasures are not more important than other people's.
This applies to more than just sex. Do not force your religion on others. Do not force harrisy on others.
H) Do not shit wherever you please.
You don't want to slog through other people's shit.
(it's a metaphor.) Leave the world better than you found it.
I) Guard your privacy. Respect the privacy of others.
Beware of others who might use info against you. Or might unduly profit off you.
We have no rules about loyalty. We understand loyalties change. Just be honest (rule E)
We have no rule specifically about Adultery. Adultery might be considered loyalty, which changes.
Or adultery might be considered stealing, stealing affection. (rule D)
Chapter 3
Secrete origins
No one knows how/why it all began. Anyone who says they know, for certain, is lying.
The answer night as well be 42.
Most religions make it a crime to ask questions about their creation myths. This promotes ignorance. Helps the cult, not the people.
We understand the 'scientific method'. Scientists ask questions and are willing to test and adapt to new info.
So, for now, we trust scientific conclusions about the beginnings.
The current best theories from science:
The universe started from what they humorously call 'The Big Bang', about 13.8 Billion years ago.
Many are curious about what came before that. But we find that to be irrelevant to our everyday life.
Some religions say their god did it so they can claim payment/gratitude/worship for it. But we owe them nothing.
The earth was formed about 4.5 Billion years ago.
Humans evolved from other critters over many, many, many Generations (not years).
Some religions claim their god did it so they can claim payment/gratitude/worship for it.
We do not owe Harrisy or any religion for our existence.
Chapter 4
The end
How does it all end?
No one knows. Anyone who says they know, for certain, is lying.
Christinity predicts a bad acid trip. (See Revaluations) Any day now. So buy your ticket to heaven early.
It's an obvious con, You sacrifice this life you already have, for the promise of another life they can't prove.
Science predicts 'Entropy'. Every atom in the universe will drift away from every other till they can't react any more.
But humans will be dead or evolved into something we can't recognize, by then. Too distant, time-wise, to worry about.
Your personal end? What happens when you die?
Most probably nothing.
Seems like every religion has a different 'afterlife'. They can't all be right. (but they can all be wrong)
You can't pick the one you want. If an 'afterlife' exists it is what it is. WE can't control it. No cult can control it.
The cults are telling you what you want to hear. So you give your CURRENT LIFE to their cult. The life that is certain, in exchange for an empty promise.
No guarantees, No refunds, You won't get your old life back if they are wrong (or lying).
Pascal's gamble is a sucker bet. It never pays out.
Harrisy aims to make This Current Life better, worth living for it's own sake. We give priority to This Current Life over any theoretical 'afterlife'.
Chapter 5
Everybody's favorite topic: SEX
What's the point of Sexual Taboos?
Why would an IMORTAL (non-sexual, non-reproducing) being give a damn?
For example in the christian cult:
*Masturbation is sin,
*Spilling your seed outside the womb is sin,
*Marrying outside the church is sin,
*Divorce is sin,
*Birth Control is sin,
*Abortion is sin,
*Marriages without offspring are invalid.
*Brand (circumcise) your males, so your females know who they are allowed to mate with,
And in Is-lame, Women are just sexual slaves.
Taken as a whole,
The only purpose served by sexual taboos, is to help the CULT out-populate rival cults.
A REAL "creator god" wouldn't give a damn. Or Wouldn't need our cooperation. it would just create more of us, as needed.
A REAL creator wouldn't threaten us, it would just change us.
Sexual Taboos are serving a cult, not a god.
Harrisy has only one sexual taboo:
Rule G) Do not rape.
Do not force yourself on others. Your pleasures are not more important than other people's.
Chapter 6
The 2000 year war
The Abrahamic religions have been at war with each other for about 2000 years. Sometimes hot, sometimes cold.
But like some other religions, at all times attempting to be 'the one true religion'. And by their competition, doing more harm than good.
And the Abrahamic religions haven't even shown that the 'good' stuff needs their religion to get done.
They preach that it is somehow noble or their duty to spread their faith. ("Onward Christian Soldiers")
There are dangers associated with proselytism and/or evangelicalism:
(Please note - I had help with the following)
Focus on Conversion over Service:
Proselytism/evangelicalism prioritizes conversion goals over humanitarian or service-oriented activities.
This undermines the credibility and effectiveness of religious organizations engaged in charitable work,
as it is perceived as conditional or insincere.
Dogmatism and Exclusivity:
Evangelicalism/proselytism promotes a rigid, dogmatic interpretation of religious beliefs that excludes other perspectives.
This exclusivity leads to intolerance of differing viewpoints and hinders constructive dialogue and cooperation with people of other faiths or worldviews.
Coercion and Manipulation:
Proselytism/evangelicalism involves coercion, manipulation, or exploitation of vulnerable individuals,
such as offering material incentives or exploiting power differentials to induce conversion.
This raises ethical concerns about respect for autonomy and informed consent.
Political Activism:
Evangelicalism/proselytism has been associated with political movements that prioritize specific social or moral issues, leading to controversy and polarization.
this politicization blurs the lines between religion and politics, compromising the integrity of both.
Interfaith Tensions:
Proselytism/evangelicalism contributes to interfaith tensions and conflicts, especially when it is aggressive or disrespectful to members of other religious communities.
It will undermine efforts to foster mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation among different faith traditions.
Fragmentation of Communities:
Proselytism/evangelicalism leads to the fragmentation or division of communities, particularly in contexts where multiple religious groups coexist.
This creates social tensions and weaken social cohesion, especially when proselytism is conducted in a confrontational or divisive manner.
Proselytization and Missionary Work:
We are concerned about aggressive or coercive methods used in proselytization/evangelicalism efforts,
especially when targeting vulnerable populations or in multicultural contexts.
This leads to cultural imperialism or disrespect for the autonomy of individuals and communities.
Cultural Insensitivity:
Proselytism/evangelicalism disregards or disrespects the cultural and religious traditions of the target community.
This leads to cultural imperialism or colonialism, especially when proselytism/evangelicalism is conducted in contexts where there is a history of exploitation or marginalization.
Misrepresentation or Simplification of Beliefs:
Proselytism/evangelicalism involves oversimplification or misrepresentation of religious beliefs and practices in order to make them more appealing to potential converts.
This leads to misunderstandings or misconceptions about the beliefs and traditions of the proselytizing religion.
For these reasons we conscientious objectors to the religious war, need an uncompetitive religion like Harris-y.
But don't push it.
Chapter 7
Humans and gods
Why do human religions have gods that are all too human?
A creator of everything that needs humans to wright/publish a holy book?
An all powerful god who needs humans to promote him?
An all powerful god with a vindictive human sized ego?
An immortal who is obsessed with human reproduction?
An all powerful god who needs humans more than we need him?
Any actual god wouldn't need human religion.
Harrisy serves humans, not gods.
Chapter 8
Parables
Corn In A Cow Patty.
Finding truth in the Abrahamic holy books,
is like finding corn in a cow patty.
Sure there are some good kernels in there,
but is it really worth digging through the shit to find them?
You can find uncontaminated kernels of truth anywhere.
Chapter 9
Feedback
Feedback should be sent to: [zachharris@mail2hell.com](mailto:zachharris@mail2hell.com)
Don't expect a timely reply.

My fiancé and I haven’t had the best relationship since year 2. He has cheated on me, online twice and claims it isn’t cheating because he hasn’t had sex with them. But I beg to differ, I’ve lost trust with him over this and he knows it.
The main reason I’m here today is to write about what just happened. We were watching funny videos, I switched it to a movie and he asked “is this what you do when I go to sleep? Watch videos and shit?” I told him no, that I watch movies. I work overnight’s so on my days off it’s hard to sleep while he does.
Than all the sudden I go to lay my head on his chest and he says “this isn’t reserved for you!” And at first I thought he was playing around so I laughed it off and asked “Really?” He notes that he is serious and makes it a point to know “My name isn’t on it so it’s not mine.” I’m confused at this point but I continue to play around and say “Okay, I can change that.” And playfully I grab a sharpie and I’m laughing and playfully trying to write my name. Mind you I think this a joke, he pushed me off harshly and rolls off the bed. I see an opening and I continue to play and he hits my head and is scowling at me. He starts to harshly smack my head and call me an idiot, and a bitch. He also proceeds to say that I’ll always remain stupid, and that I’ll never get to a better level. I’m confused and upset at this point not sure what’s going on so I ask.
He makes it sound like I’m the stupidest person in the world while he says “You don’t ever know what you did, you’ll never get on that level.” I’m trying not to cry but tears are sliping out and he scoffs. He tells me “of course I’m crying that I’m a baby” he also says that he wished I would have stopped with the sharpie.. I told him that I was playing around and I didn’t know he was upset. He rolls his eyes at me and said “Like i said you’re stupid and you can never read the signs”. I then apologized for not stopping with the sharpie and he tends at me. “You stupid idiotic girl, it isn’t about the damn sharpie! You are just clueless and honestly annoying and dumb.” I immediately broke down and turned away from him and now he is sleeping on the floor and I can’t stop crying…. What do I do…..

Hi everyone! I'm a 28-year-old guy from the Netherlands, and, like many people here, I'm here hoping to find my person! This is what I look like: https://imgur.com/a/yh4Fz1c
I see myself as a gentle and kind-hearted person. I'm the kind of person who gets teary-eyed when seeing a cute animal, and there are lots of animals I find cute lol.
I've never dated before, as I've mainly been focused on studying and (for the last couple of years) work, so bear with me.
I work as an English/Dutch teacher at a language school for refugees, so they can get an education and find a job in the Netherlands. Besides that, I do freelance translation and language teaching as well. I'm a huge language and linguistics nerd, and if we click, I'll probably want to learn your native language(s)!
Besides my work, I also volunteer at an organisation that works with conservation projects for reptiles and amphibians. I sometimes do presentations and animal handling demonstrations, but my main tasks are behind the scenes, proofreading and translating content for the website and social media.
My hobbies/interests include gaming (board games,collectible card games, video games, D&D), cooking, reading, nature/animals, and of course language. If you look at my bookshelf, around 1/3 is manga, 1/3 is cookbooks, and the remaining 1/3 is language or linguistics books. I have a few books on nature and animals as well, but not enough to make up a significant portion of my bookshelf (yet). I tend to ramble on about the things I find interesting, so I'll apologize in advance! I love to travel, I've been to 15 countries, and am always planning or brainstorming future trips.
I like cooking and think I'm decent at it, but suck at baking and making desserts, so if you're good at those but bad at cooking, we'll complement each other well!
Feel free to send me a message if you're interested! I'd prefer to talk to someone at least in Europe because of travel distance and time zones, but that's not a hard limit :)

Hi everyone! I'm a 28-year-old guy from the Netherlands, and, like many people here, I'm here hoping to find my person! This is what I look like: https://imgur.com/a/yh4Fz1c
I see myself as a gentle and kind-hearted person. I'm the kind of person who gets teary-eyed when seeing a cute animal, and there are lots of animals I find cute lol.
I've never dated before, as I've mainly been focused on studying and (for the last couple of years) work, so bear with me.
I work as an English/Dutch teacher at a language school for refugees, so they can get an education and find a job in the Netherlands. Besides that, I do freelance translation and language teaching as well. I'm a huge language and linguistics nerd, and if we click, I'll probably want to learn your native language(s)!
Besides my work, I also volunteer at an organisation that works with conservation projects for reptiles and amphibians. I sometimes do presentations and animal handling demonstrations, but my main tasks are behind the scenes, proofreading and translating content for the website and social media.
My hobbies/interests include gaming (board games,collectible card games, video games, D&D), cooking, reading, nature/animals, and of course language. If you look at my bookshelf, around 1/3 is manga, 1/3 is cookbooks, and the remaining 1/3 is language or linguistics books. I have a few books on nature and animals as well, but not enough to make up a significant portion of my bookshelf (yet). I tend to ramble on about the things I find interesting, so I'll apologize in advance! I love to travel, I've been to 15 countries, and am always planning or brainstorming future trips.
I like cooking and think I'm decent at it, but suck at baking and making desserts, so if you're good at those but bad at cooking, we'll complement each other well!
Feel free to send me a message if you're interested! I'd prefer to talk to someone at least in Europe because of travel distance and time zones, but that's not a hard limit :)