cherryxcardium Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hey AVENites, my name's Eryn! I'm a second year Materials Engineering student from Manchester, England, studying at Sheffield Hallam University, which - as you can probably imagine - entails 5:30am starts to travel to 9am lectures, and it's simultaneously a pain and a joy to do. I was originally studying Mechanical Engineering, but found that the course content was not the kind of thing I wanted to be studying, and so I transferred after my first year at the beginning of the 2014/15 academic year (the year in between was spent part time, catching up with the modules I'd missed.) I want to go and work in aviation materials. I'm also transgender, genderfluid neutral-masculine, a fact that seems to have been lost on some of my coursemates, but they never speak about me in when I'm around, so the pronouns thing isn't that much of an issue - when it is, I'll pull them up on it. So, I use the term "grey ace" to describe my sexuality, because it's the term I feel fits me the best - I feel physical and aesthetic attraction, and can become really attracted to people based on looks and certain personality traits (intelligence being one of those traits, and humour), but I definitely don't think I want relationships or sex. That kinda leads me onto another thing; I'm aro. Or at least aro spectrum. I'm still figuring that out, but the idea of a romantic, sexual relationship literally scares the hell out of me because I don't understand what to do about it. Anyway, sexuality/romanticism and career goals aside, I'm a twenty one year old English person who absolutely adores food, cooking and baking. I also love travelling, and I can speak French to CEFR A2 level, which basically means I'm a beginner/intermediate French speaker. I love music too, especially Kill Hannah, who's final ever show I'm going to see in Chicago in December. Their music means so much to me. Definitely a technophile, I can be found in very close proximity to a computer, tablet or phone, and anything with apps on it. I also run a blog called Genderqueer Engineer - which you can find linked in my profile if you want to read it - it's about my experiences with gender non-conformity and disability at university and whilst working in STEM! Thanks for having me folks! Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Rainbow Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Welcome to AVEN! You sound like a very interesting person. Enjoy your time here, and have some cake! Link to post Share on other sites
cherryxcardium Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Cake is one of my favourite things in the world! Link to post Share on other sites
silver_lining Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Welcome! 5:30 a.m. - wow, that's dedication. Link to post Share on other sites
Xavy Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Welcome to AVEN :) Link to post Share on other sites
Mx.Jekyll Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Welcome to AVEN, you lovely individual! So happy to see you ^_^ I hope you enjoy your stay~ Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 It's all pretty confusing stuff but I'm glad you seem to take it in stride. Bienvenue dans notre petit monde ! Link to post Share on other sites
SkyWorld Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hullo, nice to meet you and welcome to AVEN! :cake: I'm glad that you have decided to join and thank you for introducing yourself and sharing your story. A lot of people here can relate to you. I hope you enjoy it here and... more cake! Link to post Share on other sites
kelico Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Welcome to AVEN! You are filled with so much awesome. I enjoyed reading your intro, and thank you very much for sharing it with us. : ) I bet you would enjoy the Gender Discussions section of the forum! You could probably find a lot of people that can relate to your gender journey or would be interested in hearing about it. I wish you all the very best in all of your studies! My goodness, I can't understand a bit of that! :P Take care, and I hope you enjoy being a member! Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Girl Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi and welcome! Thanks for the intro. This is a good place to make some new friends and feel supported too. I'm glad you joined and hope you love being part of this awesome community.!!! :) Keep up the hard work getting to school...it'll be worth it in the end! Link to post Share on other sites
cherryxcardium Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 IS THAT A RASPBERRY SWISS ROLL?! Yeah, at any rate, I get up at 5:30 to get the 6:20 tram, and that gets me in to the station with enough time to not panic about missing my 7:20 train I mean honestly, it's like... some days I do more travelling than actual work, but I get to look at lots of beautiful hills and mountains to/from university so it's not too bad. Gender discussions are one of my favourite topics, particularly as a feminist, and sometimes I just want to help other people figure out their own identity because the relief of finally figuring out who you are is indescribable, and I want everyone who's questioning themselves to feel that happiness and hope. Link to post Share on other sites
lina-gray Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 hi and welcome! thanks for introducing yourself i like cooking also especially vegeterian cooking! whenever you want we can communicate. sure you will find many friends here. sorry for my english, it is not my mother-language, but i try! i wish you to enjoy being member in this friendly community Link to post Share on other sites
cherryxcardium Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 I would be more than keen to get some new vegetarian recipes under my belt! And hey, English is a tough language to learn, so props for learning it by choice!! Link to post Share on other sites
Member95252 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Welcome to AVEN, Eryn! :) Link to post Share on other sites
cherryxcardium Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 CAN I JUST SCREECH BECAUSE HOBBITS Link to post Share on other sites
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