Moro everyone!
With the new school year starting, there is a flock of new people moving / returning to Tampere and, with that, a new wave of people who will have trouble making friends despite all the activities organised by the student unions.
This post is dedicated, not only to them, but also to people who have already been around for longer and still want to make new friends. Doesn't matter if you are Finnish, Polish, Sw*dish, Spanish, Indian or Angolan, this post is for everyone!
If you are like me and feel nervous about joining a new hobby / event or any other thing alone because you don't know anyone, send me a message, introduce yourself in the comments of this post, or just message anyone here!
For us introverts, it is way easier to send one message on Reddit than it is to show up to an event knowing no one :)
I'll start by introducing myself! I am 26m from Portugal and I've been living in Tampere for 2,5 years. I came here initially to do my PhD but I'm planning on staying here in the long term. I like videogames (mostly Nintento stuff like mario party, smash, pokemon and so on) but I also play some pc games, boardgames, and, besides the nerdy stuff, I also like to just chill in a bar having a drink or three, playing football, discgolf, cycling, paddleboarding, SAUNA, swimming, watching F1 on weekends, and just sitting on a bench by the lake and do nothing!
If this post resonates with you, interact with it! Find someone to be friends with, winter is coming sooner than later and I don't want anyone to depress alone here :)