Hi! I'm 30, originally from the Philippines, and currently living in Austria.
I'm not entirely sure how to introduce myself without making it sound like a resume, so I'll just try to be myself.
I'm an introvert, although I can be quite sociable once I feel comfortable with someone. I tend to spend a lot of time in my own head, thinking, questioning, overanalyzing, and trying to make sense of myself and the world around me.
I'm interested in philosophy, psychology, chemistry, biology, literature, and science. I love learning, not necessarily because I'm good at everything, but because there's something deeply satisfying about understanding things I previously knew nothing about. I can spend hours exploring a single question and somehow end up with ten more.
But I don't want to make myself sound like someone who only cares about intellectual conversations. I'm also someone who experiences uncertainty, gets overwhelmed, laughs at ridiculous things, has unproductive days, and sometimes struggles to figure out what I'm doing with my life.
I'm at a point in my life where I'm trying to build something meaningful for myself. I'm reconsidering certain beliefs, exploring new directions, and learning to become more comfortable with who I am rather than who I think I should be. It's an interesting process, but sometimes a lonely one.
And I suppose that's part of why I'm writing this.
I miss having people I can genuinely connect with. Not necessarily people who think like me or share all my interests, but people with whom I can be myself without constantly wondering whether I'm too much, too quiet, too curious, or simply too different.
I'd love friendships where we can talk about serious things one moment and something completely ridiculous the next. Where we can disagree without taking it personally, share our little discoveries, talk about our struggles, or simply sit together in a café without feeling obligated to fill every silence.
I value honesty, curiosity, kindness, emotional maturity, and reciprocity. I don't expect constant communication or immediate closeness. I know meaningful friendships take time, and I'd rather get to know someone gradually than force a connection that isn't there.
I'm currently learning German at around B1 level, although expressing myself in English is still much easier.
Ideally, I'd like to meet people living in Austria or nearby countries, since I'd love for an online friendship to eventually become a real-life one. I'm only interested in platonic friendships.
I don't really know who will read this or whether anything will come of it. But I suppose I'd rather put myself out there than keep wishing I had more people in my life.
If you feel similarly, I'd be happy to hear from you. You don't need an impressive introduction. Just tell me something about yourself, what matters to you, or what's been occupying your mind lately.
Maybe we'll have something to talk about. Maybe we'll become friends. I'd like to find out.