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by Graineag » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:34 am
Halò!
'S mise Channing agus tha mi a' fuireach ann am Portland, OR 'sna Stàitean. Thòisich mi air Gàidhlig ionnsachadh nuair a bha mi san ard sgoil, leis bruidhneadair fileanta bho Glaschu, agus dh'ionnsaich mi mòran Gàidhlig nuair a bha mi aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig as t-Samhraidh 1998. As dèidh oilthigh, bha mi a' fuireach ann an Iapan airson dhà bliadhna agus cha bhruidhinn mi aon fhacal Gàidhlig ansin.
Tha mi nam oileanach a-rithist agus tha mi a' deanamh MA ann an cànanachas gnìomhaichte aig Portland State University a-nis. 'S toil leam ceòl tradiseanta gu leòr agus seinnim a' phìob mhòr, pìob bheag, agus pìob uilleann. 'S urrainn dhomh Iapanais, Fraingeis, agus beagan Gaeilge a bhruidhinn cuideach.
A' bheil bruidhneadairean no luchd-ionnsachaidh eile ann am Portland air an fhòram seo?
Hello!
My name's Channing and I live in Portland, OR. I began learning Gaelic more than 10 years ago when I was in high school, with the help of a fluent speaker originally from Glasgow, and I learned a lot of Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in the summer of '98. After college, I was in Japan for a couple of years and it's been a very long time since I've spoken any Gaelic at all.
I'm back in school now and doing an MA in applied linguistics at Portland State University. I love Scottish & Irish traditional music and I play Highland pipes, Scottish smallpipes and uilleann pipes. I can speak Japanese, French, and a bit of Irish as well.
Are there any other Gaelic speakers or learners here on this forum from around Portland?