FR has had a profound influence on my life honestly and has taught me so many things about myself and my own identity so I'm about to get sentimental for 2 minutes here...
- I've learned a ton of coding work because of Flight Rising to the point where I can make complex sheets for work, and I'm even working on learning to code my own website. It's something that I turned out to really love and never would have known that I loved if FR had not exposed me to it.
- I've also gotten So much better at time and project management with coordinating volunteers and such because of FR, and it's gotten me real-world jobs. I know how to set deadlines, work consistently towards goals, make those goals achievable and not overwhelming, and I also now know how and when to ask for help from others to make things happen.
- I've also gotten into art and improved so much because of FR and the support of the FR community.
- And then, even more importantly, FR taught me how to overcome my social anxiety, come to terms with my own identity, and make friends, especially thanks to the people over in the ice flight.
I've met so many amazing people and close friends on FR in ice, many of whom I'm on an in-person basis with now. I even met my partner on Flight Rising, and flew across the world to meet them.
So really like.. FR's greatest gift was Confidence [
and the real treasure was the friends we made along the way ], and that's not rly something you expect to get from dragon neopets dot com when you sign up with a username that's a squid and a dragon slapped together. But five and a half years later that's where we are.
Anyway...
Thank you for making this site, really,