Hi, my name is Alex_Scope!

Alex_Alumni
Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
edited November 2021 in Start here and say hello!
Hello! My name is Alex, today is my first day as an Online Community Coordinator at Scope. I thought I'd introduce myself :)

I have cerebral palsy (CP) and I'm a part-time wheelchair user, full-time nerd. I'm passionate about ancient cultures, especially Egyptology. I'm a big tennis fan and an avid gamer, amongst other things.

I'm really excited to be a part of the community and to get to know you all.
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  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hi @woodbine great to meet you too, how long have you been a member of the community?
  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Online Community Member Posts: 3,119 Connected
    Welcome to the mad house! (Jokes). I’m sure you will find us all friendly. 
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    No doubt I will, thanks @MarkM88, I think life would be boring if we weren't a little bit mad! 
  • Barukh
    Barukh Online Community Member Posts: 57 Contributor
    Hi Alex, 

    Nice to meet you. I joined a few months ago but then was absent and returned today

    Welcome to the online Community.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hello @Soferim glad to hear you're back :)
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Lovely to have you here @Alex_Scope :) 
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Lovely to be here @Ross_Scope!
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    Welcome to the community @Alex_Scope. ?
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Thanks for the warm welcome @leeCal :)
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi and welcome to the community from me too 

    Have you ever been to Egypt? I have been a couple of times I'm not really into stuff like that but it was fascinating and a eye opener 
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    @janer1967 I have indeed, many years ago now, 2008! I went on a Nile cruise with family and stayed an extra week in Luxor. It's a trip I'll never forget! Hopefully I'll go back one day. One thing that sticks in the memory is being lifted up the stairs in the ship, while still in my chair(!) by the crew. I think my life flashed before my eyes  :D
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    @Alex_Scope

    I went on the nile cruise too must have been around 1996 so long time ago and b4 I was disabled thankfully as we had to scramble down a rocky embankment to get on the ships 

    They were all lined up and you had to go through them one by one till you got to yours 
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 17,159 Championing
    Hello @Alex_Scope - & welcome to the community. :) I'm pleased to 'meet' you, & hope you enjoy being here. We are an unruly friendly lot really. I share your interest in Egyptology. 2 visits to the British Museum is the nearest I've been, & I couldn't manage to get past the Egyptology section (altho I'm interested in other ancient civilisations).
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,129 Championing
    Hi @Alex_Scope welcome to the forum. I love all things history. Not been to Egypt, the closest I got was to veiw the hoard display in London.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    janer1967 said:
    @Alex_Scope

    I went on the nile cruise too must have been around 1996 so long time ago and b4 I was disabled thankfully as we had to scramble down a rocky embankment to get on the ships 

    They were all lined up and you had to go through them one by one till you got to yours 
    That's right, we had to do that on ours too! Clearly it's a good system, minus the rocky embankment of course.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hi @chiarieds thanks for the welcome. The big national museums in London are so vast it's a wonder anyone can see everything there, even if they visit once a week! Lots of museums have taken some positive steps by doing more virtual tours, especially during the pandemic. It's not quite the same as the real thing, but at least you can avoid the crowds! :)
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Sandy_123 said:
    Hi @Alex_Scope welcome to the forum. I love all things history. Not been to Egypt, the closest I got was to veiw the hoard display in London.
    Ahh that's cool, which one was that? I can only think of Sutton Hoo, but my more recent history is patchy  :D
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Teddybear12 said:
    Hi @Alex_Scope I hope you enjoy being part of the Community. Look forward to seeing some of your posts.
    Thanks so much, here's hoping they're top notch  :D
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    woodbine said:
    Alex_Scope said:
    Hi @woodbine great to meet you too, how long have you been a member of the community?
    37 months now, like everything to do with time it's flown by.
    That's amazing! I'm sure that's been especially helpful during the pandemic, your own 'social network' ready to go, never mind zoom
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,469 Championing
    It's great to have you with us @Alex_Scope :) 

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