Hi all,

I've been feeling pretty lost in life lately, and I think exposing myself to a new craft or skill might help me find my way back to life again .

If there's something you know how to do with your hands and enjoy teaching, drop it in the comments — what it is, roughly what it takes to get started (tools, time, cost), and whether you'd be up for answering questions as I try it out. I'd love to hear from people who are just starting out themselves too, so we can maybe learn together.

I already do some sashiko embroidery, so I have a small craft background, but I'd love to branch into something completely new.

Thanks for reading — looking forward to seeing what people suggest.

Vanakkam!

I want to learn Tamil and I’m hoping to find someone experienced to guide me through it. I’m not looking for a quick conversational course — I’d love a teacher who has a real literary orientation to the language, someone who can help me appreciate its depth and richness, not just teach me grammar and vocabulary.

Ideally someone older and experienced, who genuinely loves the language and can bring that across in how they teach.

If you know someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I’d really appreciate you reaching out. Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works best.

Thanks so much in advance!

Vanakkam!

I want to learn Tamil and I’m hoping to find someone experienced to guide me through it. I’m not looking for a quick conversational course — I’d love a teacher who has a real literary orientation to the language, someone who can help me appreciate its depth and richness, not just teach me grammar and vocabulary.

Ideally someone older and experienced, who genuinely loves the language and can bring that across in how they teach.

If you know someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I’d really appreciate you reaching out. Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works best.

Thanks so much in advance!

Vanakkam

I've been wanting to learn Tamil for a while now, and the reason is close to my heart. I'm deeply devoted to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, and I'd love to be able to read his words - and the language he spoke, wrote, and lived in - directly, rather than only through translation. Learning Tamil feels like a way of expressing gratitude to a language that carried so much of his teaching and presence. I'm also interested in Tamil literature.

Because of this, I'm not looking for a quick conversational course. I'd really value a teacher who is older and experienced, someone with a genuine literary orientation to the language — not just grammar and vocabulary, but someone who can help me appreciate Tamil's depth, its literary and devotional traditions, and the register in which texts like Ramana's works and the broader bhakti/spiritual literature are written.

If you know of someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I'd be so grateful if you could reach out or point me in the right direction.
Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works.

Thank you so much in advance.

Om namo Bhagwate Ramanay Namah 🙏🏻

Vanakkam

I’ve been wanting to learn Tamil for a while now, and the reason is close to my heart. I’m deeply devoted to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, and I’d love to be able to read his words — and the language he spoke, wrote, and lived in — directly, rather than only through translation. Learning Tamil feels like a way of expressing gratitude to a language that carried so much of his teaching and presence. I’m also interested in Tamil literature.

Because of this, I’m not looking for a quick conversational course. I’d really value a teacher who is older and experienced, someone with a genuine literary orientation to the language — not just grammar and vocabulary, but someone who can help me appreciate Tamil’s depth, its literary and devotional traditions, and the register in which texts like Ramana’s works and the broader bhakti/spiritual literature are written.

If you know of someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I’d be so grateful if you could reach out or point me in the right direction. Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works.

Thank you so much in advance.

Om namo Bhagwate Ramanay Namah 🙏🏻

Vanakkam

I’ve been wanting to learn Tamil for a while now, and the reason is close to my heart. I’m deeply devoted to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, and I’d love to be able to read his words — and the language he spoke, wrote, and lived in — directly, rather than only through translation. Learning Tamil feels like a way of expressing gratitude to a language that carried so much of his teaching and presence. I’m also interested in Tamil literature.

Because of this, I’m not looking for a quick conversational course. I’d really value a teacher who is older and experienced, someone with a genuine literary orientation to the language — not just grammar and vocabulary, but someone who can help me appreciate Tamil’s depth, its literary and devotional traditions, and the register in which texts like Ramana’s works and the broader bhakti/spiritual literature are written.

If you know of someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I’d be so grateful if you could reach out or point me in the right direction. Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works.

Thank you so much in advance.

Om namo Bhagwate Ramanay Namah 🙏🏻

Vanakkam

I've been wanting to learn Tamil for a while now, and the reason is close to my heart. I'm deeply devoted to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, and I'd love to be able to read his words - and the language he spoke, wrote, and lived in - directly, rather than only through translation. Learning Tamil feels like a way of expressing gratitude to a language that carried so much of his teaching and presence. I'm also interested in Tamil literature.

Because of this, I'm not looking for a quick conversational course. I'd really value a teacher who is older and experienced, someone with a genuine literary orientation to the language — not just grammar and vocabulary, but someone who can help me appreciate Tamil's depth, its literary and devotional traditions, and the register in which texts like Ramana's works and the broader bhakti/spiritual literature are written.

If you know of someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I'd be so grateful if you could reach out or point me in the right direction.
Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works.

Thank you so much in advance.

Om namo Bhagwate Ramanay Namah 🙏🏻

Vanakkam

I’ve been wanting to learn Tamil for a while now, and the reason is close to my heart. I’m deeply devoted to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, and I’d love to be able to read his words — and the language he spoke, wrote, and lived in — directly, rather than only through translation. Learning Tamil feels like a way of expressing gratitude to a language that carried so much of his teaching and presence. I’m also interested in Tamil literature.

Because of this, I’m not looking for a quick conversational course. I’d really value a teacher who is older and experienced, someone with a genuine literary orientation to the language — not just grammar and vocabulary, but someone who can help me appreciate Tamil’s depth, its literary and devotional traditions, and the register in which texts like Ramana’s works and the broader bhakti/spiritual literature are written.

If you know of someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I’d be so grateful if you could reach out or point me in the right direction. Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works.

Thank you so much in advance.

Om namo Bhagwate Ramanay Namah 🙏🏻

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