story time - yesterday was the first time i encountered someone who stutters as well.

story time - yesterday was the first time i encountered someone who stutters as well. So yesterday i went to my universities orientation. We got into large groups and we had to say" name , your major, and something you like doing." I was the first one picked and i said it all without stuttering because i was pretty confident. So it was going around the circle and it stopped into a korean kid. He was silent for a while and i wasn't pay attention so i looked over and then I noticed he was blocked. His lips were moving in a weird way and his face was making a weird reaction just like i do when i block hard. The instructor said "its ok we can skip you if you want" he nodded yes. That moment i felt something hit me in my heart cause I've been in the same situation as him and i could feel the embarrassment. Ive never met someone besides my uncle that stutters and this felt really good in a weird way. He was alone most of the time and i could tell he didn't like to talk to people. I came up to him and introduced myself to him and he took really long to say his name so i read his name tag for him. I told him "don't worry i stutter to bro." He didnt understand me and said "what". I told him "i stutter too." He thought i was mocking him (i think)or something because i was speaking fluently the whole time. We eventually were talking to each other and everytime i stuttered in front of him i didnt care because he had it also. This is the first time i stuttered freely and confidently infront of anyone. I asked him if anyone else he knew stuttered and he said "no." It was the first for us both. I met a new friend in my new university that i can be myself around. Also at the end of the day we had a discussion.We had to say a single word that described some play we watched. When it came to him he couldnt get the word out so they skipped him. I said a word and explained it a little, fluently. The next question we all had to answer was explaining the word. i told him" don't think about it just say words you can say, have confidence like I'm doing." He took a while but he finally got his whole sentence out in front of a large group. I felt so proud and he looked really happy also. We exchanged instagrams and i will keep in touch with him. First day at my university was a success man. For some reason I also stutter less in this new school because i am confident i will do good. tl:dr met a korean boy who stutters at my university. we both talked and i really enjoy having my first friend who stutters like me.