Guest Blogger Roddie MacDougall: The Great Canadian Grid

Hello everyone. I’m a long time TSFC member from way back. My name is Roddie MacDougall. Some just call me Rod. I am 46 and have been living with TS well… forever!  I would like to share with you what I’ve accomplished.  Because a lot of us with TS, including me, find ourselves isolated, afraid to meet others because of twitching, I decided to learn more about how to meet others without feeling isolated. At first it started as social media, but it’s become much more than that.  I am the developer and creator of a virtual world grid called The Great Canadian Grid for Canadians where people can come and be themselves, either as an avatar or a person or whoever they want to be—without feeling embarrassed—and meet others from Canada and around the world. Currently I host the only Canadian virtual world open simulator grid, and I’d like others to see it. In the last five years of developing the grid I’ve discovered that it’s a great way to meet others without feeling isolated. I run the entire process myself with help from my global team and as of now I’m getting a license to allow streaming music and hosting for DJing inside the game. Take care and hope to see you ‘in the world’ sometime! Learn more at www.greatcanadiangrid.ca.