A visually impaired individual shares their experience navigating through Moscow, discussing the challenges and adaptations they face in daily life. They highlight the importance of sound in their orientation, such as using a sound traffic light for safe street crossing. The person also reflects on their education at a school for the blind, their love for sports, and their achievements in extreme sports like skydiving and scuba diving. They touch upon societal perceptions of blindness, their personal relationships, and aspirations for further education in psychology and sexology. The narrative emphasizes the individual's independence, adaptability, and desire to live a full and active life despite visual impairment.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is blind.
2. The speaker attended a school for blind people in Moscow.
3. The speaker learned Braille and spent a year learning to read letters.
4. The speaker studied at a regular general education school with a special feature for teaching the blind.
5. The speaker has undergone two eye operations.
6. The speaker has prosthetic eyes.
7. The speaker has worked with a cultural teacher and adaptive physical education.
8. The speaker is involved in a program to integrate blind athletes into regular clubs.
9. The speaker has completed a scuba diving course and is certified to dive to 30 meters.
10. The speaker has gone parachute jumping and found it to be a vivid impression.
11. The speaker does not understand color and does not know what it is like to see.
12. The speaker remembers people by their voices and impressions.
13. The speaker has a girlfriend who is also blind and has been together for 7 years.
14. The speaker's girlfriend works in a store and as an operator, and writes a blog about her dogs on Instagram.
15. The speaker is interested in sexology and has completed a course on psychological counseling.
16. The speaker believes that the topic of sex is taboo, especially for the blind.
17. The speaker thinks that blind people's sexual lives are different from those of sighted people.
18. The speaker listens to music while on the road and always has music playing.
19. The speaker is a fan of a band and has met them in person.
20. The speaker answers comments on social networks and groups, especially the first ones.
21. The speaker believes in turning to people who support and motivate them to do something further.
22. The speaker is grateful for the support of their audience and motivates them to develop in a certain direction.