Hi there,

l don’t know if it’s exceptional for men to have nice handwriting. l hate that rhetoric honestly.

The (French-speaking) country l come from, we were taught and required to write (cursive) legibly since elementary school. Even though the grading criteria for penmanship was rare, we were heavily penalized for bad to horrible handwriting (both boys and girls). l have come to appreciate those skills because they taught me diligence and thoroughness.

l was among those guys back in grade school back home to write down exam corrections for my teachers. Even in the states, l was designated to write down ideas for my mentors about the to-do list for jobs preparedness.

l stopped writing in cursive upon moving here because my English as a Second Language couldn’t read it. l was forced to switch to print, which l used for all of my schooling in the states. lt was towards last year (upon starting post-grad work) that l switched to cursive. lt came back stronger and much more sophisticated.

l love calligraphy. I’ve always imitated the good handwriting styles of others or the ones on Microsoft Word. My favorite from Microsoft is the italic style of writing.