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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦
@hfxmermaid.bsky.social
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A maritime midlife mermaid mother. Youtuber, Mermaid, Canada, Toddler Mom, Photography, Model, Freediver, Author, Actress, Public Speaking, endo warrior https://youtube.com/@hfxmermaid https://halifaxmermaids.com/ https://linktr.ee/rainamermaid
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Hello 🦋 ap! My name is Raina and I have been a professional mermaid for 16 years. I make fun videos on YT and gotten to be in tv/movies/music videos. Im a mum to one because I have endometriosis, he's my miracle kid. Toddler. I play guitar and enjoy photography, karaoke and freediving.
My latest video in my Mermaid 101 series is up!

This is a series of lectures I gave introducing people to the mermaid industry and hobby. It's great for newbies and people who are interested in the business or hobby side of things.

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Professional Mermaid Skills, Artistry, Tail Makers & More - Mermaid 101 Part 3
YouTube video by Raina Mermaid
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A common thread I am seeing across SAR in NS is terrible or no cell coverage limiting people's ability to call for help, and limiting helps ability to mobilize. I remember making a 911 call in Truro and couldn't keep a signal. Wasn't this an election promise at some point? To address it?
I know multiple folks who either had to work the attempted rescue, or were related to the victims, of the terrible tragedy this passed weekend for those two kids. It's such a horrible horrible case, pit in my stomach all weekend. My mama heart breaks for them.
I hope you're ok now, that musta been scary! Dad just waited 3+ hours and they finally there. He'd have gone to ER himself but terrible pain couldn't sit in the car.
This is in no way shading EHS but my dad been waiting hours for an ambulance. He was told it could be a 4 hour wait. Years ago I called for a man at a restaurant having anaphylaxis and it still took an hour. I sent another patron to a nearby pharmacy for help while we waited. We need to do better
Another week, another fire fighter 50/50 I didn't win lol 😂
Ophelia trend?? I may have been at that one a decade now. 😅😅 Mermaid style.
This explainer video has been living rent free in my head. I'm very open to using AI for non creative heavy lifting of grunt tasks but we obviously need laws to govern it's use and the impact on the environment. I didn't know about the hidden text! Wild.
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AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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We need laws that hold social media accounts accountable for letting bots run rampant. Spreading misinformation, being used for targeted harassment, AI slop etc. but then it would come out most actually only have like 20-30% real users and the rest are bots lol.
Mermaid 101 - Terminology, Tails & Accessories

As part of my guest Panel, here is part 2 of my talk. Great for folks interested in the community or new to it!

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Mermaid Tails, Accessories, Terminology and Tools - Mermaid 101 - Part 2
YouTube video by Raina Mermaid
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Nanny and I absolutely loved Patricia as Mrs. Bucket from keeping up appearances. (I'm sorry, bouquet) This woman lived a long and fascinating life and inspired me a lot with her talk of female aging and life long learning. I have so many happy memories laughing about her with my nanny ❤️❤️
I just keep trying to remind myself; I'm in a historically difficult phase/season of my life, and we are living in unprecedented times. We are all just doing the best with what we have, and feeling down from time to time is a normal and healthy response to the chaos.
Some fun underwater footage in the Tanin Tides! If you're curious about the extended fluke on this, I was shocked...barely any drag! Looked so good.

I filmed this footage by myself too!

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I Swam in the Ocean in a Mermaid tail & Filmed Myself - Ocean Swim 360 Mertailor Tanin Tides
YouTube video by Raina Mermaid
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Working hard to learn 360 video. Here's my latest attempt with a longer description in the photo

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Some of the shots from shooting with @hfxmermaid.bsky.social. Full gallery should be up on my homepage now!

(Yes, I held off posting just so I could use #FishyFriday)

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky
My latest video! Featuring my custom designed mertailor fabric mermaid tail, while practicing in a hotel pool during travel. Filmed with my 360 camera fully by me! Mertailor Mermaid Tails By Eric Ducharme

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Please like and subscribe!! It means a lot.
My Custom Mertailor Fabric Mermaid Tail - Hotel Pool Practice
YouTube video by Raina Mermaid
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I dont watch much American TV that isn't streaming platforms. I just flipped on CBS for the MTV VM awards and uh.... right before they started... an ICE commercial?!?! yikes.
Starting the long journey of editing up all my summer content, here's a feature looking at my Orca themed tail created by Mertailor. I filmed this fully by myself, using a 360 camera while I swam.

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Killer Whale Orca Mermaid Mertailor Tail - Swimming Practice in Hotel pool
YouTube video by Raina Mermaid
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Just got out of a movie with one of the worst audiences ever. So many people using phones with full brightness and loud notifications, talking, up and down seats constantly, chewing loudly on plastic bottles!!!! Gah.