I recently attended Anarchapulco 2018 and made the 40 hour flight from Bali, Indonesia. There's a good chance that I traveled further than anyone else to attend this year and I won't miss this conference for anything.
This was my 3rd year (and the conference's 4th year running) and this was BY FAR the largest turnout ever. The first year I went, there were probably 300 people (in 2016). Last year maybe 500 ppl (in 2017) and this year there were easily 1500 people in attendance!! Simply amazing.
In past years, I was a speaker and presented in 2016 on "How to build your business with Virtual Assistants". Many of you know that I am the Founder/CEO of Liberty Virtual Assistants and specialize in helping crypto/blockchain teams quickly hire experienced and afordable customer services representatives. Check us out :) (shameless plug) https://www.LibertyVAs.com
In 2017, I spoke on Anarchy 3.0 - Building Freedom through Entrepreneurship and it may have been my best presentation every. I recorded it for your viewing pleasure ;)
This year I was only a spectator and really enjoyed the lower stress and ability to float around and take it easy. I met so many Steemian friends and here's a few pics!
Here's @emancipatedhuman and I hanging at the lobby bar
The one and only @lukestokes!!
Hanging with @rogerkver, altho i have no clue what happened with my camera.
and here's Roger on stage calling out the Bitcoin Core religious
Hangin' w/ my homey @jza
Oh, and you know @jankasparec was there!
Ofcourse @kennyskitchen was there. Sweet beard, amigo
Loved hanging w/ my main man @sterlinluxan
And @Terrybrock was holding down the MC spot again
Check out my awesome Steem hat w/ my brother @inzan1ty. Look at that conference room!!!
And there's @juangalt (altho i have no clue why he's not posting yet...
I got to meet @luzcypher on the plane ride in and just learned about the "Steem Open Mic" project. Very cool! (and look at @jza sneaking in this pic)
Check out @riceowladam
@LAYL holding it down with that sick ass beard!
Jason King of Academy on stage rocking it out...
Some ppl that I hung with but didn't get pictures with were @jeffberwick (aka @dollarvigilante), @jamesc, @adamkokesh, @healthiswealth, @slickwilly, @broncnutz (who let me know all about the VICE token and project).
Here's a few more pics from the resort, which was AMAZING!
Check out Ron Paul!!
The lobby bar was where most of my networking was done ;)
View from the hotel room. Not too shabby, eh?
Check out the flamingo!
And then there was a peacock! Check out that tail...
And last but def not least, the amazing artist who rocked out several beautiful paintings while we enjoyed the conference presentations
So that's it! If you were there and I didn't see you, please a comment and say hi! Jeff Berwick came and hung for a bit towards the end and said that he'd like for me to speak next year at Anarchapulco 2019 and you better believe i'll be there.
Let's strive for peace, freedom and ANARCHY in 2018!!
In Liberty,
Ashe
Hey @ashe-oro, thanks for sharing this great overview. It looks like you had an amazing time and met some really cool people!
I work full time on the blockchain industry and I was really considering going, but work commitments meant I had to stay in Ireland, where I am from.
I see from your bio that you are a crypto economist, I'm working on some tokenomics papers at the moment and would love to get your input. Thanks again for the great post!
hey @lukebrn, thx for stopping by. I'l be glad to check out your tokenomics papers. I think you just added me on facebook? I rly rly rly wish Steemit had private messages and group convos.
That's great. I didn't actually, strange that someone with my name did! I agree with you there, there's Steemit Chat but its UI isn't great. I'll add you on Facebook now if that's OK and we can talk more?
@ashe-oro, It was great seeing you at Anarchapulco! Wish we could have chilled more, but I'm super stoked for @steemsmarter.
When are you coming back to America? You know you love Denver. 🌲🌲🌲 😁
oh yeah, u know i love Denver. Dem trees ;) We gotta make more time next year, amigo. We're abt to make some big changes to @steemsmarter. Gonna provide a lot more value. Just the MVP right now.
Wow its amazing how many big celebrities of the crypto world you met, I am so jealous!
Loved that. I just hope he'd actually post something on steemit occasionally like @dan does. Great set of pics. Loved the peacock. I've always loved the peacocks. Seems you've had a great time :-)
great sir amazing tour you enjoy! 1500 ppl attend and it will more and more in 2018 and so on, soon i will be there in 2019 to meet you sir!all legend meet together ! thank you sir sharing your journey trip photos and making steemit great! see you soon
do you plan to do in 2019??? Do you live in Canada?
yaah soon i will be there in 2019! my english os not so strong i am working to improve it!
hi sir can please check your wallet i leave a message for you?
@ashe-oro this is epic, in the pics you were smiles all through.
Crowd of 1.5k is encouraging.
I'm short of words.
I have not been on a plane before so I can't tell the of 40hrs flight journey stress.
Thank goodness for journey mercies and a successful conference meet.
I love all the friends and buddy in this post especially the guy with the beards @kennyskitchen.
All the friends listed here are new usernames to me.
The only username that I have come across in several posts is @dollarvigilante
@ashe-oro that will be all as it's a rainy and Cold Monday at my end.
WELCOME BACK HOME👌
so many active Steemians at the conference :) wishing you sun and warmth
@ashe-oro you are so kind.
I'm glad you cared😃
How was Mexico, Indonesia to Mexico is a long trip. I hope you enjoyed the event, from the pictures i could see you had fun. That's a very beautiful peacock. I grew up with 10 of them
it was such a long trip, but totally worth it! omg...10 peacocks?? Was it a farm?
Yes and my Dad loves them alot. The tail feathers of the mail are used for beautification when they fall off
Don't make me cry cuz I wasn't there...
Nothing is greater than networking, going out of your comfort zone, clearing your head and meeting other great minds.
Its certain you had great fun.
Wish I was there
Thanks for sharing such beautiful moments @ashe-oro
I think, atending of Anarchapulco 2018 is enjoyable for you. Your photography was awesome. I think you have capture your memorable moment. It will be here forever.
thank you :) Glad you liked the post.
Glad to see Ron Paul there , i am a big admirer of him . I wanted to see him as POTUS . I would like to hear his speech .
a lot of us wanted to see RP as POTUS. Pretty much everyone but RP himself.
Excellent your every photography really awesome..
hope you enjoy alot at anarchapulco @ashe-ore
i did, it was a freakin blast!
nice people
I'll check out your website
Thanks fir sharing... Upvoted
Hello @ashe-oro
This is one big sacrifice, man...
To have gone this far in identifying with a scheme you believe so much in is an eloquent testimony of your undiluted love for this program. I just hope and pray that those who have so much start considering this type of sacrifice as a ground for Delegation. Keep Steeming. Don't relent.
@eurogee, the founder of @euronation community
How quickly it comes and goes. And we didn't even get a picture! Looking forward to seeing you speak in 2019!
This is awesome!!! I wish I could go there! Maybe in the next few years, now I am just too busy.