Welcome to steemit, efoggia! Nice to meet you! I really hope you become successful in this platform!
Yeah, sometimes its best to be somewhere you are happy in than be in a place just to earn money. What sucks is that many western countries are all for themselves and thankfully there are places left in the world where there are welcoming friendly people! Sometimes its best to work on your passion than someone else's that you are not passionate about. :) I am a huge tech fan myself too! :D
Feel free to check out my blog posts too incase you find something there that interests you. :)
And you can come join my Discord group where we help new members like you get more exposure on Steemit: https://discord.gg/WmxRnc3
If you do not have a Discord, making one is very easy! If you need help setting it up, I will be glad to do so. Great Intro post! Upvoted!