I was unsure how to begin my initial post, especially after reading so many entertaining introduction articles from Steemit members. I felt it was very important for me to tell the Steemit community the unique way of how I have arrived here. Before you continue reading, feel free to read the article entitled “Steem is Famous as a Currency! I Was Recognized in Tenerife!” from @kus-knee, (sourced below). It may help put this article in context
My journey into the world of Steem started around October 2017. I had been a supporter of the website since using the platform to read ideas from likeminded individuals. I had actually favorited an article in the past…and now that I have finally arrived on this platform I guess it’s only fair to give a shout out to: @varunsangwan who’s article was the first post I had ever bookmarked
I had never written blogs (or even had an account) on the Steemit site but I have been involved with writing content for 4 years and specifically Crypto associated content for around 2 years for both individuals and organisations.
Now lets fast forward a few months to December 2017 when myself and some friends decided to pick a random European city out of a hat to go for a small weekend away.
Fast forward a day later and we had booked flights to Spain to the city of Tenerife. We arrived at 2am into our hotel and the first thing I did was try to log onto the hotel Wifi to hit publish on a website I had made where I would be publishing my own content, (I didn't have time to publish beforehand as we left in such a rush). The problem was It Was Written in our hotel room “No Wifi available”.
I didn't want to log into my personal accounts from public Wifi networks and my phone had been dropped (this will be detailed in a later post), making it difficult to see the content on the screen. It’s fair to say I had to take a step away from the crypto world; however the sunshine, amazing people and house wines, kept my mind of crypto…for the most part.
This was the first time since 2014 I hadn’t been aware of what was happening with the Crypto Markets so I decided to just let things be and enjoy the rest of the holiday. On our final day me and my friend were walking down the beach (slightly hung over) when I spotted a familiar logo from a mile away. It was 3 vertical blue lines on a T shirt.
I said to my friend (who has no interest in the world of Cryptos), “I recognise that logo” and without thinking I shouted “Steem!”, and to my amazement the pair turned around and the woman (who I later found out to be called @LellaBird69) said – “you recognise this logo?”
I responded with “Yes, its Steem right?”
I remember at that moment having so many questions rushing into my head, they included “where are you both from?”, “How are you associated with Steem”, and “why are you in Spain”. Instead my first question I asked 2 very respected Steemit members was “where did you purchase those T-Shirts from!” – I kick myself every other day for asking this as I am someone who has 0 interest in fashion and is a huge Crypto Enthusiast.
I was able to speak to both @kus-knee and @lellabird60 for around 10 minutes but I could see my friend was beginning to get restless. Me and @kus-knee shared similar views about the Crypto Space and he gave me a short insight into Bitshares along with other developments predominately focused around Steemit.
I made the decision following the conversation to not hit publish on my website and start to push content through the Steemit platform in 2018.
However there were 2 things I promised to do on my first ever blog post and that was to post the below picture .
The second was to say Thank you to @kus-knee and @lellabird60. Since our chance encounter I am keen to contribute to the platform and support other authors by providing feedback on posts and sharing them within my crypto groups. @Kus-knee thank you so much for your warm welcome to this platform and being a great pioneer for Steemit.
After reading this post I have realised it is not so much an introduction to myself but more so a homage to a chance encounter and the journey to how I have got here, which I am satisfied with :)
Maybe that will be a post for another day but for now I’d like to finish this post by saying Happy belated 9th Birthday Bitcoin!
Sources:
@varunsangwan and the first Steemit article I had in my bookmarks.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@varunsangwan/the-history-of-bitcoin
@Kus-Knee and @Lellabird60: The insightful blog about our chance encounter
https://steemit.com/steem/@kus-knee/the-old-dog-discovers-steem-is-famous-as-a-currency-i-was-recognized-in-tenerife
@Kus-knee: The great introduction The Old Dog gave me and an insightful introduction to the platform for any Steemit user.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@kus-knee/the-old-dog-makes-a-personal-welcome-to-bit-sp-and-to-all-newcomers-a-comprehensive-guide
I hope you liked this introductory post, feel free to ask any questions in the comments section. I have some questions of my own to members of the community.
How did you first get introduced to the Steemit Platform?
What were you doing 9 years ago in the Crypto space?.jpg)
If you met another Steemit Member what would your first question be?
Thanks for reading.
Great post @bit-sp!... it was great meeting you in Tenerife...
You are a great writer and I thoroughly enjoyed your post...looking forward to more...
i want to join cryptocurrency but i dont have a credit card any idea how can i join,,,
Be being on Steemit you have joined crytptocurrency and you don't need a credit card. You mine with your mind and you earn Steem.
@kus-knee i want to make friends which know my name and can be in touch with is it possible dear ?
Well I can teach you how.... Or I can hook You up with some one who will devote her time jusf for you.
Thank you Lella, im looking forward to contributing to some of your Steemit challenges! Keep them coming :)
Hi, i forgot to add - as this is my first post, any feedback would be great :)
Great first post. From all the way in Australia!
Thanks for the feedback Adam! I have been reading some of your posts, amazing that the platform has hit the other side of the world!
Good stuff old dog! Can I get one of those cool shirts??😁😁
You can purchase them through @airmatti's on line shop! He will accept SBD and Steem as a payment method as well!
The Steem franchise is flying - im keen to get a Tshirt and a few things for the Summer time. @airmatti can expect an order from me when i have figured Steem out a bit more :)
A big welcome to you @bit-sp, we've been anxiously awaiting you're arrival. Steemit is great for discussing all things crypto so I'm sure that you'll do great here!
9 years ago in crypto. Nothing! I was an Old Dog trying to learn the new crypto tricks as of a few years ago. Luckily someone had gifted me a few Bitcoin about 6 years ago and when I finally "found" them I threw them into BitShares before they even launched. That was a great move. I now hold just Bitcoin, a little Litecoin, Steem and BitShares.
I'm looking forward to supporting you on your journey here!
Thank you @kun-knee. Since joining i have been hooked on your posts so you can expect some feedback, i have scheduled some time to analysing Bitshares more to see if its still a good investment for me, so you can expect to be hearing from me very soon :) Im hoping to get to grip with the platform asap.
Thank you for everything
love you steemit love you so much and yeah btc too lol
Thanks buddy
I say again...Happy birthday Bitcoin
✌✌✌🎈🎈🎈🎈
Thanks Buddy. Your have some great pictures on your profile - i will do my best to take some good snaps to share.
Of course you can..😊😊😊✌
Welcome :) Your first post is great! What a fun chance meeting you had. We live in a very small world.
I came to Steemit through my husband @johnjgeddes just over a year ago. I took time off - actually I quit....and powered down to zero. After about 6 months I came back and am fairly active.
Re crypto - zero experience.
Thank you @countrygirl. Thanks to @Johnjgeddes as well for getting you involved and making it possible for you to share some great snaps on your profile, we had some snow in the UK but i dont think its competed much with what you are dealing with.
Aw that's sweet that you checked out my blog. Thank you for that. The weather is very cold this year that's for sure and the poor people on the east coast got hammered with ice and rain and snow - I think someone said it was a snow cyclone. Never heard of that before.
Anyway, good to meet you and hopefully we'll bump into one another on our journey here.
Nice introductions
@Kus-knee has helped and still is helping a lot of people including me and you!! Hopefully he becomes more and more successful!!!
Definitely - a great ambassador for the platform. Im hoping to follow in some great footsteps as i can see you have also done with your posts.
Further to my last email i would enjoy hearing the story of how @kus-knee helped to introduce you to the platform!
That’s a long story let’s save that for another day. LOL
https://steemit.com/steemit/@zack55/is-bitcoin-a-good-investment