Introduction

in #steem5 years ago (edited)

As a new Steem user, I figured I would post an introduction so other posters could get to know me. My friend Steve (@stever82) invited me to Seem and I am really excited to start posting here.

First and foremost, I am a father and husband. Everything I do is for my wife and kids. I am a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and I am a teacher. My entire adult life has basically been dedicated to the service of others. I hold degrees in secondary education and history, as well as a masters in political science.

I love the political area and politics in general. I teach high school government so I try to keep up on what is going on to help my students engage with this arena as much as possible. On my personal time away from education and my work I am very conservative in my political beliefs. My time at war has made me question my own government, their decisions, and how they make those decisions especially in terms of how our government engages with other nations. I suffer from PTSD and this is something that certainly impacts me every day, but I have started to slowly open up about it. I look forward to exploring all political topics a bit more here with my posts.

I look forward to reading more blog posts on this site and engaging with people as much as I can. I am glad to be part of this new community.

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Welcome, buddy. Glad you are here join this group if you can Pay it forward Discord and this one Peace, Abundance, Liberty Discord

Thanks for onboarding @stever82

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Hi Steve, i was touched by the fact that you love your family so much you made them the center of your world! How cute! Well, i'm also a steemit newbie.i am a journalist and plan to take up photojournalism niche. I've learnt a few things already. They say its advisable to interact with other steemians as you post. This will help increase your follow. contribute comments for others too, join chat rooms etc..I hope i am doing it right This link is an intro to myself https://steemit.com/freewrite/@faithfulme/curious-steemit-newbie-added

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Welcome to steemit @azveteran1981.

Welcome the new steemians. Have a great day!

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Welcome azveteran,
A friend off Steve is a friend off mine , me and Steve are in payitforward together and I love that he convinced you to come aboard, so welcome
to the Steemit platform, Yes its happening you are a steemian now. This is the moment to warm welcoming you as a new user. And you receive this message because you used the #introduceyourself tag!

I was welcomed with good advice too when I started so here i am. I know that steemit may seem very overwhelming right now but don't worry. After a few blog you will be the best blogger and contributor.
If you have any questions just ask your questions on any of my blog posts and I'll be more than happy to assist you with whatever questions you may have!
I may know the answer. But very important I recommend you to never give up any off your passwords they are yours ! Please for safety tips read and visit the white paper.
To easy post use Partiko and to control your account use Steemify.
https://steemit.com/busy/@exyle/using-steemify-to-stay-up-to-date-about-the-blockchain-like-project-destiny-please-consider-blockbrothers-for-your-witness-vote The Steemify App I use is great, it is available in the Appstore and its Free.
It gives you insight on what is happening in your account.
Maybe great to join Steemterminal in Discord and visit @heyhaveyamet to See more newcomers onboard.
Here is what we do :
https://steemit.com/heyhaveyamet/@heyhaveyamet/meet-the-hhym-and-the-steem-terminal-crew-part-one-hhym
Good Luck, Have fun and I wish you loads of success on here! :)
GREETZ from Holland
Britt

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Welcome to the Steemit community @azveteran1981!
We sincerely hope you find everything you are looking for here and have found a new home.

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hello azveteran1981, welcome to steemit