Never too Late to Start

little-enso (41) in introduceyourself • 6 years ago (edited)

Hi steemit,

I'll keep this quick and short. Name's Benny, Chinese-American, born and raised in New York. Currently an architecture student at Pratt Institute and I'm looking for a platform to showcase my work_○○○

^{Well if you're actually interested, here is my story}

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After my first year of college, I had decided to take a break from my education to experience a little bit of life...on my own terms.

I learned, I played, I explored.

Although I quickly became accustomed and content with this lively lifestyle, it was lonely. Weeks and months started to speed by and soon time became a blur. My job at Gaonnuri, a high-end Korean restaurant in K-town NYC, had become so mundane, autonomous and above all, torturous. This story-line had hit a dead end.

Three years passed by quickly but luckily I was able to make my way back to Pratt. It's weird being a sophomore, while all your former classmates are in their thesis year and getting ready to graduate. But I'm grateful for all the familiar faces who were willing to give a helping hand. The transition back into a learning environment wasn't as smooth as I had planned it to be and it was definitely a little hectic.

Trying to have a good balance between school work, "work" work, and my personal life was and still is the epitome of my daily struggle as a responsible adult...

Aside from the constant dreadful feeling of lagging further and further behind my peers, it was a good year of learning. I was able to attend Pratt's graduation of 2018 and from the bottom of my heart, I wish all my friends the greatest of success in whatever paths they choose take.

Fast tracking to where I am currently

Around two weeks ago I attended an exhibition which a close friend of mine, @twotoedsloth, had invited me to. It was titled Crypto Renaissance, located in Bushwick, Brooklyn and put together by @sndbox, a company currently run by two architects, Michael Lee and Kirk Finkel. The focus was Steem, a currency that powers social media platforms that rewards its community for the content it creates. The project that stood out among all the others was Steem Park. To me, cryptocurrency is still tied with notions of disbelief and skepticism. So for something so intangible to be able to take an idea by real world people and to manifest it in the real world by creating a real world occupiable space... now that is eye opening.

I will be using steemit as a way of showcasing my ideas and design processes. My problem now is the lack of consistency, always being quickly entertained by an idea and just as quickly losing interest.

This is where I learn to define myself as a future architect and designer.
I look forward to sharing my work, learning from all your feedback and thank you for welcoming me into the community

little enso
HK

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6 years ago by little-enso (41)

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moala (57) · 6 years ago

Welcome to steemit @little-enso . I really like your dedication. Keep it up.

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steemsociety (61) · 6 years ago

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newsteemians (63) · 6 years ago

Welcome to Steem Community @little-enso! As a gentle reminder, please keep your master password safe. The best practise is to use your private posting key to login to Steemit when posting; and the private active key for wallet related transactions.

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richard-921 (60) · 6 years ago

Welcome nice to have you here , maybe you are lucky to be joining when steem is at a really low price . When price is low less people are posting and you have a better chance to earn steem . I highly recommend you post a lot and keep on posting . Till you get to at least 15 Steem Power. Don’t give up . I don’t recommend you buy Steem Power but I do recommend you post often till you get to 15 Steem Power. If you can not post go ahead and make sure to vote at least 6 times when you wake up and 4 times when you are going to bed. Don’t forget to get all your friends to do the same! I repeat I would never tell someone to buy 15 steem but honestly for 95% of the people here will only get to 15 if the buy them ! It’s up to you Good Luck with the choice you make

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ichie1 (1) · 6 years ago

Hi Benny, welcome to steemit! I am @ichie1 and I’ll love to see your progress and success here.

Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.

Henri Nouwen

Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold.

Joseph Parry

The link below is steemit frequent asked questions’ page, it may help answer some of your questions as young member to steemit; https://steemit.com/faq.html

Let’s heal our world with genuine love and acceptance for one another.

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joeyarnoldvn (61) · 6 years ago

Awesome.

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tibfox (69) · 6 years ago

Hey Benny !
I enjoyed reading your introducing - you described very well how you felt the last years and I see a big and successful future for you.
To walk concious through our life and perceive problematic situations and feelings is really important to get a good balance in life.
I am looking forward to read more of you man !

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cosmiccrimes (45) · 6 years ago

Welcome!

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heigovannik (47) · 6 years ago

Hello and welcome to Steemit! :)

If you are also into cryptocurrencies then you are more than welcome to visit my channel, as I have made the commitment to share everything with others.

Let me know if need any help.

Best of luck to you!

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luppers (63) · 6 years ago

Hi Beeny,

This is a lovely introductory post, Thank you for taking the time to write the post and say hello to the community!

I am here to help!

I would encourage you to keep posting and comment on others users content to help make a name for yourself and to get the most out of the platform!

Feel free to comment on my content and I'll up vote your comments! Drop me a follow so you can comment a lot and get a lot of my upvotes!

I have upvoted your post!

Luppers :)

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travelsofalan (41) · 6 years ago

hi welcome to steemit i only just started myself good luck @travelsofalan

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pauladamski (43) · 6 years ago (edited)

Hey man! Welcome to steemit. From what I read, you're no stranger to steem concept, so I won't bore you with newbie stuff. I'm probably the first one to actually write a comment. Believe me, even the ones that look sincere, usually are copy/paste, yeah, I know, pretty sad.
Leaving school and going back, that's tough, I did it my self and it didn't go so well for me, so kudos to you. Sounds like you got a good grasp on "reality", I'm looking forward to seeing your work and your ideas. Have fun and don't take anything too seriously.
Must be nice to have friends in high places; couple weeks, one post and your rep's already at 41 :)