Hello there!!!
Photo: C. Varley
My name is Miriam and I am from the sunny Canary Islands. Don’t worry! You don’t need to squeeze your brain trying to figure out where on earth those islands are!! Just have a look at the map.
Well… we are just under the red mark, oops.
Let's have a look at ground level.
Photo: T. Hisgett
Photo: T. Morales Herrera
Photo: A. Mitchell
Better?
First of all, excuse my English, but the language of Shakespeare it’s not my mother tongue… although I try hard. Believe it or not, I first heard about Steemit only a few days ago and, since then, I have been navigating through the site, reading tons of really good and helpful messages. This is kind of addictive!!
Sorry, I have just realised that I haven’t uploaded my photo yet. Here we are…
Photo: Sarah
This is me on a good day (just kidding!)
Unfortunately, this boring person is me.
So, now that you have put a face to the name, I guess it’s time to talk a little bit about myself. I used to work in the “highly respectable” world of politics. In fact, I was crazy enough to follow a Ph.D. on the subject. I had this naive idea that I could help to change the world bringing some honesty to politics. However, after years fighting against the tides, I realised that I was only a drop of water in the middle of the ocean. And yes, sometimes many drops of water can turn into a tsunami but, being realistic, that hardly happens.
After much thinking, I decided that I didn’t want to spend the rest of my professional life surrounded by an unfriendly and slightly dehumanised environment. Instead of that, I changed profession and now I am a freelance translator and writer. Is it really necessary to say that if I only knew, I could change my job before? Thanks to this decision, now I don’t feel like beating up my colleagues every single day (just kidding again!). Even better, I have found my passion in life: writing. And by the magnificent posts on Steemit, I guess that many of you share this passion with me.
My intention is to write about a variety of issues:
- Life and health
- News
- Sports (I was a professional swimmer)
- History and Politics (how not!!)
- Comedy (I don't know why but many things weird happen to me the whole time and I started to believe that maybe, just maybe... it's me)
- Recipes and cooking (another of my passions)
- Animals (I simply adore them)
In brief, thank you for being there and for allow me to be part of this incredible community.
A todos aquellos que comparten conmigo el idioma de Cervantes... me gustaría darles un gran hola.
Como podrán ver en las fotos sobre estas líneas, soy canaria y recientemente he descubierto esta página y también mi pasión por la escritura. Bueno... en realidad siempre ha estado ahí esperando el momento (y el tiempo) adecuado para salir a la luz.
Ah... y este es mi careto (el real)
Soy politóloga e historiadora, aunque ya no me dedico a mi profesión porque no podía seguir soportando muchas cosas no muy éticas que veía prácticamente a diario. Ahora soy mucho más feliz traducciendo y escribiendo para varias agencias de noticias.
Mi intención es escribir sobre una variedad de temas y compartir diferentes ideas con todos ustedes (si se dejan...). Entre otros temas, me gustaría escribir sobre:
- Estilo de vida
- Animales
- Historia y políticas (¡cómo no!)
- Deportes
- Cocina y recetas
También he visto en la página que hay una sección de comedia y mucho me temo que acabaré utilizándola más de lo esperado. No es que me dé por escribir monólogos para el club de la comedia o algo parecido, pero siempre me están pasando cosas de lo más frikis. Con el tiempo, he llegado a la conclusión de que debo ser yo quien atrae estas cosas. En fin... muchas gracias por compartir esta afición por la escritura y estoy encantada de formar parte de esta maravillosa comunidad internacional.
Un gran abrazo
Welcome Miriam.
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Thank you!!
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Welcome to the platform. Nice to meet you as well.
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Thanks!! Nice to meet you!!
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welcome to steemit.
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Thank you!! I am still a bit lost trying to familiarise myself with the platform. I guess it's a matter of time.
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Welcome to steemit :) If you have any question just click to Follow on my profile and ask :)
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Thanks. I will have a look around during the weekend to try to figure out a few basic things, like how to delete a post. However, I accept your invitation, it's really kind of you.
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Hello and welcome the steem world! I really admire your decision about changing your profession. As now you have started writing, you would be feeling calm and peaceful? Aren't you? :)
Enjoy your stay here. Wish you best of luck.
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Actually, it wasn't an easy decision... too many years invested in education and gaining experience. But I had two options: being unhappy for other 30 years dealing with many things that I didn't find ethical or being happy. And yes, I love writing... so eventually it was the right decision. Thank you and nice to meet you!
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