Hello Steemit folks!
Its nice to meet you all, and to finally be here! I have heard a lot about you, and am excited to give Steemit a try. I have never done any written blogging, but there is a first time for everything.
First of all, this is a picture of me (Alex):
I am a product manager in New York City at a FinTech startup. I am not originally from New York City, but I have now been living here for three years. I like to keep busy and I have a lot of hobbies and side projects, with blogging now maybe being one of them. To list a few:
- Travel (first and foremost!)
- Mining (cryptocurrencies)
- Painting
- Making cocktails
- Cooking
Travel being near and dear to my heart, I like to occasionally post pictures of my travel to my website, or to my instagram. I welcome any travel suggestions that anyone has, and am happy to try and give some advice if anyone needs some! I have so far visited 29 countries, and my goal is to get to all of them. So still a little ways to go, but all in good time. Also, since I am sharing, one of my life ambitions is to do a North to South (or South to North) car trip from Cairo to Cape Town.
A little bit on my cryptocurrency background, since that is a little bit of why we are all here. I started mining bitcoin back in college as a fun side project because a bunch of my friends were into it. I caught the bug and started building bigger and more elaborate mining rigs, and started roping in my college roommate to help. When college was up I took a hiatus, but in the past year picked it back up again. I find the technical aspects of putting together computers that 1) shouldn't work, 2) generate too much heat, and 3) use too much electricity mildly entertaining, and reaping a reward from your efforts is a nice byproduct. Since picking mining back up I have begun some amateur investment and day trading in cryptocurrencies, which I have also found to be rewarding (both in a $$ sense and a mental exercise sense). So, if you don't have travel advice, maybe leave me some links to good articles on the latest crypto technology, trading platforms, or investment strategies. I will be sure to read them all!
I think that will wrap it up for me now, but I will be sure to be back with some more posts. Maybe some cocktail recipes (creations of my own), or some updates on my latest travels. As I said, I'd love to get some feedback from you guys, the community, because that is why I am here in the first place!
Happy steemit-ing (steeming?),
Alex
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Welcome to Steemit Alex. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do. :-)
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Welcome to the platform, I wish everything work out for you. It’s not easy here but not difficult neither but just ask an extra effort, engagement is the key good luck I’m @goodaytraders Start by following people and they will do the same.
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Welcome to steemit, as a fellow crypto investor you may be interested in my channel. https://steemit.com/@wolfofcrypto
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Thank you, it does look interesting! I will follow along
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As we are talking about travelling, I would like to ask you where you come from originally! As for the crossing Africa, check the Facebook page Crossing Africa, where a Canadian man is doing this on foot. If you know Spanish check acrobatadelcamino, it's a couple of Argentinian hitch-hikers who are doing the same. Anyway, welcome on Steemit ponx!
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Hey Alessio! Originally I am from Washington, DC. It looks like you are quite the traveler yourself and have done some pretty amazing trips (as well as planned some fun upcoming ones). I will check out both of those pages (I do speak and read some Spanish - enough to get around). Thank you for the advice
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Welcome to the community. Wishing you nothing but great success with Steemit. Followed because I love travelling as well and saving for some trips down the road myself. Seeing the world is the best way to spend you time I think
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I couldn't agree more! Any good recommendations?
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I am dreaming of Italy myself lol...have a lot of friends that been there and jealousy still sitting in Florida wishing to check it out but will one day. That is my dream at the moment lol
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Having been there myself actually five times I can tell you it is absolutely worth visiting. Lots of amazing history, architecture, and scenic beauty. (But I am a little biased, being that all of my ancestors are from Italy).
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Personally I come from a thick Irish background in my family, I am American but grandparents are from Ireland and we have family over there still...never been but that is on the list as well. Italy though, in life here I have always had this thing for Italian women lol....and I guess through the years of dating them I got to see some sides to the Italian way and the stories from over there and just grew to love the place from that family orientated side. Seems like a very beautiful country...not just the women lol but my fiance has some Italian in here too so that helps lol. Weird I am mostly Irish and have a thing for Italy, that must be unnatural lol
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Welcome aboard steemit! This is the right place to be.
@GLOBALFOODBOOK to get instant updates on assorted yummy and nutritious recipes from all over the world.
Please feel free to follow
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Hi!
My name is YUNSEO
24 y old nice!
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Welcome @ponx to STEEM! Traveling is life :)
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I agree! You learn a lot about the world, and yourself when you travel
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whats up Alex? amazing post! would really love to see ur further content! followed! kindly follow me back please!
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Thank you! Will do!
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Welcome to steemit. Im in crypto and painting as well. You will surely love it here. Upvoted and followed hope you follow me too
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Thank you! I love your work, definitely following. Hopefully I will get to posting some of my art soon.
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Thanks looking forward to your post soon!
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welcome to steemit :)
please follow back :D
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A fellow painter! Is that one of your pieces behind you?
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I wish! That is actually a piece by this fantastic artist named Mr. Jago. I was fortunate enough to come across his artwork while on a trip in London and ended up purchasing a piece of his. I would say that stylistically my art is in a similar space - I will definitely do a post about it soon because I have never really put any pictures out there of it and would love to get some feedback on it.
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Neat stuff! I'm a fan of that painterly quality. I would love to see what you do! I'll be following along. :)
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