Greetings, Steemit! Who am I? @kennyskitchen Introduced Me! My First Post!
This post is my introduction to this platform of social interaction and content creation. I have had an account for one month shy of a year - after this year of inactivity, I have decided now is the time to start using this amazing enabling technology. Many things have influenced me to become active now, but the two perhaps most important that have actually given me the motivation to write this post are @kennyskitchen and the series he is writing "Getting My Tribe on the #Steemtrain!", and @teamsteem's post "Hello Steemit! Coinmarketcap.com Introduced Me!". Thank you everyone who has been making this site into the place it is today!
Me holding a Wax Jambu (water apple) that I picked at Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design and Botanical Studies, where I completed a 2 week Permaculture Design Course.
Who am I?
I am a 21 year old permaculture student who is currently signed up for classes at Utah State University. At this point in my life I claim to be my given name: Nathan, and you can call me Nathan. In some circles I am introduced as an "alchemist" although in that world I consider myself an extraction artist-wizard-chemist (artwizchemist?), and leave "alchemy" in the past. I have a wife who I brought with me to Utah from Alabama (where we both grew up)called Popi. I attended public school in Gadsden, AL, and spent my first year of college at the University of Alabama. I love to explore the world, I love to give my eyes new patterns to render. I see my perception as the creation of the universe I inhabit, so I try to throw my perception over as much of reality as I can so as to create a well defined universe for myself. This love of novelty has led me to move to Utah, which I see as a central location to exploring the western United States. I am an amateur content creator, I have recently began wire wrapping crystals and making jewelry, I write poetry and songs, and I like to document the events happening around me. I'm not great at describing myself, I know that the question of who I am will be better answered and illuminated as I continue to post and share my life with you.
Popi and I on a cold beach.
How did I get here?
About a year ago, like I have said, I was introduced to steemit. I first heard our word "steemit" and that particular spelling "ee" at the Jackalope Freedom Non-Event in Arizona, but for my presence there to make sense I have to go back further in my timeline.
The path that lead me here to typing this out today, was one that started at the University of Alabama. This was my first year out of my parents house. I was in total shock from the freedom, previously I had been required to be home at a certain time every night or to tell my parents exactly where I was going to be and for how long if I wasn't going to be coming back home to sleep. The world of independence was very new to me, more so than for most of my peers, who had been without that parental obligation for years longer than I had. I was really overwhelmed with the responsibility of finding myself something to do, and as a result most of my first year at college was spent inside wasting time. After a year of this inactivity and eating unhealthily, my girlfriend and I decided to take our relationship to the next level of communication, in doing so we decided that the best decision for us was to get out of Alabama, and quick. This whole year I had been spending most of my time watching Youtube Videos and reading online and generally pushing my ideology toward radical libertarianism. I was very inspired by one of Adam Kokesh's videos that was filmed at the University of Alabama: AVTM and UA YAL stand up to the police. This video excited me to the point of wanting to change my whole life to find some way to fit into this "freedom movement" that I saw igniting before my eyes. I realized that this was it, if there was a time to act it was now, and I was ready.
We packed up our things, and hit the road with the destination being Yellowstone National Park, where my friend was working for the summer. I hadn't reached out to anyone or met anyone we had heard of on the internet yet. Popi and I both were, so far, stumbling in the dark. Doing what we thought we felt to get to the places where we felt we knew.
We rushed as fast as we could across the states between Alabama and Wyoming, taking the route through Montana to come into Yellowstone from the north. Our trip lasted two weeks and took us from Yellowstone to the rocky desert southwest of Utah. Here, while up late staring at a fire one night, we decided that we could move to Utah. I observed that in this state there was more practical freedom than in Alabama. The public lands of the west create a freedom of travel that isn't present in the east, the endless BLM and forest service roads provide access to almost anywhere you can think of, and you wont be bothered for pulling off the road and camping for a few nights if you want. The public land and the mountains are what influenced me the most when I was making the commitment to moving. This move represents in my life a shift from philosophy to action, it is the titular point where I begin to discover that I could live what I thought.
After moving to Utah, I spent a year getting settled into myself and my life away from familiarity. After one year of being in the West, I realized that I was close to where Jackalope Freedom Non-Event was happening, and I decided this would be a great event to go to and have some fun. Here at Jackalope I met the people who would be my first real life interface with "the freedom movement", here I finally was able to create a clear image of who I wanted to be. Now, a year later, I have an even clearer image of my manifested form. Here at Jackalope I met Kenny (and many others! I love you all!), who was raving about steemit the whole time. When I got back home I created an account, but felt to intimidated by the amount of computer time it seemed like to me that everyone was putting into their content, and was discouraged from posting. Since then, I have been to many more places and met many more people like those I met a Jackalope, I'll share those at another time. Now a year later I am coming into the path I had outlined for myself when I first was given visions of my manifested form, and I feel mentally clear enough to direct my focus on writing.
What's Next?
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting more and more on Steemit. My first project will be a travel blog documenting a tour of the California coast. I also anticipate sharing stories from life that have already happened from memory, and I will be making short posts with little text and a few pictures (because I have so many to share!!). I am super excited, and full of energy to begin this new chapter in my life, the chapter where I actually start to write. I have been telling myself to "just start writing, dammit!" and now here I am, and I feel great.
Lovin' You & Thanks for the Read!
Me, at a Co-op in Sacramento doing an analysis of the diversity of fruits in supermarkets for USU PSC4200.
My Verification!
My wife, Popi in Cisco, UT
- All photos taken by me or Popi
Welcome to family :) Follow me back and I will surprise you on August 1 ;)
Surprise me :)
So awesome to have you with us here brother! I'm excited to watch your success on Steemit, and will do what I can to help it flourish :-)
Up-voted, re-steemed, voted from @minnowsupport, a few things on the way, and I'm about to do a post featuring my tribe who have joined this last week.
Thank you so much for supporting my entry to this platform! I feel like this is a long time coming and felt the synchronicity when I read your post about getting your tribe onto steemit that was curiously posted right after I visited the site again for the first time in a while ;)
Hola, I live near the Punta Mona Center, and I am friends with Stephen and Sarah Brooks who founded the center. What an amazing place, huh? When were you there? Did you meet LaLa, the Farm Manager?
Welcome to Steemit, please check out some of my posts: @organiccacao.
Pura Vida, and In Joy!
Hey @organiccacao! I love Stephen and Sarah! I was in Punta Mona from May 22 - June 5, and then I stayed in Costa Rica with someone I met at Punta Mona for another week. I see you make tree to bar chocolate, would you happen to be Caribeans?
I met LaLa! What an amazing person :) We should get her on here she has so much knowledge to share. I asked her one day to show me a Mimosa Hostilis tree, and she showed me a little one that was slowly growing in the Chinampa behind the chickens. I think LaLa is moving on from Punta Mona right now, I don't think she is the farm manager any longer.
Thanks for your welcome! I will check out your posts :) I know I already love your name!
Pura Vida!
Hola, I am the founder and farmer of the only 100% TREE-TO-BAR chocolate in the area: TALAMANCA ORGANICA CACAO & FINE CHOCOLATE. It is the only bar in a gold wrapper. (It is Lala's favorite, maybe you saw her with a bar while you stayed at Punta Mona.)
Lala took a break from Punta Mona. She came to my house on her way out so that I could read her astrology for now. I have been reading her chart for her for years, and I am available for a reading by a video call any time you or anyone else needs.
Sending you much love from the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Next time take a farm tour with me.
Welcome to Steemit. Enjoy the community. I look forward to your posts.
Following!
That is one heck of a good story. And read. You are very articulate in your writing. Can't wait to see the travel blog. And perhaps a background into your "alchemy".
Hey nice to see you here :) I will share much in time!
Thanks for the read & comment, sending love your way!
Welcome to Steem @firstwords I have upvoted and sent you a tip
Hello to you @firstwords (and Popi too). Great intro post- have fun on Steemit! :D
Hello to you as well. Thank you for your comment, this place is a load of fun already!
Itu jambu sangat manis kawan, di aceh jambu itu sangat di gemari oleh masyarakat aceh, saya kira di luar asia tak ada jambu seperti itu
Jambu biji, ya itu adalah nama untuk itu! Terima kasih! Yang ini saya temukan di Kosta Rika di Amerika Tengah, rasanya tidak semanis yang Anda gambarkan. Mungkin yang paling manis hanya datang dari Asia.
Welcome Firstwords its good to see more people around. Have fun in this community. I wish you many followers and new friends :-) Cheers @chrisx
Thanks @chrisx!
Welcome to the community is a pleasure to have you here and enjoy the freedom of expression that gives you this page.
I am so thankful for the circumstance that allows me to be free, thank you for your welcome.
@firstwords thanks for your great introduction and welcome to Steemit. May your writing flourish and you find many new friends.
Hello and welcome! My name is @zeartul please check out @bellyrub for some sweet votes!
Super solid post @firstwords! I'll definitely tag along to read your upcoming posts!
Thanks @burgernfries!
Welcome to steemit, happy to have you here
Welcome Firstwords to Steemit ! . I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community :) Nice post, i will follow your account, please follow me at @khunpoom
Hello, and welcome to Steemit! :)
Hey :) Thank you for your welcome!
Hello and welcome! Followed and upvoted! I read tarot and write about everyday life stuff. Check it out if you would like.
Hey! That sounds cool (: I'll check you out!
Nice post dude! follow me
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Nathan the alchemist, welcome to our little party :)
Thank you for the welcome :)
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Welcome to Steemit firstwords.
Thanks @hackerwacker!
Welcome to the community. your introduction was very nice. Followed. Follow me back 😘
Just figuring out this new site, and I love it. Did my intro post today. Very happy to meet you!
yay!! Welcome to steem :)