Hang on, let me get this straight. There’s a contest that’s giving away a ticket to SteemFest, and travel funds too?
Yay for Steemit awesomeness!!! Sign me up! I’ll weave a little dream here in this post for you, @steemfestdreams.
When @roelandp announced the location and date of SteemFest 3, I wrote it off as way too far and way too expensive for this mama. I looked up the price of the plane ticket, just in case, but that solidified my certainty that I couldn’t do it.
Do I want to go? Seems like a simple question, but it’s a bit of a tricky answer.
It’s funny, ‘cause I’ve got wanderlust in my essence. I’m a gypsy queen, always wanting to see new places. So, yes, of course I want the chance to go to Krakow and see what it’s about. I love old architecture, and a glimpse into other cultures.
I have a confession, though: I’m a little scared to go that far from my family at this point in my life. Maybe that’s all the more reason for me to go, to push boundaries and remember who I am as a solo adventurer. Part of me wishes I were as brave and well-travelled as @crimsonclad. Maybe one day I’ll get there.
And why would other people benefit from me going to SteemFest? Well, I'm fun, I have a positive energy that's contagious, and who doesn't love a Canadian?
photo: Greg Eymundson/insight-photography.com. Yes, that's me.
All the beautiful people.
The biggest draw, of course, is the people.
I read in the #steemsugars discord that @soyrosa is going (AHHHHHHH! I want to meet Rosanne so bad!), and @princessmewmew, and @gmuxx and even @rhondak! I’d love to be there to meet my Steem-family and share in the stoke as @thewritersblock launches to the next level.
There will surely be a lot of witnesses in attendance, and I’m always interested in that side of the story. Would I get to see the face behind @gandalf’s cloak, or have a laugh with the good pirate @drakos?
Meeting the faces behind the avatars is such a gift. I can only imagine the kind of friendships formed at SteemFest.
Meetups are the best!
I’m headed to my second Steem meetup in less than ten days! A bunch of fabulous people will be converging in the Smoky Mountains north of Atlanta, Georgia, including some great friends from #thealliance. @sircork is even bringing a truck full of music gear for me to lay down some tracks. It’s going to be so much fun!
I remember sitting between @enginewitty and @lukestokes at my last Steem meetup (in Nashville, Tennessee) when the dates for the Georgia meetup were shared. Luke said “I’ll be there.”
“I won’t,” I said. And then I made a liar of myself a month later when I bought my plane ticket.
I’ll be taking three flights to get to Atlanta, and three flights to get back to BC, but it'll be worth it!
I’m going to get to see @crescendoofpeace, @ameliabartlett and @hobotang, and @papacrusher, and @instructor2121, and probably some other awesome people! And @enginewitty, who is organizing the meetup, became family for me on my last trip. Gonna be great to see him again, too.
These kinds of friendships make the world a better place.
The social side of the Steem blockchain is helping us connect by sharing on our blogs and hanging out in discord. We become a worldwide family, heedless of borders and race, focused on empowerment and authentic connection, brought together with technology that is revolutionizing our planet.
Meeting face-to-face takes it to a whole new level, and brings humanity closer together.
This is why I want to go to SteemFest.
And maybe y’all would even let me sing you a song. Who knows? ;)
Thanks to @aggroed, @dynamicgreentk, and @richardcrill for judging, and good luck to everyone who dares to dream of a free ride to Steemfest!
Peace. @katrina-ariel
All photos mine unless otherwise credited.
Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steemit.
dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne
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