*** Hello guys! I’m so glad to be finally doing this. Writing my introductory post has always been an issue since I joined the community sometime in December. I found myself procrastinating on the whole thing till I forgot about it. A huge mistake on my part but cheers! I finally did it and I plan to be active here as long as the platform still works. So, let’s get right into it. *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbA87ZtnNHTT8KyHH1QZLdnpchidt9EhGF2wxPUXC6xuJ/0b60bd39_bfaf_459d_9bde_0549356d57af.png) *** About me :), I’m Ezekiel Akpan, from a beautiful place in Nigeria. I’m probably exaggerating but it’s still a cool place to visit if you’ve not been. Well, I have a few hobbies, love video games soo much, I jog at times and I kind of do some art pieces on rare occasions though. *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbcM4YGQFeNtL2Yj6r4xHvoQb8x4Xjd282CRJZ8FiD36e/bddfddac_7064_4a21_a09d_794ad7c67efc.png) _{My water color painting of a cub and a pencil drawing of a girl} *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQSv2SWHezTomfnZnUSXbbUyEo1fnBq9F3fTdfDuHTp8X/2fbae788_75c4_430c_a4d6_f5930b114ac5.png) _{My first oil painting} *** I recently lost the drive I used to keep all my water colour paintings and drawings but those are the few ones I could find. Had a beautiful expressionist painting of myself, really miss that one. Well, these paintings are from when I was in high school and would really love to know the ones you think are great🙃. My best here is the painting with thatch houses and a few people walking around so early in the morning, trying to get some chores done. It reminds me of when I was younger. I haven’t painted in a while and I miss it so much. I had to stop when I got into the university. Everything was so tedious and I didn’t have much time for that part of me. Hope I don’t forget how to paint, if that’s possible😆. I take a run everyday and its fun knowing I'm doing something positive towards my health. STEPN helped me with that and although I lost some money there, it aided me to create a habit. Now can't wake up in the morning without the thought of hitting the road with my sneakers. *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQxxnrjpXYYgqah5ykEcTnrU3XbYEdyq96fpsvSLCEWta/img_2384_1_.jpg) _{That's me this morning before leaving home to jog} *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWXYcdTvZLSKVm4WYQuvohp7NGghrN54mFzPPvda2cdiv/4e2e85ba_512d_439d_9000_4144af95048e.png) _{Interface on the stepn app} *** One of my favorite things in the world is gaming, first person shooter games to be precise. I feel so much peace when I’m behind the screen with that mouse whooping other gamers :). I play apex legends and I can’t lie it’s the toughest game I’ve ever seen. Everything happens so fast in the game. One second you're alive looting for a fight and the next second your health is at zero😆. It's just so competitive and that's why I like it tho. The zeal to get better than everyone in your lobby keeps it interesting for me. Well, you need to try it to understand😏. Here are some pictures of me playing and my stats. *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQM1K3YGBLruHp7iEXc31WgVEitcFsEsB7sibcuSMNoQn/861b3c60_f0e4_46f7_b3b5_221cc2a70c2f.png) *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQqGTS2RH46AJesexL9wfDajpCYqHdeVFZ14V3LKqwcwt/screenshot_3_.png) _{Wraith's my best legend} *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbRhZDHd8ZCBgLoht9BTGfxGyHhPkncBYf5cdDXNQyGEd/screenshot_2_.png) _{Summary after one of my best matches} *** About religion, I'm a Christian and I attend the Apostolic Church. I'm also part of the Choir, yes! I am😁. Joining the Choir has always been a dream to me since I was little and I must say, it has been fun. I sing the tenor part since I have a light voice. Been trying to learn the guitar for a while and I can't lie, it ain't easy. I know I'll get there tho. Would have uploaded something of me in church but I hardly take pictures there, sorry about that. Aside that, I study Civil Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I love Maths, that's why I drifted to engineering. Also, I just believe since Nigeria is still a developing country, the Civil and Structural Engineers will always be wanted. It's actually a fun course to study and that’s where I met some of my friends. Well most of them aren’t on hive but there’s @theawesononso and @luckydrums. I knew awesononso since high school but those two really pushed and motivated me into Hive. Shout out to them😁. *** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWoiZShreVeTNgbAmswnXQ3DztHk1UQhrF3194u878aZF/6ea7eca2_0dd8_4e28_8ab1_2de989307bc5.png) _{@theawesononso and I} *** Well, that's enough about me, I love it that I’m here to learn more just can’t wait to connect with the guys here and kick off my first game on splinterlands. Thanks for having me!