INTRODUCTION
This still feels unreal, I'm sharing my first Hive post. It started with a mentor-mentee chat about a Web3 platform that pays it's users in crypto for expressing themselves (I'm the mentor, by the way). I've heard of people getting paid for so many kind of actions but what still feels new and almost unreal is being paid for being yourself in writing and in crypto.
The chat with my mentee has opened my eyes to exploring a whole new phase I've been so curious about.
Hopefully, you can tell by now that I'm not a novice in writing. Before Hive, there was nairaland, reddit and a few other platforms I've spent time on but I must say, the decentralization story about Hive gives me a unique sensation of Web3 and piques my interest more to what I'll find on my journey here.
I've found one more right place to be and I'm here to learn as much as I can into the Web3 space.
Maybe you've asked already, who is this new user that's interested in Hive?
Hi, I'm Juwon Eleniyan. A simple guy who loves to crack jokes, spend quality time alone, and if I do reach out, it's also for a purposeful reason, I love learning new things, watching movies, online reading, telling stories and writing them as well.
I am a fresh graduate and a serving corp member, almost at the finish line of my youth service, In Osun State, Hive feels like the perfect place for me to be at the moment, especially at this injury time, where most people ask the popular question, what next after NYSC?
As for me, I'll say, focusing on self development and working my 9-5 job at Palmpay LTD. Speaking on self development, joining HIVE is part of my self development, a place where I can gracefully express myself and share my beautiful, ugly and sincere thoughts to the world.
What brings about this persona, my journey to becoming a writer and a storyteller is a natural connection for me, I have felt this connection since childhood, it's a way of life, it's how I express my deepest and most inner soul, writing and telling stories has been a gift from the heavens, telling stories with words that embodies something great, unique and giving my stories true meaning is what defines my persona.
When my friend told me about HIVE, I felt it's a place I belonged to because I possess these qualities;
I particularly enjoyed the process in finding my footing as a newbie because I have a good guide (thank you, 
Stay tuned there is more to come.
