I joined Steemit at the end of October this year (exactly 61 days ago!), and first heard about it thanks to Hive account@finnian, who commented on one of my YouTube videos that I could make money on this platform.
It took me several months to follow up on that, but better late than never, right?

Steemit has allowed me to have a voice, to tell people what I have to say about all the topics that I'm very passionate about, such as BJJ (my passion), veganism, healthy living, travel adventures and more.

It has also given me the opportunity to make friends, even though only virtual ones (some of them claim to be from the future or from even another planet, LOL), and to connect with people from all over the globe. Steemit allows us to have something in common, no matter our background, political views, race or religion.
...Just don't tell me that you support Trump please, or I will downvote you LOL.

What I didn't expect was to become part of the #Promo-Steem group and being able to help newcomers on this platform, as well as promoting it outside of this community. It's an additional challenge for me, but I'm happy to accept it. OSS