My name is Timothy Sunny am from Nigeria ( in Africa) this would be an introduction and I also would be talking about how I found Hive. 
My Interest
I had a love for programming and hacking from a very young age and have always been fascinated by how computers work ( both hardware and software). Am currently in the university majoring in computer science, because I couldn't find any other course to spend 4 years doing. Am a programmer and I have worked on some projects in the past, am into web development mostly backend, I fell in love with Python and became familiar with Django
I developed an interest in writing during the lockdown, and since wanted to be a content creator. I tried YouTube but I suck at editing and my PC doesn't make it enjoyable so I decided to write.
I tried writing on medium, but there was one issue, I couldn't earn from writing on medium, most of you may have heard of medium partner program something like that, but it looks like it wasn't made for Africa, it's not available in some countries in another continent, medium used stripe and I don't think stripe had Africa in mind when it was created, as I had to search for a different platform.
Counties supported by stripe
The Discovery of Web 3.0
I was into cybersecurity or bug bounty ( I have seen a page about bug bounty on Hive), I knew about web 2.0 but not sure why I have never heard of web 3.0 ( maybe I never asked or checked, because the idea of web 3.0 actually started before Bitcoin)
I am not really interested in Bitcoin, I know how it works and the technology it uses, I knew a lot about Blockchain and even tried creating one in school, but was never really hooked on the idea of cryptocurrency ( but I understood the message they were trying to send).
But the idea of web 3.0 got me hooked, I spent nights trying to cover all of the years I missed, I tried to learn a lot about it.
For a web that knew no border and wouldn't deny access to others in another country, and a site that was owned by none and owned by all
For sure this would be a major development to the internet as a whole, and I wanted to be among does that contribute to the development.
I found the community
It didn't take long to come across one of the DApps in the Hive Ecosystem, I researched about the Hive Blockchain, and what I discovered was mind-blowing, the fact there was a Blockchain which also had a social aspect to it with DApps like Peakd, 3Speak, Dbuzz, Actfit and more ( these are the ones I have used so far, I tried playing the games but not all work on Android), the idea was stuck in my head, I was hooked for real this time and I don't mind putting my time and money into this ( maybe this was the idea some people had about Bitcoin in 2009 that kept them mining and spreading the word)
The issue I had while researching about Hive was there was not that much article about Hive online even on YouTube only a few videos talked about Hive, and for some time I thought Hive was a Bitcoin mining company in Canada ( there is actually a company called Hive Blockchain Technology)
I would try my best to get the word out there for others to hear about this new online world we are living in.
I have written a lot of articles to post on the Hive Blockchain, but I write on my phone ( I would get used to it soon), my PC was stolen like 2 months ago, I would soon get a new one, immediately I get a new one I would definitely join the Hive development team and I would probably create more DApps.
How to Contribute to the Community
I would encourage others to spread the word, create more contents, and join the development team if possible.
Thanks for Reading