Welcome to Steemit! I'm a new user too; haven't gotten around to writing my introduction post yet so reading ones like yours to get some inspiration. :-)

I'm also passionate about cryptocurrency investing. Can't believe you lost access to your accounts because of the 2FA authentication! That must be agonizing! Isn't there some way to restore them from Google in the event that something happens to your mobile device? Now I feel paranoid and want to read up on it...

What's your take on ETH vs. ETC? I've got some of both. It was tempting to sell all my ETC right away, but decided to keep it as I'm not sure which one will win out in the end (or maybe they'll both keep going side by side).

And great pictures sharing some of your culture. Thanks for that bit of added flavor!