My first blog post ...mi primer post...mon premier post...meu primeiro post......Who am I today? Who is Alba?

Hello Everyone! My name is Alba and I am from a beautiful island called Dominican Republic.

This is a picture I took of Saona Island shores.

6 facts about me and 1 random thought

1. I am writing this post in my first 36 hours on Steemit. Yey!

2. Alba is a spanish word that means sunrise and/or first ray of light in the morning. Very poetic!

3. I studied and currently work in civil engineering at a firm that specializes in Construction Engineering and Management.

4. I am also very curious about neuroscience, psychology, innovation, entrepreneurship, philosophy, science and technology and sooo many other topics. That's the why behind my username. I have read in a few posts that one should create a niche but honestly right now I just want to explore and discover what I enjoy writing or expressing myself about.

5. I enjoy traveling very much. (I will be blogging and giving non-mainstream tips for TO DO/EAT/VISIT for when you visit the DR; and I will be sharing my few experiences traveling abroad).

6. Spanish is my native language. But I am also fluent in English, French, Portuguese and funny blah that comes from blah blah!

7. Just realizing that writing is powerful and helps you organize your thoughts.

Short story of how I got here!

Back in 2014, I was in USA attending a friend’s wedding in North Carolina and decided to visit Blacksburg, Virginia -home of Virginia Tech (I am a VT alumni)- to see some friends.

While there I randomly saw a post for a talk related to cryptocurrencies which I knew NOTHING about but piqued my interest and since I had some time to kill, I decided to go. I sat there understanding NOTHING but making an effort to grasp the idea of what was being discussed there. It was an advanced discussion and even though I barely understood I stayed until the end.

After the event was over I socialized a bit and met Dan Larimer Hive account@dantheman 😲 I didn’t know who he was back then, because I knew nothing about the BITCOIN/CRYPTOCURRENCY world but he made an impression on me because he seemed very knowledgeable and he was really kind and patient while answering my questions. This random encounter opened my mind to a whole new world. Hopefully he remembers me as the clueless carefree hair curious island girl who asked him a lot of questions. From that day on, whenever I read or hear something related to blockchain technology I think of him, and recently I googled his name and saw on his Wikipedia about Steemit and HERE I AM. Thanks again Hive account@dantheman.

Very grateful to have been accepted into this community , excited to learn from other steemians and contribute with useful knowledge and reflections!

Thanking in advance each one of you who reads me.Hope you enjoyed this post. See you soon on my next one.

Bye :)

P.S Here is my pic proving I am humanl