This is my entry to the awesome contest from Hive account@karenmckersie

Crypto (particulary Steemit) has given to me an opportunity to escape the horrible economic crisis of my country Venezuela where minimum wage is like 5 dollars per month (yes like 1.5 steem PER MONTH) and the majority of the people hardly reach 20 dollars per month.

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So apart from the economic benefits, steemit in particular allows me to participate in an incredible project with huge potential, I have always been a person who spends a lot of time online, but this past few years after moderating an iOS forum for some time I was mostly just an spectator, just reading and reading without participating in any community. Now with steemit I am meeting great people, having fun with all the contests, reading awesome discussions and sharing content with interesting people! I am having a great time and I am very grateful for steemit.

I joined steemit about 2 weeks ago. Today is my 14 day in this great community!

The first time I saw steemit was several months ago I believe it was around May after the huge increase in prices, maybe I found this site looking for crypto articles, I don’t quite remember. But it wasn’t until 2 weeks ago when I saw it mentioned it on a discussion on twitter. After seeing those tweets I decided to join and I was amazed because the first time I remember seeing this site I thought it was just about crypto discussion! But there is sooo much more in it! I am very happy for it.

I didn’t expect to encounter such a variety of subjects being actively discussed, from conspiracies, to politics, sports, to even philosophical articles! Everything you can imagine! So I bet anyone can find their place here on steemit because the community is growing and the subjects being discussed is also growing.

I also didn’t expect the fun poker tournaments available at lucksacks which are also great, nor did I expect great Spanish football challenges and British's ones too! I discover those like 3 days ago and I am looking forward to participate in them.

Having said that, I am looking forward for an excellent 2018 for steemit and everyone of us users! Because together we are steemit and steemit is us!