I have been psyched for Steemfest since August but now find myself unable to afford a ticket.

I actually traveled to Krakow during this August with Hive account@nathanmars to see the city and meet the organizer of Steemfest, Hive account@roelandp. I even interviewed him about the Steemfest and his work on Steem and community in general. You can see the interviews here on my blog:

Part1: https://steemit.com/steemfest/@hashcash/mo2fu9md
Part2: https://steemit.com/steemfest/@hashcash/zeflc36l

Hive account@roelandp was kind enough to take all this time out of his schedule (he was in Krakow for some urgent Steemfest work). I took this picture of Hive account@breadcentric, Hive account@nathanmars, Hive account@roelandp (left to right) this August in Krakow:

I have saved up some SBD and Steem for expenditure in Krakow, but I am afraid that buying a ticket is still out of my reach. I would be traveling to Krakow, even if I am unable to attend the events due to lack of a ticket. I don't really want to sit outside and be excluded, but right now its the only option for me if I want to meet Steemians from all over the world......I would absolutely love to be part of all the Steemfest events and this ticket could do that for me.

I have been Steemit for more than ten months and have had the opportunity to meet many great people here. Up until now I have been able to meet five Steemians face to face and I am hoping to meet more during the time of the Steemfest. For me, going to Steemfest would validate the connections that I have formed here and provide me with even more incentive to become even a greater part of the community.