Finally getting around to do this. Funny how after all these freewrites, I had to spend a good ten minutes looking up 'Road to Steemfest' posts to see what they should be like, huh?
Well, I did. I didn't know if I was supposed to give you the standard introduction – quite tall, nineteen years old, blonde hair, my hobbies include...
But I see people don't do that and to be honest, I think it would be a bit pointless. After all, if you follow my blog, you know me, by now, or at least, you know the part of my life I choose to disclose to this community (which I've noticed is increasingly large, you know? It's very weird, but I find I've painted a pretty good picture of myself here. Odd for someone as quiet and introverted as me).
And so, you've seen into my head. With my fiction, you've seen some pretty dark places of me and in my writing about life, I've talked about many challenges that came up, personal victories, feelings and all that jazz.
And that's why we're going, isn't it? At least, for me, as I haven't been before (when SteemFest2 was rolling, I was just a newbie, I had no clue what was going on). To be honest, I didn't get it back then. Why would people travel so far away from home only to meet some people off the Internet?
(I know, don't judge me.)
But now, I get it. And boy, how much do I get it. In the past year (I'm celebrating my one year on Steemit at the end of the month), I've learned so much. I've seen what a wonderful place Steemit can be, I've met many amazing people, willing to help you, to listen to you. I've met a lot of wonderful creators – people who fill canvases and blank pages with worlds from their heads. And to think I would've never met them were it not for Steemit.
So, of course I get it now. Steemit is a family, not just a place off the Internet and going to meet some of the people you spend so much time with online makes a lot more sense.
And this is precisely why I don't think I should give you the standard intro. After all, you're not going to SteemFest to meet the 19 year old 
Or at least, that's why I'm going. I've already got quite a few names I'm looking forward to meeting at SteemFest3.
In the months I've been here and especially now, with the publication of my book, I've received so much support from the Steemit community, so much love and appreciation – something that I never thought I would see in an online environment.
Another reason I'm going is to learn more about the blockchain, about cryptos, because I know I don't know enough. You can't know enough and I hope that through SteemFest, I'll learn a lot of new things, as well as meet a bunch of awesome people.
And third reason is it's travel and it's the best kind, in my opinion. It's seeing a place, while you're there doing something else, so that seeing the city isn't the main event. I've always found, in my travels, that I enjoyed touring a city while there for a concert of some other even far more exciting than just going to see the city.
And from what I've read on here, 
But I've got my plane ticket and I've got my room booked and I'm ready to find out!
And before you go, why not head on over to 
I've had this song stuck in my head throughout this freewrite, so now you should too.