Deutschland to Australia: Silver's big trip

Today was a great day...Not only was I the best version of myself I could possibly be, a state of being that we should all aim for, but silver arrived at my door...From Germany!

The most excellent champion of steemit @balticbadger recently conducted a raffle in which I exchanged some steem for a few tickets and was fortunate enough to win one of the prizes: A one ounce piece of dragon silver. That's right, drachensilber aus Deutschland! (I'm hoping that says "dragon silver from Germany" y'all).

Here's the box...I can now officially say I have received a package from Germany. It arrived in poor shape I have to say. I didn't mind though, because I knew what was inside the somewhat pummelled German box.

On opening the box I was to find a card with a nice message explaining the contents. Not only was there a piece of silver but there was also a very cool beer glass from a local brewery near by to @balticbadger's home. Flensburger beer hails from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northern-most State. The brewery was founded in 1888! Cool, and thank you sir!

I'm not certain I will be able to get the beer here in Australia but I am going to try. I think I might be able to, through an importer, and so will fill my glass and hoist it to honour the most excellent @balticbadger in thanks for his gift. Of course I'll do a post so you can watch me enjoy my beer.

As you can see the silver is a nice looking piece and I'm pleased to add it to my collection. It's pretty cool that it came all the way from the other side of the world and also cool that it came from a steemit user.

I'm here on this platform for the opportunity it offers to turn a little bit of effort into tangible benefit through cryptocurrency and the enjoyment I get from writing and engaging with others. When I first started I was a little sceptical as to what enjoyment I might gain from it, being a little anti-social-media and all, and was pleasantly surprised when I actually gained a great deal of enjoyment...Sure, some frustration also, but a great deal of enjoyment.

I like interacting with people here and the way we are connected through common interest, steemit, if not in common interests we each hold in the real world. It's pretty cool and I am pleased to know people like @balticbadger through steemit.

So, thank you for your excellent silver piece and the bonus gift of the beer glass which will, at some point, be filled with the appropriate amber-fluid and hoisted in your honour. (You're American...So, honor) How cool is it that we connected through this platform! Thanks also to @mrsbadger who seems to have done all the hard work...(the posting etc.) Danke sehr. I hope that means thank you, or something close to it.

I have had a post waiting for the right time to make it live which will be soon...Probably next week. Inspired by the expectation of getting my silver, which was posted around three weeks ago I guess, I decided to do a postal giveaway of my own! It's not quite as awesome as silver and my beer glass but it's a little piece of Australia that people overseas might not typically get to have a crack at. I will make that post live in the next few days, once my delegation drive is over, and hope that a few of you participate. You won't have to do anything for it...Just engage.

@balticbadger, you're on the hit list already bro and will be receiving one of these items along with two other people. It'll give you a chance to do a post about it and should be good for a laugh, at the very least! (That laugh may be me, and other Aussie's, laughing at you guys, but we'll see...All will be clear later...)

So, happy Friday night to y'all...Unless you're still grinding it at work or waking up to your Friday morning. In that case, good luck for the day and remember Friday will come to an end! Have a great weekend y'all!