Achievement 1: Post @Kelechi55: Introduction to steem

INTRODUCTION ABOUT MYSELF

Greetings Everyone! My name is Orji Kelechi Emmanuel. I'm a native of okpuala ovokwu omoba in isialangwa south local government Area in Abia State, Nigeria.
I'm a 500level Mechanical Engineering Student of Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture located at umudike in Umuahia Abia State, Nigeria.
I came from a nuclear family of four(4) and i'm the third son of the family. I'm tall, fair in complexion and 7.2ft height.

MY PASSIONS AND HOBBY

1. LISTENING TO MUSIC:Listening to music has always been my go to activity for all occasions. My love for music can be traced back to when I was a child. There are recorded videos of me as a child becoming hyperactive whenever music was played. I would run to the stereo, turn on the music to full volume and start running around dancing. Anyone who dared touch the sound system would face my wrath. Music was the only thing that could calm me down whenever I cried.
   Music gives me the needed refuge whenever I feel like my head is spinning and I just want to shut out everything around me. The good thing about music is that there is music for every occasion and feeling. Whenever I feel depressed, I listen to sad songs. They guide me and keep me company during those trying moments. Whenever I’m happy, I have a collection of party songs that I dance to for hours to amplify the good feeling. The beauty of music is that it can be incorporated with other hobbies. For instance, I love reading a good book, as nice orchestra music is playing in the background.
   Another good thing about music is that it is universal. You do not have to understand what the musician is saying for you enjoy it. If it makes you feel good, then it is worth listening to it. I’m naturally open minded when it comes to music. I have an extensive collection of music that transcends across many genres all over the globe. It wouldn’t come as a surprise therefore to find several African songs in my phone that I really rock with and have no idea what they are talking about. However, I connect more with Country and Rock music.
2. TRAVELLING: Travelling is one of those few activities that has a kind of reset button in our lives. You go away for a few days or weeks and come back fresh and ready to take on challenges of life head on. Travelling to many people is a matter of convenience, rather than a recreation activity. They only travel when they have an issue to attend to. Travelling is also not for escapists, as many people tend to believe. I used the word ‘escapists’ not in the literary sense of the word, but rather to mean people who run away from their problems. Travelling is a hobby like any other.
   Most people do not understand how moving from one place to another can be categorized together with fun activities like watching movies, swimming, dancing or drawing. While it has more challenges than other hobbies, it is more adventurous and brings the same level of satisfaction or more for those who love it.Travelling has always been part of our family tradition. My parents taught us from an early age the value of taking vacations at least once a year. Though they wished we could go for many trips annually, we were not well off financially and my parents had to work creatively with the little they had, sometimes saving the whole year for a single trip. We could have used credit cards, but that would have only plunged us into more financial woes. My father was very strict when it came to finances and he cautioned us against using debt to purchase luxuries. If we wanted something, then it was up to us to find creative and legal ways of making money to purchase it.Although we didn’t have much, money was never an excuse for him. My parents found creative ways to work within the budget. For instance, we would drive to our destination instead of flying and we would carry my mom’s homemade meals. Rarely did we use credit cards and if we did, it was a matter of life and death. Therefore, most of our vacations were during the December holidays. Those were the best days of my life. They were also the days that our family bonds were strengthened. We would fight and quarrel, but in the end we always came back together and worked things out,From those trips, we learnt more about life than the years we spent at home.
   The beauty of travelling is that you can never really outgrow it. I still do vacations as an adult, although my reasons may be slightly different from my parents, I occasionally go for vacations for the sole reason of learning different cultures and interacting with different people to get ideas, The feeling you get after a vacation when you settle down on your couch and just relax is priceless. Travelling makes you appreciate people, their cultures and above all, it makes you appreciate your life and the little you have.

1. READING BOOKS: I’m passionate about reading. Although I have several hobbies, such as watching movies and hiking, reading books is what resonates well with me. There are many reasons why I love reading. The first reason is it gives me a level of fulfillment. That is, books rejuvenate me. After reading a book, I feel like a whole new being and my outlook in life changes.
   Furthermore, books are very wide and detailed. It seems like there is a book for anything you can think of. If you want religious books, there is the Bible, the Quran and other spiritual books. There are financial books, inspirational books, cooking books, business-related books, biographies, fictional and non-fictional- the list is endless. Reading is actually among the few hobbies that you learn while doing it.
   Due to my widely acquired knowledge from books, I find it easy to jumpstart a conversation with a stranger. I realized that people are more responsive when you engage them in topics they are familiar with. This is where I have an upper hand over other people, because I’m quite knowledgeable in many sphere of life thanks to books.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
I have completed my high school studies, and i'm currently an undergraduate of Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike studying Mechanical Engineering.
Owning my own business is all i desire, its a dream that i pray to fulfill and i believe God Almighty will help me fulfill the dream.

EXPERIENCE WITH CRYPTO
Having studied alot about crypto currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Steem Blockchain, Trading related Subjects and many other Crypto projects that have interested me in Exploring this field more. Crypto Currencies like bitcoin is on the rise, At least in the job market. But its possible to buy bitcoin and convert it to other crypto currencies.

HOW I FOUND ABOUT STEEM
A friend of mine @Teco has been telling me about steem for sometime now but i never picked interest until i saw his articles which interest me so much because i found it as an opportunity to express knowledge.