Introducing Myself With Some Smiles...

Hello Steemit community!

My name's Viv. I'm a teacher who has already experience a life of full rewards. I love to read, write, learn, and belly laugh.

I'm 50 years young and nearing the retirement of my career but have future plans to keep teaching and inspiring. I’m new to cryptocurrencies, and have a strong desire to keep learning about its potential and be a part of its future.

My Life's Purpose

My love is helping people empower themselves. I’m and advocate of self education and a supporter of open source learning like Coursera, Udemy, advancement Courses, and a whole lot more. However, inspired learning doesn't always happen in the classroom, believe me, I am very familiar with this truth.

Although I am a teacher, and I received a masters degree in teaching and leadership, I believe the most valuable learning happens when it’s authentically connected to self motivated passion and interest. This is why the internet presents great opportunities for those who want to impact the world.

Freedom of Choice... Priceless

My ideal day is one where I have choices, choices about waking up, learning, and creating. When I have days like that I'm living in the "sweet spot". Engaging with others to shares passions with those who are open to new ideas is a dream come true.

After 28 years of serving as a leader to both students and teachers, I've debated whether or not to earn a terminal degree. Moving forward with a doctorate, I realized earning yet another degree for a second career wasn’t the path for me, and I’m fine with that decision. Releasing this goal has made way for many different opportunities I may not otherwise have considered.

I have many interests. Aside from cryptocurrencies, psychology, leadership, teacher training, and coffee - lots and lots of coffee - I found a love for building websites. (That’s a journey to be shared in another post) But what I realized was that the time I was using to develop technology resources for my classroom could have been used in more productive ways.

In The Process of Redesigning

I decided to revamp my main site and I’ll be rebuilding my site with information that’s relevant to my life as it is now rather than sharing strictly educational information. I also decided other areas of my life needed the same consideration for change.

Not too long ago I lost my dad. He lived a full life in retirement and taught me many lessons that have impacted me long after he was gone. The memories of his work ethic blended with his love of life shape the person I became. I'm determined to find the same passion for life he had thought his entire life,

... especially as I begin creating a new version of reality that awaits beyond the classroom walls because the time we have on this round blue ball is too precious! Recently, I’ve taken a deep dive into cryptocurrencies and planning for my second phase of life: retirement. Maybe this will become my passion-hobby. Anything is possible.

My Driving Force

I'm a first generation American. My parents are Brazilian. They came to the States with nothing but the luggage they carried. I can honestly say, they were able to live out their dreams. My siblings and I were benefactors of their resilience and determination. I lived a life full of amazing traditions and great memories that still feed my soul.

They overcame so many challenges and were able rise above any crisis to come out stronger on the other side. Watching my parents create a life far removed from the poverty they knew to establish a full life is my continual source of motivation, even as a middle aged gal. Every day, I miss Dad and honor him by taking nothing for granted and appreciating people and experiences in my life.

And So, the Journey Begins

All I want is to continue life’s journey with the same depth of reward and joy, but the goal is to do it with a new global view. Through the power of the internet, - I'm already thinking this steemit thing is pretty darn cool - I want to harness the opportunity to connect with people world wide and grow in partnership. I’m excited to have a place where we can share our perspective and experiences to collaborate and build new relationships.

At the core, I want to have an exchanges of perspectives, knowledge,and insights with you, share a few belly laughs with you, and call YOU teacher, in hopes of inspiring new ideas, and maybe I can teach you something new, too.

Thanks for allowing me to introduce myself.