Greetings fellow Steemians!
Today I am happy to announce a STEEM giveaway in honor of all my new friends here on Steemit, as well as marking the anniversary of my immigration to Germany from the United States.
Why We Left the United States
Many people ask me why we left the U.S., so I will try and give you the short answer. My wife is originally from Germany and when we were first married she was still living here. After I graduated college we felt there were more opportunities for me to get a job, so we decided to give it a try in the U.S.. Well, four years later we were a family of five with three kids (Twins and a toddler) all under the age of three, all in diapers, and all not sleeping through the night. It was tough for us. I was struggling and my wife was feeling really alone away from here family living in a foreign country. Once the realestate market was right we sold our house and decided it was time to go.
My son standing on the northern shores of the Baltic Sea. Our new home.
If you ever think that it’s a good idea to put three babies on an eight hour flight let me tell you, you are in for a hell of a ride. Thank the gods my brother was with us so we were each able to take one kid, but it was a nightmare! I think my two year old son screamed a good six out of eight hours. I have never been more hated in my entire life, and I’ve been to war!
Main Street of our town
This year has really flown by. It’s been hard adjusting to a new land and language, but for the most part the German people have been really welcoming and helpful. My wife’s family has been there for us every step of the way and luckily she was able to find a good job after only two months of being here.
Not a bad view from the backyard!
One of the best things about this whole move is I was able to discover Steemit! There are days when I am just so exhausted, I cant speak another word of a foreign language, and I just want to give up. Luckily we have this wonderful community of Steemit folks who are always willing to chat and send a positive thought your way. That is why I want to do this giveaway in celebration of life in a new county and on a new platform. Both of which I plan to stay!
On to the Giveaway!
I will be givinging away three STEEM tokens, one each to three lucky winners.
The rules are simple.
- Upvote this Post.
- Leave a comment below, and tell me what you would miss most about leaving your home country.
- (Optional) Resteem this post.
- Bots cannot win.
- You can only win once.
To decide the winner, I will assign a number to your comment when I reply to it. When the duration of this post (7 days) is complete, I will enter the number into the random number generator and select the three winners. I stole this idea from 
I wish you all the best of luck and look forward to hearing all of your responses!
Keep on Steemin!
@balticbadger