Introducing myself to Hive

Hi guys,
This is my first post within the Hive community; let me start out by saying right off the bat that I am thrilled to become a part of such a great idea. It truly feels as if I finally have a bit of freedom here, It's an amazing place to display content. I hope to bring valuable information and ideas to the platform.

So, who am I? My name is Carlsdale, but everyone calls me Gary. I was born in Jamaica in the garden parish of St. Ann. I grew up mostly in the countryside among beautiful water falls and exotic animals on a farm, but now I live near the beach.

When I was about 9 years old, we moved to Kingston where I went to prep school and high school. It was there that I developed a love for electronics and jumped at the chance to study computer programming. After high school, I ended up designing and selling computer systems, which led to repairs and servicing. Well after a few years of that, I got bored and decided to do something different, so I went into photography. At first, it was a hobby, but it soon had me shooting weddings and various functions across the island. So, that got me to my next venture, which is my tour company. I thought I would show the people who want to come to this beautiful Caribbean island how to enjoy their vacation in paradise while enjoying the most wonderful places and letting them have the most beautiful and memorable experience while they are on the island. Therefore, I started a Tour company called Babylon Explore:

We design and make the most wonderful tours you can imagine ...

But sadly in 2019, COVID happened, so I had to alter the tour company idea as travel across the world got affected... it was then by default I got pushed back into my first business venture which was owning a restaurant. Currently, I operate a small food catering business with my friend Brian called World Spice; our vegetarian and vegan dishes are among the best on the island ...check us out...

I am involved in the Carib DAO project, it's a community blockchain project to help people in the Caribbean region achieve and realize their dreams in this new and fast moving world of decentralized finance. We hope to create a better opportunity for Caribbean nationals to access available resources for them to better advance their ideas and projects.

Currently we host blockchain seminars and workshops in Jamaica, and plan to expand our efforts to educate as much of the population as possible. I feel lucky to be introduced to Hive by my friend ad teammate @donald.porter, so now I can share this knowledge as well.

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To conclude on who I am: All in all, I would have to say I am an easy-going, fun-loving, down-to-Earth, hard-working person that enjoys good conversation, travel, music, nice wine, photography and exploring all good things in life. I have a love for quality, not quantity; I respect loyalty and integrity above all things...