I spent a lot of money on this event.
Now, I have to make the most out of it.
That includes blogging.
This will be the last post about it, promise.
People
I should probably mention everybody I talked to and leave a small story for them.
I just talked to too many people. I tried to at least introduce myself to most people.
I did not even listen to most of the presentations.
For the most part, I was jumping in and out of conversations. rhyme, lol
I'd say it was 40% new people and 60% people I had met before.
Organization
This time, the events felt even more packed.
It felt like half of the people attending Hivefest, also made a presentation.
I had to get up at 8am and the events would go until 4pm.
The whole thing was exhausting.
I would have preferred locations with more couches and places to sit down and chat.
On the second day, we were in a church and you basically could not talk, because the acoustics were weird and any sound would travel up stage.
Sure, I want to be able to see the presentations, but I'd also like to chat.
At times it felt like school or uni.
Presentations
I honestly think some presentations were pointless.
I preferred the fun ones and the technical ones.
The level of quality was all over the place.
Today, I'll sit down and watch the stream.
For example, I totally missed out on liketu. It might be good. I'll have to check.
Side-events
The side events like boule, poker and even the dinner, is what it's all about for me.
Sadly, I could not attend last day's dinner.
I would like to see more focus on just the fun events and the games.
Amsterdam
Despite the prices, Amsterdam was packed.
Too much for me. Too many people, too many cyclists.
And it was raining again.
Right before Hivefest, the temperatures dropped sharply.
I took this picture on my last night, on the way home, when I realised I was in the same spot, I had taken pictures at in the morning:
It was all blurry so I processed it with Prisma app.
The last night was fun, starting with Poker, ending in a Kebab shop.
Future Hivefests
If there is another one, I would consider going.
I feel like, this one wasn't as good as the others. I don't even know why.
I just didn't enjoy it as much, I guess.
Still, it was a nice event.
It was good to see people, who share an interest in Hive and the things that come with it.
For future events, I would like to suggest Croatia, especially Dalmatia.
I would also prefer more focus on fun events and just more opportunities to chill.
But maybe that's just me.
No Conclusion
I guess this post has no real conclusion.
I just felt like writing about the thing once more and share some thoughts, now that I am home and had some time to process.
The food was ok too, btw, perhaps a few too many bitterballs.
There were some drawbacks to the event, but I decided against publishing them.
In the end, I certainly don't regret going.