My Hive Introduction.

Hello hive lovers,

I consider it a privilege to be in the Hive ecosystem. This is because of the opportunity it offers to people from all parts of the world to network, share knowledge and learn new things. I joined recently but have not introduced myself. This is because I didn't have a guild (I found hive through a twitter research). This caused me to wander through the streets of hive trying to figure out things for myself.

It was really fustrating.

I read several #introduceyourself posts and most of them mentioned @starstings01 as their mentor in hive. I started following his posts because I was lost. I saw he always post to hive Learners, so I joined the community too. I have not had any direct communication with him but I'm glad I was lead to this community. I also joined the discord server and met @reineesmay and she was so helpful. So today, I will introduce myself.

My name is Ejike Gift Nkechinyere. Ejike is my Surname while Nkechinyere is my native name. It means "gift from God". I'm a native of Onicha LGA, Ebonyi State in Nigeria. My hive username is @giftnk.

I studied Biomedical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria. I went ahead after graduation to serve my country through a program called NYSC. NYSC is an acronym which stands for National Youth Service Corps. It is a compulsory 1-year service requirements for young graduates in Nigeria. I taught during my service year. It was a memorable time for me as I contributed my quota to my nation and made new friends from all parts of the country.

Integrity/sex-education for teenage girls during NYSC

Last day of NYSC

I'm done with the NYSC program and currently job hunting. This is not to say that I'm just sitting at home idling away my time. During this period of my life; I have been able to learn new skills. One of them is affiliate marketing which is making me a decent sum to keep body and soul together. I got into Crypto last year and I've been learning and practicing as much as I could. Then I discovered feeless blockchains. I found it fascinating that I could move my crypto around without having to pay fees. I then started looking out for feeless blockchains/coins with real utility. Then I found hive one day on Twitter and proceeded to the website to find out more. I read the white paper and found that hive has more than what I was looking for - its feeless, has utility, offers a platform where I can express myself, connect and make friends with people from all parts of the world, learn and even earn while at it.

Wow!

I'm super glad I found it. I already told my friend @ginic about it out of excitement and he has already created his own account.

I also help my mum with her business since all I do is online. She's into sale of Nigerian soup items like egusi(melon seeds), Ogbono seeds(seeds of Irvingia gabonensis - African bush mango), Achi flour( grinded Brachystegia Eurycoma seeds), ofor flour(grinded Detarium microcarpum seeds), etc. I identify most of these items with their local names but have added their botanical names for easy understanding.

Most of the listed items doesn't require much processing before sale. Only the Ofor and Achi does, which need to be fried, shelled, soaked and grinded. It's a whole lot of processing required.

Bags of melon

Ogbono seeds

Fresh ofor seeds

Fried ofor seeds

Shelled and soaked ofor seeds

Grinded ofor

Grinded ofor with red palm oil to prevent lumps( it's a soup thickener)

Grinded Achi

I love swimming. It's one of the ways I unwind. It relieves me of tension, stress and unease. I also love to discover new things, appreciate nature and to play with children.

Through my hive journey; I hope to share content on lifestyle(especially African culture), self-improvement, food, crypto, etc. I'm happy to be here. Thanks for getting to know me. I hope to know you too. You can support me by following, upvoting and commenting on my contents.

@giftnk is thankful.