Hi steemers!
I got approved to the network yesterday, so I'm very new to it - but very excited! I got pulled in by a keynote about blockchain and thought this was a great idea!
So who am I?
My name is Maarten, I'm a web developer from Belgium.
Last year, I quit my well-paid consultancy job to travel to Australia (literally the other side of the world from where I live) with my girlfriend.
We bought a crappy 4 wheel drive (for the Europeans: 4x4) and drove around Australia for a year while living in our car. Note: we're both taller than 1m80 (5.9 feet) so that wasn't ideal ^^.
With the risk of sounding cheezy, I can honestly say this has been the best experience of my life! We've seen some breath-taking views, done some crazy things - and especially - loved the year of freedom so much we decided to become digital nomads.
A digital nomad is someone who is location independent, works online, and travels the world while doing so.
So after a year, we flew back to Belgium and started a business, since that's the easiest way to become location independent - just work for yourself!
I'm now in the process of growing my business as a freelance web developer. We'll see how it goes!
Some random facts
- I'm an introvert when it comes to writing and I think I suck at it. So this should be an interesting experience for me ^^.
- I got very interested in crypto's & blockchain recently. I'm reading up a lot, but I still consider myself a newbie.
- I am Belgian, but not necessarily in love with beer or fries.
And finally: nice to meet you ^^. I guess that's it for this quick intro!