Introducing a PhD student to the steemit community :)
Hello all!
I have just signed up to Steemit and thought I'd introduce myself so here it goes :)
My name is Kal - half Scottish/Libyan from Edinburgh, Scotland. I am currently a full-time PhD candidate working on a structural engineering project based on the design and analysis of glass structures. To get me here I completed my Bachelor Honours Degree in Civil Engineering and Master of Science in Renewable Energy where I focused my thesis on solar energy (I must be crazy to have agreed to come back for another three years ha).
I have quite a wide range of interests, the main ones are:
Martial arts - I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and hold a blue belt, a little Muay Thai and have competed in semi-pro MMA a while back.
Health and fitness - I like to eat well and exercise, although I am an on-and-off coffee addict!
Music taste - Mostly trance and deep proggy stuff, love the trance classics!
Some other side interests include travelling, men's clothing, watches and cryptocurrency .. the latter of which I started reading about back in late November and this led me to discover Steemit, as I branched out my research from bitcoin to altcoins. I'm now looking forward to joining a new online community, contributing some of the things I've learned and experienced and learning new things from others. Some of the content I will be posting will probably be across a wide range but some areas will be posted more often than others, such as:
- Engineering and infrastructure posts, both industry and academic
- Experience as a student and advice for fellow students
- Health and Fitness (training, meals and some of the things I do to improve myself physically and mentally)
- Men's style and watches
- Travel, I am planning to head over to SE Asia over winter and will be sure to share
- Cryptocurrency, although I am still very much a learner here!
If any of the above interest you please give me a follow and I very much look forward to seeing all of your content and feedback :)
Hi Kal! You must be very patient to keep going back to school for your studies. Kudos to you on that one. As they say, patience is a virtue.
Travelling to South East Asia is a very good way to escape your winter so you got a good choice and timing there. I would definitely suggest my country Philippines but that depends on your preferences. If you want more of city life-style, Singapore and Hong Kong are good. If you want more temples and forest, Cambodia can be an option. Japan is also good but if you are escaping winter then you won't escape that in Japan as they have really cold season there. You have to visit another time. Anyway, I am sure you are doing your research about your next destination so good luck.
I came across your article through @cicisaja who featured it on her post as an entry to Pay It Forward Curation Contest. The contest is open to everyone so you are welcome to join.
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you for the suggestions, Cambodia Vietnam Indonesia and Phillipines are all options right now. I would love to visit Japan some day too but I may have to leave that for the next time :)
Singapore and Hong Kong are out. It looks like you want to see more of nature. Cool choices you got there. And by the way, you can also go climb and run through the Great Wall in China. 😊
Hi there and welcome to Steemit. I hope you will enjoy the platform as much as I do. There can be a lot to learn about how Steemit works but their are lots of friendly helpful people who are ready to help out.
I found your post because you were featured in this weeks @pifc curation by @cicisaja.
Welcome to the platform! Best wishes on all you do - studies, martial arts and Steemit too! I hope you will have a great time here.
I found you via @cicisaja's Pay it Forward contest entry. Keep up the great work.
Welcome to steemit and all the very best for your future. Expecting good contents from you.
Thank you very much :)
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hello @greendus, or Kal.. Welcome to steemit and really excited to read your future planning, travelling to SE Asia, that's amazing. what makes you want to travel to SE Asia?
and here is the link to my post about yours, for the pay it forward curation contest this week, hope that you'll have time to engage with others and find your community. Entry For Pay It Forward Curation Contest : Week 23
thank you
Hello @cicisaja thank you for the welcome message and for featuring me on the curation contest!. I have traveled to Thailand before and really liked it there so I'm now looking to check out some of the nearby countries. All the best.
You should try vietnam and Indonesia too😉 not because I am in Indonesia😊 but you'll find many interesting things, depends on what kind of adventure you are looking for.
Thank you for the suggestions, these are both on my radar!
Hey @greendus! Welcome to Steemit and good luck!!!
Thank you for joining the Steem community, Kal! I believe your contribution will be valuable. Just keep in mind it may not be discovered right from the start.
For your scientific posts, I recommend that you take a look at @steemSTEM
For your fitness interests, you might want to check out @actifit.
I wish you a long journey on Steem!
Hi @gadrian thank you for the welcome message and the links. I'll check these out, all the best!
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Welcome here man. Will wait to see your contribution. Congratulations.
Hi @himalayanwomb thanks very much for the welcome message, I look forward to seeing you content!
Sure buddy, We will enjoy this enjoy this amazing journey.