As soon as I read your post, the first person that came into my mind is my friend, @awesomianist. To tell you more about him, he is the one who introduced Steemit to me, telling me how Steemit is like a light at the end of his dark tunnel. He is very passionate about Steemit and is really excited to be in Lisbon to attend Steemfest2.

Now, there are several reasons why I want him to be there. I really want him to win the ticket as a form of appreciation. I can say that he constantly supports me, both in life and in Steemit. In life, well, first, he introduced me to Steemit, convincing me to try. To write and express myself more. And I did! I learnt to voice out my opinions more day by day, thanks to him. Whereas on Steemit, he constantly supports my blog, upvoting and telling me where I did wrong, how to edit them to make them more interesting. I would never have the confidence to comment on people’s blog if he doesn’t encourage me to.

Knowing him for over 5 years now, I’ve seen him grow. From zero to where he is now. It was hard for him and I want to see him grow more by attending the Steemfest2, where he can learn more from others, meeting awesome people, giving him the motivation to keep pushing himself to the very best. His life is hard and I want to help him to get out of that. I think that by attending Steemfest2, it will boost him up to do more in his life.

Besides that, he is already supporting others in Steemit. Just recently, he held The First Ever Steem Workshop to introduce Steemit to those in Miri. He even went as far as to prepare the snacks for the participants on his own. He succeeded in gathering 5 “new friends” and ever since, the number of new Steemians from Miri has been increasing.
He is also helping @acidyo to run a “Comment of the Day” contest, which enable Steemians like me, who doesnt have much voting power, to reward commenters and show our appreciation.

He also told me how he is trying to bring more people to Steemit. For example, he told me that he talked to a lady at a bazaar,who is on her solo hitchhiking journey about Steemit. He also talked to his ex-schoolmate to post her song covers in Steemit. And this is why I salute him so much. I would never have the courage to do so.

Other than that, he is also leading a team, together with @bitrocker2020 for Malaysian Steemians. Their goal is to grow the Malaysian Steemian Community.
He also started a Facebook Group, with the help from @kevinwong, to gather around online outside of Steemit.
As you can see, @awesomianist is all about teamwork and supporting each other. This is why I want him to have the opportunity to grow more because I am sure, he will not grow alone but will bring people together with him.

The flight ticket from Malaysia to Lisbon is not cheap. Therefore, I would like to lessen his burden, by nominating him for the free ticket.