Achievement 1: My introduction post on steemit @cryptozimba

Introduction

My user name is @cryptozimba but my real name is Kumbirai Luka. You may find that some of my social media names are either @cryptozimba or @KryptoZimba. My facebook page is in my real name as Kumbirai Luka though. I am happy to have finally joined the STEEMit community.

A brief life history

I was born in a family of 6 boys only and my father is a teacher. I am the oldest in my family ad I have five young brothers. The two eldest brothers are have already finished their university education. I grew up in a rural set up and being the son of a teacher, I killed boredom with reading. Being the oldest son, I juggled between running erands for my stern mother and strict father, and finding a very quite place to catch a few lines from a novel stolen from my father's stash.

It didn't take long for my father to learn about his books dissappearing for several hours during the day and reappearing at sunset. He later caught me in the act and promised to get even more books for me. That was the best day of my childhood. From that moment on, my father would borrow books for me and bring them home. And after running errands, I would take a book and dissappear into the hilly stone outcrops near my home. This is where I would lie on top of a rock outcrop like a lizard absorbing words from the pages like a sponge while breathing the fresh scent of nature. Sometimes, I would run away after come face to face with one of the many varieties of forest snakes, but I would come back because of the quite environment.

This the background that built me as a writer and a story teller.

Why I joined STEEMit

I have always liked to write and tell stories. I have dabbled around several writing genres. I have written poems and even started a blogspot poetry blog. It should still be there but I discontinued working on it year ago. For some time I was also writing about nutrition and healthy living. I ran a website for this topic and I called it African Nutrition Health Hub. I later on discontinued this project and came back around 2023 with Klucky's Nutrition reviews which I ran for 2 years. I later on stopped writing about nutrition due to monetisation issues in my country.

My last blogging website was called Scieconnect. Iwanted to try and disseminate science information to the general public, but I did not go far with it. I still own the domain, though. After that I started diversifying, but settled into financial education, forex trading and cryptocurrencies. I was searching for good write to earn programs, but not the generic ones. Thats when I came across STEEMit, a blockchain based social platform. I decided to try it a few weeks ago. Who says no to blowing some steem?

I joined STEEMit to write and share ideas and then meet other writing professionals in the cryptocurrency space. There is a source on top as there is an earning opportunity.

Education

I have studied up to the degree level. This is one of my pictures during my university days.

I have a Bsc Hons in Applied Biology and Biochemistry from the NUST, Zimbabwe. In addition to this, I hold an ISO9001:2015 from the standards association of Zimbabwe and an online ISO9001:2015 certificate from Alison.

Work History

I have taken very few professional 5 to 9 jobs in my life. THe largest part of my professional experience is that of a teacher. I taught high school chemistry, biology and combined science for 4 years. After this I went on to become production and quality manager for a year. When I left, I started freelancing, writing blog articles, editing blogs, and social media content generation. That is when I started marketing the name Crypto Zimba as a trader and web 3 enthusiast.

Hobbies

I have very few hobbies, and I hate to call them hobbies because to me, they are a lifestyle. I love to read, I read so much that I think I have read over a 1000 books or stories. I have read so many stories that I no longer remember the tittles. Sometimes I get familiar with a book after reading a few pages and th brain then kicks in to tell me that we have read this before. I also love writing and telling stories. Right now cryptocurrencies, blockchain, web 3 and trading are my life. I take time to read in between.

Conclusion

This is me @cryptozimba, Kumbirai Luka, a young man from Zimbabwe, who writes. I am looking forward to a meaningful and helpful contribution on STEEMit. My aim and goal is towrite and tell stories, learn from other writers and find solace in a blockchain community. And also, there is no harm in earning a little if there is a chance.