Hivefest aftermath

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Mind blown.


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These two words basically sum up these past days.


Ever since I heard about Hivefest, I though "Wow, this must be really cool!".

And after finding out that @xrayman, a real life friend (and basically the only one I could onboard to Hive so far) was also keen on the idea when I told him about it, the decision was made.

Being able to add faces to the names I see on Hive for over four years had to be fun, but still I was unsure what I would find; it seemed most of the people I usually interact with didn't seem to be attending this year, and I was wondering if I would actually see familiar names.

Boy, I was in for a surprise.


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Ever since I set foot on Volkshotel, the experience was absolutely stunning. I was greeted by an enthusiastic team, and from there... it just kept getting better.

I did found familiar names; a bunch of them, actually! But familiar names or not, it seemed that every person I would meet was already a friend. The conversation flowed easily, there was a kind of an aura of good energy all around, everyone seemed happy as hell!


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You know days will have to be great, when you wake up to sceneries like this

All this good energy went on in the next days.

It was mind blowing to see the level of community spirit. Listening to presentations about different projects, different ideas, and more often than not, hearing someone from the audience during the questions time:

"How can I help?"

"Would more funding help?"

"Is there a way to reach out to you, I could probably help on that"

And so on; this, without any requests from the one presenting on stage. Just a genuine will to help out.

It makes you want to be more involved; learn more, interact more, find ways to contribute to make the Hive community even better!


I met absolutely incredible people, and I feel blessed to be able to learn and share some time and experiences with you. I won't tag anyone, since I won't risk forgetting a single name. But you can be sure I truly enjoyed meeting every single one of you. From the incredible spanish couple that I ended up spending most time with...


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... to the others I shared a toast with (remember, toasting without drinking means 7 years without sex!! 😉)...


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... to the party people that joined the beats in the 7th floor every night, and to the calmer crowd that amazed me with their life experiences, both on and off the cryptosphere!


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Definitely, we all deserve this medal! 😁

The only regret, is knowing that there were a lot of other people attending Hivefest that I didn't had the chance to meet; I hope to correct that in a future event!


Yes, we had very interesting presentations; a lot of great things seems to be coming to our blockchain! But I think you will agree with me; what filled our hearts in these last days, were the people.


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Couldn't resist to some golden hour photos during the closing dinner


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We learned during a great wrapping speech, that the word chosen to summarize this Hivefest was...

Family

The cherry on top? This is not an imposed family; this was the one we chose.


I feel that I still have a ton to wrap up, from these last days. I do have one certainty, thow: I feel blessed to be a part of this blockchain, and sharing it with people like you. So, "pardon my french", but this Hivefest...

Was fucking amazing.

HIVE ON!

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But familiar names or not, it seemed that every person I would meet was already a friend

I couldn't agree more, so glad we at least exchanged a few words at the very last moment. Till next time!!

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so glad we at least exchanged a few words at the very last moment.

Same here! It was a pleasure meeting you, hope to see you on the next Hivefest!

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It was FREAKING amazing! :D And I now learned that Portuguese people can only have sex after they toasted and looked each other in the eyes (I'm sure I understood that right :D).

Loved spending time with you @pardinus! :-) See you next time, I'm starting to save up from today on :-)

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And I now learned that Portuguese people can only have sex after they toasted and looked each other in the eyes (I'm sure I understood that right :D)

Exactly! Hence our high wine consumption... 😁😅 It was so so great meeting you, until next time! !LUV

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Sounds incredible

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It was way beyond my expectations. Hope to see you in a future Hivefest! ;)

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After party 🎉 🥳

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Hell yeah! The DJ was not exactly the best, but we still had a blast! :)

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It surely made my vacations in one city, one of the most appreciated! There is nothing more precious then a true friend, and having your company for these days topped up the whole experience! The most firm step that I've took in last "minute" call for vacations! Ahahaha

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Soo glad you joined me! Now I want to see you grow into a dolphin! ;)

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So happy to read all of this man, so happy you enjoyed the Fest to the fullest! I really really hope not to miss the next one and I hope you will be there too :)

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Hivefest was amazing! You were one of the ones I was hoping to meet there, do hope to see you at the next one! :) !PIZZA

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It was so so so nice to meet you! I'm happy that we had a chance to talk and I hope to see you next time at HiveFest again! :)

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It was a true pleasure meeting you, you always had a smile on your face! Do hope to see you again too! 🙂 !LUV

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It was simply more than amazing to meet you and get to know you. I know it was super crazy because I have a balls of steel medal and I didnt even play. I had to rush back to work that night so I don't even know how do I have it. All I did was gide people to the location and leave not soon after :D

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Guiding people to the balls of steel already deserves s big thumbs up and the medal. It was awesome meeting you and learn in person how the giveaways actually help my fellow players. Ps. chose this week's card because of you! 😉

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I love it! The card you chose is not easily found in many newbies accounts. Good choice!

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Glad you could make it. These events make it all more personal as you meet the actual people, and have a few beers together. It will be interesting to see where the next one is, but I will try to get there.

!BEER

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Hivefest certainly blew up my expectations. I will try and join in on the next one for sure, hope to see you there too! !PIZZA

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The only regret, is knowing that there were a lot of other people attending Hivefest that I didn't had the chance to meet; I hope to correct that in a future event!

Same here, I felt like the time was limited and went so fast :D

But familiar names or not, it seemed that every person I would meet was already a friend.

Exactly, positive energy was all around...

It was nice meeting you :)

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So many people, so little time! It was a pleasure meeting you; we didn't talked much, we'll have to correct that on a future Hivefest! :) !LUV

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You summarised the vibe pretty much perfectly - it was great meeting you and also had a blast all around!

Unril the next one+

BEER

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It was frikkin amazing for sure and your always happy smiling face was a good part of that! It was hilarious to meet you and enjoyed being the subway tourguide hahaha

But indeed, at least we understand how a proper cheers should be :D

Unique event I would say and hopefully we will see us again!

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Wow, you surely take amazing photos, @pardinus! 🤩

Greetings from your not-imposed brother in Estonia! 🇪🇪👋😉

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Hahahahha! :)
It was great meeting you, hope we'll have a !BEER again sometime😉

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