I knew about Hive events that had been done in other cities and I longed to attend one of them. In my city they had not done any, but some time later, I found out about the first Meet Up that they did and I could not attend, I learned about it late and I regretted not having gone. This kind of events are very enriching in many aspects, because they help us to learn more about this platform, besides meeting in person those users who every day give us their comments and a little bit of their time behind the screens. Seeing them in person as well as attending the lucrative conferences is truly priceless. At that moment, just when I heard about that Meet Up that I couldn't attend, I felt the first crush for Hive.

Since then, in my city, there have been several events organized by the @hivesucre community. For me each of those events are invaluable, and of course, are unmissable, I attend all of them and the magic is still incredible. That crush led me to meet wonderful people, today, some hivers users are my great friends and it is something I am very grateful for. Hive put in my way very valuable people that I never thought I would meet. After this first crush, I started to fall more in love with Hive, like when I had my first merch allusive to this ecosystem, which I just received in my first meeting among hivers.

I fell more in love with Hive when I read publications in the @aliento community with the objective of helping people with health problems, emergencies due to natural disasters or any other affectation. My heart couldn't stop beating when I saw so much kindness and solidarity in this wonderful ecosystem. After all that, how could I not fall in love with Hive? This platform always gives us satisfaction and something new to learn. Some time later, cryptoadoption was launched in Sucre, the state where I live, a solid project that has demonstrated the power of HIVE and HBD, with direct purchases in affiliated businesses. This has been a wonderful experience that I did not expect and that in addition to contributing to the circular economy, adds more and more value to Hive.

I will never forget my first love affair with Hive, I will always be grateful to those who told me about this platform because it became my refuge since the times of pandemic and my best therapy in times of difficulty. Every day that passes I fall in love more, and every day we discover wonderful things, because Hive is an infinite world that is growing and always surprises us. I invite @maydelvalle, @leidimarc and @mcookies to participate.