<p><img src="https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/19/WIN_20160719_1104312b651b.jpg" /></p>
<p>I'm probably a poster boy for Steemit's potential success in Africa and its viral growth overall.</p>
<p>(Lol. I'm an introvert and I'm still 'picture shy'...and hmmn..privacy)</p>
<p>Today marks exactly 4 weeks I joined Steemit and I thought it would be fitting to make a proper introduction. And/or a testimonial.</p>
<p>I'm probably the only person from my country here on Steemit.( N.B I'm making a post on that soon). 1 in a million ;)</p>
<p></p><h2>Growing Up</h2><br />
<img src="https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/19/_BSV8x_WAPLOADED_COM04e69.jpg" /><p></p>
<p>Here is a sample pic of where I grew up as a kid. Funnily, I grew up in a middle-class family. At least, according to the living standards here.</p>
<p>The standard of living is generally low and housing facilities are substandard......</p>
<p>What was even much worse was the power supply. We would be very lucky to get 3 hours of electricity daily. And oftentimes, we would go for weeks without having any power supply.</p>
<p>This, in turn, had an adverse effect on the economy of the country.<br />
The youths are unemployed and the crime rate is sickening.</p>
<p>Things are getting a bit better though......a good government is in place and the economy is giving signals of a better time to come. As the largest  economy in Africa, things can only get better.</p>
<p></p><h2>My Love For Technology</h2><br />
My fascination with technology started when I gained admission to the university.<br />
Here is my favorite spot at college. It was a perfect place to reflect and think about life.<p></p>
<p><img src="https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/19/templatemo_slide_385f17.jpg" /></p>
<p>I got admitted for a business degree on a scholarship and for a while, I was content going to boring classes. Until something happened.</p>
<p>My precious phone got stolen.</p>
<p><img src="https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/19/Nokia-C3096c8.jpg" /></p>
<p>And after several weeks trying to raise funds for another one, I decided to turn to the internet for help.</p>
<p>I tried several ways of making money online. Affiliate marketing, Ads clicking, micro-jobs etc. I've tried them all. I learned HTML, CSS and I'm currently learning JS.</p>
<p>But after several months still without any luck, I decided to settle for freelance writing.</p>
<p>I was having a bit of success here and there. Not enough to survive, though. But still worth working on.<br />
<strong>Then, the stars aligned.</strong></p>
<p></p><h2>The Steemit Dream</h2><br />
Exactly 4 weeks ago, I stumbled on <a href="/@stellabelle">@stellabelle</a>'s Medium post about Steemit taking over the social media….<p></p>
<p>At first, I was skeptical on the authenticity of the promise as I had been scammed many times….</p>
<p>I decided to give it a shot. After all, there's no harm in trying…..</p>
<p>And I'm glad I did.</p>
<p><strong>After over 40 posts</strong>, it's been an amazing experience on Steemit. Though none has gotten over the thousand mark, mine has been the case of 'little drops of water make an ocean'.</p>
<p></p><h2>I've made awesome  partnerships with top writers like <a href="/@donkeypong">@donkeypong</a> and <a href="/@stellabelle">@stellabelle</a> and had chats with some really awesome people on Slack.</h2>
<p>To: <a href="/@crytoctopus">@crytoctopus</a>; <a href="/@anwenbaumeister">@anwenbaumeister</a>  <a href="/@benjojo">@benjojo</a> <a href="/@gavvet">@gavvet</a>  and a host of others. You guys rock.</p>
<p>Steemit has helped launched my dreams. I've published my first book on Steemit and I recently launched SteemMag - Steemit's Weekend Digest. The theater of dreams as I call it</p><p></p>
<p></p><h2>I've never been this fascinated over an online community before. And the rewards are just a nice welcome bonus…….<h2></h2>
<p>From living on less than $2/day to having enough at my disposal. I'm deeply grateful to all those who work day and night to make Steemit successful.</p>
<p></p><h2>To all those whose efforts have been unappreciated, you're changing lives.<h2></h2>
<p>Now I can get a better smartphone, power bank, live a comfortable life and develop myself as a writer.</p>
<p>Steemit is a fantasy coming true.</p>
<p></p><h2>Giving Back</h2><p></p>
<p>Tomorrow, after a lot of planning, I will be making a detailed post outlining how I'm bringing Steemit to millions of people in my country. My own way of adding value to the community.</p>
<p>The journey has just begun guys….….despite the complaints and issues...we look forward to having even a better and balanced Steemit…..</p>
<p>It can only get better! Steem on…</p>
<p><img src="https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/65847039.jpg" /></p>
<p>And here's a toast to more success…..yours and mine...</p>
<p>Thanks y'all.</p>
<p>And especially to @infovore for writing this post originally here: https://steemit.com/steem/@infovore/how-steemit-has-changed-my-life-from-living-on-usd1-day-and-3-hours-of-electricity-to-having-over-usd41-319</p>