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me and my adorable cat Samie :-)
**begone grammar nazis!!!**
 
As a Steemit believer and evangelist (not the bible thumping kind lol) I think the time is long overdue to make my presence known.  My name is **Matthew Schultz** and I believe in taking risks and living life to the fullest.  My curiosity is never satiated and I want to push the boundaries of what is possible and make my unique positive impact on the world.  My personality type is **INTP**, which I believe I’m in good company here.   

To those astrologers out there I am a **Gemini** with a Virgo Moon and my Ascendant is in Libra.  Whatever that means?  I actually have an idea but I’m in no position to provide expert knowledge in that area.  For that matter that probably includes most of my areas of interest.  Nevertheless I hope my ramblings prove interesting and thought provoking.  

There are aspects of my life that I would rather keep on the ‘down low’ for the time being, but I will say I am a **Software Developer** in a nice cushy job but desperately want to leave.  Just got to take care of some pesky loans and develop some positive cash flow outside of my current job.  

Currently I'm a member of **Dropship Lifestyle** and I'm using that training to help with my online store.  I am also a business partner with a friend on a Spanish Learning site where we are currently making money via affiliate offers.  However, as much as I would like to make a lot of money that is not really my end goal.  

My goal at the moment is just to be location independent and to have more free time.  I plan to travel around **Southeast Asia** and take my stab at the **Digital Nomad** lifestyle.  I also can’t wait to meet my super amazing and talented girlfriend in the Philippines whom I am currently in a long distance relationship with.  She is trying to make the transition from her current job with a web design and marketing agency to becoming a writer.  I’ve told her about Steemit and I’m eagerly awaiting her to start posting on this site.  

Also, I'm a **cat lover** and sorely miss my dearly beloved cat Samie.  Samie is with my ex at the moment for various reasons but I trust she’s in good hands.  I have nothing against my ex and I learned a lot about myself from the experience.  I take any challenge as a learning experience.  I don’t believe in failures.  More precisely I just define them out of existence.  That’s the cool thing about language and also one of its challenges :-)

Also as of yet I really can’t play any musical instruments to a noteworthy degree.  However, I do love music. Some of my current favorite artists are:

 - Nightwish  
 - Bjork  
 - Kate Bush 
 - Pepe Deluxe 
 - Babymetal 
 - Eivor

I’m always looking for new and interesting music so let me know if you have any suggestions! A few of my favorite shows are 

 - Star Trek 
 - X-Files 
 - House of Cards

Here is my verification video (trust me I'm more a babble mouth in person):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kow9U8yAgk
and facebook if you're so curious:
https://www.facebook.com/matthew.schultz.1272

Anyway if you made it this far then congrats!  I hope I didn’t bore you to tears.  **If there’s anything about me you’d like to know more about I’m open to suggestions so please leave comments. I want to hear from you!!!**