Hello my fellow steemians! This is my first post after a long and anxious wait for account approval. I'm very happy to announce that I'm here and ready to join the ride! Starting with a small tribute to the SteemBirds who rocked steemfest  in lisbon (see title)!

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I'm from Lisbon and so could not believe my luck to have so many great people drop in on my hometown and take in the sights, sounds, and occasional smells ... Loved meeting so many on you and having such eye-opening conversations. I've forgotten a lot of names but would like to say a special thanks to @starkerz @sterlinluxan @damnthatbanana @felixxx and others for making me feel so welcome and sharing some caipiroskas with me!

If you met me and are not on that list, please **get in touch!**

Enough about you, lets talk about me:

I'm a product designer, based in Lisbon after many years in London. I'll be posting about design, the sailing world, motorbikes, the maker movement and the world as I see it. **Hit follow and stay tuned.**

Upcoming post is on the Volvo Ocean Race!