Hello Steemians!! (or, Steemers?)

![[사람들]Helah_Janet.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZJ9aVj5T12CiS6a7ZnHv8DRBgCUvL8fsZWhbuQeC5joE/%5B%E1%84%89%E1%85%A1%E1%84%85%E1%85%A1%E1%86%B7%E1%84%83%E1%85%B3%E1%86%AF%5DHelah_Janet.jpg)
(that's me on the far left, Helah, and Janet, worldclass runners from Kenya)

I run, meditate, draw, study and invest in blockchain, and cook with my lovely parents. 
I have been looking for a way to share abovementioned activites with the world, I am realy excited to be here.

Having been reading up on blockchain since last July, I feel I am like a 60-year old grandpa
in a college 'Intro to Philosophy' class, writing my first Steemit post. But here I am, and I am happy to write my first Steemit post. 

Without further ado, let me break it down what and why I will be creating contents on these things and share with you my motivation and little background.



Running

![[트랙3]멀리서.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUwGn7WcnisoWUw8XkCvr2DKeiCvyxwx16N4j78C8QjWw/%5B%E1%84%90%E1%85%B3%E1%84%85%E1%85%A2%E1%86%A83%5D%E1%84%86%E1%85%A5%E1%86%AF%E1%84%85%E1%85%B5%E1%84%89%E1%85%A5.jpg)

After running barefoot on grass, I fell in love with running in 2013. Until now, I have not found anything else that makes me feel completely free yet one with the world around me. I got into it so much that, I went to Iten, Kenya, to run and live with World's best runners in 2015. I wrote about my experience in Korean, and I am excited to translate it into English and put each chapter on Steemit. And although I am not a professional runner, I have many tips and great excercises for running and I still train almost everyday. I am looking foward to writing and making some videos about running.



Meditation

![afonso-coutinho-184579_Unsplashdotcome.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQma8X9Zk6Fv58tHCjydPhiM1Hs7SAmNmUd3XtWVCyNyiXD/afonso-coutinho-184579_Unsplashdotcome.png)

I did a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat in 2011 and found a center of peace within myself. However, college, grad school, and real world slowly took me away from the practice. I am giving myself some social accountability by committing myself to meditate 15min before going to bed and uploading the video (and some writing) everyday on Steemit and d.Tube. My goal is to do 15min before bed and 15min after waking up, and I am starting with before bed in the first half of the year.



Art

![스크린샷 2017-12-10 오후 1.40.22.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbG4ek5eLDCkvNA63QezsegbDuQcQHZr4Krxcu8ychYAu/%E1%84%89%E1%85%B3%E1%84%8F%E1%85%B3%E1%84%85%E1%85%B5%E1%86%AB%E1%84%89%E1%85%A3%E1%86%BA%202017-12-10%20%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A9%E1%84%92%E1%85%AE%201.40.22.png)

I love drawing. I love and hate that feeling of helplessness when I look at the blank canvas. I LOVE the flow that begins when I just let it go and put that first touch on the paper. I love it when the drawing does its own thing. When I draw, I think of universe and how little I am. Then I think of people I love. People who are light to me. People whom I want to be light for. I am excited to share my drawings and stories behind them with you.



Blockchain and cryptocurrency investing

![jingyi-wang-193838.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcC6My9uoktP8coBcdcgmdqoEXtqQyV3vZug2f38hJk5t/jingyi-wang-193838.png)

One fine day on July, 2017, I got an invitation to a chatroom. It was about Ethereum. I was like, 'What the hack is this and what is blockchain?' Next 10 days, despite regular 9-6 job, I went to bed at like 4 am, reading everything I could find about technology and blockchain businesses. I realize that  decentralization had been occuring in religion, education, manufacturing, and many other social aspects of our lives, but not in the realm of currency. It was a no-brainer that as a civilizatino we were headed this way. I wanted to be part of this journey, so I studied more, chose 4 cryptocurrencies, set aside X% of my monthly salary, and investing on them ever since. I am particularly interested in talkin about blockchain with regards to philosophy, zen buddhism and quantum mechanics; I am not much of a 'wall street' investor or analyst, but more of... just, a, thinker.

Cooking with Parents
![Profile.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRKswDR98JCxkUY24PqQRYtfRiy4KFsVDoscUShhTY42D/Profile.jpeg)
Allured by the promise of playing soccer after school and being able to choose my own classes, I chose to study in USA when I was 16. I liked it so much that, I went on to college and grad school, only to come back to Korea after grad school. Now living with my parents again, I want to make some good memories with them. I thought how we can do this, then I realized how much I love mom's food and I never learned how to cook food like hers. 

I finally convinced my parents, and we are cooking every Sunday. My mom teaches me, my dad films the whole thing, and I cook alongside my mom. We have made two videos so far and have uploaded them on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF0CcElJ404

But now I found out about dTube, I wil uploade them on dTube asap (uploading on dTube is extremely slow though, so I might have to reduce the quality). I am excited to share my mom's food with this community, and I would love your feedbacks and comments on the video and what foods we cook in the future.



Thank you for reading this far. 
Your feedback and comments are much appreciated.
(if you are interested in any specific topics, please let me know, as that will help me prioritize what contest to put on Steemit and d.tube)

Best,
Kobe, a Running Turtle


p.s.
https://d.tube/#!/v/runningturtle/4p9lkywr
here is my first daily meditation video on d.tube.
I forgot to include some natural sound... :P
enjoy below video for sound as you watch and meditate together... :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFTSSKCzWA

p.s2
Photos:
-Running: Thanks Tristan for his amazing photo on Kamariny Track in Iten, Kenya.
-Meditation: https://unsplash.com/@afonsocoutinhoo
-Blockchain: https://unsplash.com/@jingyi
-Art and Cooking: Kobe