Hola! From Kansas to Afghanistan

in #introduceyourself7 years ago (edited)

Made from a Dominican mother and an American dad; My name is Wilkin Santana, I am currently serving my second tour in Afghanistan with the U.S Military. I believe that active duty is the best way for me to do my share of good in this world. We are currently helping the Afghan people rebuild their country.
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There are bad people over here, but I have also met some kind, honest ones. But believe all the bad propaganda from either side. There are bad and good people everywhere.
I am going to be honest; I found a second love in crypto technology. And when I hear about Steemit, I jumped right in. I am not going to lie, back in the days, when I first heard of Bitcoin, I was super skeptical. I wish I didn’t, I would probably be a millionaire now. But unfortunately, I did. However, it’s never too late. And now I fully believe in a decentralized kind of technology, and seriously believe it’s the future of the internet. But more about that later.
Back to myself…. After all, this is an introduction right?
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When I am not on missions, I spend my time, mostly at the gym, there is not much to do out here. But back home I enjoy running, mountain biking, flying drones and taking aerial pictures, shooting guns and pretty much doing anything outdoors.
First time I deployed was 2012/13. Things were a little different back then, and way more actions. Now we are doing our best to help the Afghans take care of their own country.

A couple of more months and I will be back in the states.
Things have been, well, so, so. Winters were unforgivable. The mountains get super full of snow, and driving around is almost impossible. Yet, the Afghan manages to continue with their life as normal.
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Right now, it’s super hot again. That’s the thing about this land when it’s cold, it’s extreme cold, but also the same applies to the warm times. It gets to 110 degrees in a matter of minutes.
I will be posting mostly about Blockchain, Military, Exercises, and my Dog Zoey.
Also, I speak Spanish, so you may see some entries in Español as well!

Hope you enjoyed my post. Bye for now :-)
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UPDATE 06/03/2017: BTW, the dog on the picture is not Zoey, Zoey is back in Kansas safe and sound waiting for her master to come back. The dog in the picture is my trusty battle buddy Sergeant Pritzy.

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Welcome to SteemIt! And thank you for your service!

This is a great introductory post and I enjoyed reading it. You earned another follower! Looking forward to your future posts!

Have a great weekend!
Steem on,
Mike

Thank you for taking the time to read. I am not great at writing, but I do write out of my mind. Peace!

Welcome to Steemit! Hope you have fun!

You are a badass, man. I honor you for your service -- thank you.

And welcome to Steemit!

Have my $.05, upvoted
@shayne

Thank you so much brother

Mucho gusto Wilkin. Welcome to steemit.com
Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

That m16 looks like a toy in your hands.
Good luck and come home safely.

Un oplacer. Sigueme que por ahi continuo posteando. Y se ve chica porque es una M4

Welcome to steemit. keep sharing, keep exploring!

Thanks JZ :)

HOOOAH, Soldier! Glad to have you on board @willsann
I'm new to Steemit too and I REALLY relate to the whole being skeptical about bitcoin biz...
I'm glad to see a serviceman on this site and I appreciate you for your service sir!

Oorah to you brother

Welcome Wilkin!

Thanks Wilx

Welcome to Steemit!

Welcome to steemit. Following and looking forward for your posts. Be safe.

Thank you very much. Hopefuly i will find the time to keep posting.

Welcome aboard, Wilkin! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek

Thanks, and done!