Hellooooo, Hivers!
Hi there!
It is so gooooood to be here!
My name is Deborah. My friends call me Debs, Debsie, Debsie-websie...and Bubbles. Because, apparently, I'm bubbly (not like drunk-bubbly, but happy-bubbly. I like to laugh. A lot.)
I am a Gambian, Nigerian, Senegalese, with a sprinkle of Filipino - in that order.
My parents are Nigerian missionaries to The Gambia, a teeny country in Africa - where I was born.
Gambia is nicknamed The Smiling Coast of Africa. (See? This is why I laugh so much!) Gambians are very happy people. Literally some of the friendliest you would ever meet!
From Gambia, I moved to Sénégal to live in a boarding school...located in a village...far away from the city. It was almost as cool as Hogwarts! My favourite memories are doing the rain dance to welcome the first thunderstorm...eating buckets of mangoes...and crazy hair days!
After high-school, I studied medicine in the Philippines (hence the sprinkle of Filipino).
I recently moved to Nigeria a year ago to practice. My oh my! Working here is an adventure!
The colours, the emotions, the heat, the drama - Nigeria is an entire symphony.
I love my faith. I love to travel and have lots of adventures. I love to read. I love to string words together in wonderful and awkward ways. I love stories with happy endings. I love music - but my brothers say I have the melodious voice of a mouse in labour. (We had a mouse in labour once. Sweet torture.) I like to dance with my two left feet.
Deep, deep, deep inside, I want to be a Disney Princess. (Preferably Mulan. She is badass.)
I hate cats and lizards and snakes and garlic bread and people who oppress other people. (Wow. That went dark really fast!)
Here at Hive, I hope to have a blast meeting new people - like you.
@draysax referred me here. I am very glad he did, and that he is patiently teaching me how this works.
So far, I have joined these communities:
@OCD
@gems-community
@proofofbrainio
@ladiesofhive
@motherhood
@curie
...and I cannot wait to learn tons from them!
I also hope to finally be motivated and challenged to write more often. I hope to share medical stuff.
I hope to also learn more about tech...and to have loads and loads of fun.
My dream is to make the world a better place - one kind act at a time. While finding excuses to giggle as you spread light, of course.
That is the summary, really. I hope we get to be friends!
Pictures are all mine
Welcome drbubbles!
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Hello and Welcome! What a great introduction and pictures, and I love your smile and how you describe your home.
So, glad you are here.
As a headsup on Hive we have many different communities and use the tags to sort posts to the correct audiences for better curation.
I see that someone told you about the token tags, but please only use Leofinance when you are writing about financial or investment opportunities, it will help you gain the right type of followers and help us target various posts to the correct audience!
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Aww, thank you! What a lovely compliment. I understand your advice about the token tags. Thank you for that clarification. I'll be sure to do that!
Hello, @drbubbles! This is @anggreklestari from the @OCD team. We saw that you already posted your first post here in Hive Blockchain! Congratulations and welcome!
Well, you can explore the communities that are suitable for your content. You can read some of the communities in this post: OCD Communities Incubation Program
For tips and information as a Hive newbie, click here: newbie guide.
The important thing is Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog. You can't include content that you don't own without sources. For more information, check this post: Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise.
If you have questions or concerns, you can hop into OCD's Discord server and we'll gladly answer your questions.
Have a great day!
Thank you so much @lovesniper for your suggestions! I'll be sure to check it out. As a newbie, I definitely need as many tips as I can get!
Welcome to Hive @drbubbles 😀
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, @blanchy !
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Welcome to Hive.
There's a lot to explore in this space and great people to interact.
Enjoy the community experience and grow on Hive!
Thank you so much, @draysax ! I appreciate your kind words and guidance on this journey!
You are very much welcome.
I'm sure you'll do well on Hive.
Welcome to Hive, you’ve got a talented friend I’m sure he’lol show you around. Your vibe is cool, see you around.
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Thank you so much! See you around 😁!
wow.. dr bubbles I hope nigeria does not take all that joy away from you... Good luck!
Thank you so much, @rexxalo ! Haha, I hope so too! The key to remaining joyful here, I find, is to take frequent retreats. But I can't lie - it can be a struggle sometimes!
Are you looking to practice in Nigeria?
Hi drbubbles, so great to see a fellow traveler joining Hive! We've been around for over 3 years, building a community of travelers on Hive. I see that you are posting from peakd which is awesome, but the beauty of the Hive blockchain is that there are several websites available to use Hive!
TravelFeed.io brings together all the benefits of Hive decentralized blogging with features that you as a travel blogger will love: Photo galleries, Instagram embeds, custom maps, post scheduling and more. And if you want, you can even use our easy site builder to set up your own travel blog on your own domain which can be a great way to generate a passive income from your blog!
You can log in with your Hive account on TravelFeed.io to publish your next travel post, and it will be posted to Hive automatically! Every day, we select the best posts and reward them with an upvote and added visibility.
See you around!
@for91days
Thank you! I'll be sure to check it out!
Welcome to the hive friend!
Thank you so much!
Yo Welcome!! This Ma first day too!!! I'm excited!!!
That's great 😁 I am excited too!
You like to laugh and I like to make people laugh. We're a match. 😂😂😂
😉 haha! Laughter is the spice of life 😁
Heyya Welcome To HIVE!! I Hope You Have An Amazing Time Here ❤️
Thank you so much! I definitely will!
Oh nice.. I see you are kinda like a grand child to me on hive 😅😅. Nice to have you here. I shall keep An eye or both on you.
Welcome to Hive.
Feel free to ask your questions.
@draysax has got a lot of experience here as well.
Thank you grand-dad 😂😂😂 Lol!
The questions will definitely be incoming.
@draysax has been a huge help...even when I am too tired to engage on Hive 🥲😂
Well.. keep the engagement on.
It's just like chatting.
A tip. Asked your questions within Hive. Rather than waste your discussion on WhatsApp or other im apps.
That way your comments are growing.
Also make good comments on people's post, it get their attention and they ll check you out just like I did.
Make it a discussion here and then you can dm the person to come on hive. I often do this with AY.
Also, create some time. And if you could get some of your chatting friends along. 😅😅
Hive is a social media first before the money.
I also look forward to your post. I envisage creating a Medhive community soon. It should be a good niche for you as well.
Wonderful tips! Truly! Especially the "making comments on Hive instead of WhatsApp" - definitely one of my biggest pitfalls.
I'm looking forward to that community!
Thank you so much @jaydr
Yeah. That kinda changed the tone for me too. It boost your engagement on the chain and draws more attention for your reputation.
But if there are private matters you have, you sure can reach out on DM.
I m guessing AY added you to the group.??
Yes he did. I've definitely been a silent member so far (thank you so much, paediatrics 😞) but I'll be sure to speak more!
Oh .. now I understand, UCH?
You are strengthened.
What Unit are you in?
Hey there, @drbubbles ! Welcome to Hive and I am very glad to meet you. Hope to read more stories from you! See ya around!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, @bloghound ! The stories are coming 😁💕 I'm going to be looking out for your posts too- I enjoy them so much! See you around!
Hey there, ma! You are very welcome! So, see ya!