Hi there Steemians, I would like to introduce myself (੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭* ̀ˋ #introduceyourself

I know your suppose to do this in your first post, ups sorry, I am lil bit different, as you will come to find out :D

Ok, so here I go...
I am a vegan musician/ sound engineer, nature loving hobby photographer & artist & a dedicated fuzzy kid mom.
My visual artist name is ELLi. Some of you might know me as DJ D-VINE,
https://www.facebook.com/TheDJDVINE/
https://soundcloud.com/djdvine/tracks
I started djing Drum&Bass in 1996 & had my first release in '99 on the label Risk Industrees, which I was a member of.
As time passed we Risks scattered into different parts of the world, Goa, Berlin & I ended up in Okinawa, Japan, in 2008. I momentarily fell in love with Okinawa & it's people. I was lucky to already have established contacts to the Drum&Bass crew there & was welcomed with open arms. I instantly became a member of the Raw Fusion Crew & was a resident in the oldest electronic club Hinotama Hall in the capitol Naha.

In 2009 I found 5 little puppies & my best friends in the trash! Yes, i did end up keeping all of the, although I didn't intend to ;) , their names were 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5... for a week. I f you would have seen their constitution you wouldn't have done the same, so they became Akio, Ella, Koa, Ryu & Kenta. I already 2 dogs, Tristan, I brought him from Germany & Isolde, we found here the first day coming to Okinawa.
A year later, I guess it made news in the dog community that I am the dog house, Mimi a stray dog decided to bring me her puppies.
At one point there were 14 dogs in my house. Luckily I found homes for all... well almost all, hehe!
I couldn't part with lil Lilia.
Here a pic of my crew of 8 <3

Being in Oki in 2011 when the catastrophe in Fukushima occurred, I felt the urge to do something more, so I founded the community Gaia Intervention,
GAIA INTERVENTION, WAKE UP, STAND UP, SPEAK UP!! ONE WORLD, ONE PLANET, ONE PEOPLE!!!
You can find out more about Gaia Intervention here,
https://www.facebook.com/GAIA.INTERVENTION/

I was devastated when I had to leave in 2014. My marriage fell apart & I ended up being abandoned, living in a car with my 4 dogs (we split the dogs, hardest thing I had to do!!), trying to stay in this beautiful place & make a living for myself & the fuzzies.
Sadly the money & visa situation got so complicated & I had to make choices. I sold everything I could make to money, took my three dogs (I got so much shit because I refused to leave them), one suitcase & I ended up not going to the States, but going back to Germany to be with my music family.

It took a while to get back on my feet again, but I was more determined than ever, I got my degree in audio engineering.
This year I was diagnosed cancer (the manifestation of all the bs)! Well cancer didn't know what it had coming, it was messing with the wrong person.
Being the resilient hardhead ,I did things my way!! I had a operation, but refused chemo & radiation!
It personally didn't make any sense to me, so I rather focused on my diet, ate raw (now mainly raw), organic, take enzymes & was lucky to have access to RSO, Rick Simpson Oil.
I chose to concentrate on life, not the disease !! I am undergoing quarterly check ups & am cancer free almost a year in january now ✌(◕‿-)✌

All this only made me stronger, more focused, more determined, more happy, MORE ME <3
Never Give Up!!! If something doesn't make sense, trust you inner voice <3
Love what you do & do what you love (°◡°♡).:｡ヾ(´○＿`*) ♪ (✿◕‿◕✿)