I am Martin Raum and this is my full introduction to the people of Steemit and the world.

My first one was not nice enough so please let me try again and give you a clear picture about me.

My childhood was great because I come from a village and we were able to play on the street until it was dark.

Kindergarten days:

When I was 5, I got a metallic blue BMX bike and because my father was a toolmaker, I always found the right tools to do things in the garage.

Because his parents were 'not so nice' to him when he was a boy nobody was able to stop him from finding peace in suicide.

My mom, sister and me:

When I got older I had an Atari2600, C64 and 128. I loved Pirates, Oil Company and Zack McKracken. Later I had a 486.

Then computers became boring and I went to many concerts. Bodycount, NOFX, Bad Religion, Crash Test Dummies,.. and learned guitar playing. I made a school paper together with 2 friends. The one and only first 300 pieces were censored and they made a big fuz about it.

I started working as a wheelchair repair guy and for a year in the videoshop. When I was 18 I went to London and worked there as dishwasher, cleaner, in schools, a stadium etc.

I was driving people around in their wheelchairs for the Red Cross in Berlin as a full-timer, visited clubs, the rush of being 20. I was a waiter in cafe's and hotels, a phone operator, etc.

Mexico was the first country I travelled to, which was really far away. It was amazing. The lush green large leaves, pyramids, and then Guatemala, Livingston, Antigua and the capital.

Because of a few terrible things happening simultaniously I had to ask the government for help.

A dark time started. They said that I could go to the homeless shelter and I was feeling so good that there is help but when I was arriving there it was hell.

After a few months being shocked and begging I started to tell the people poetry and got good feedback.

I was getting proud again and was able to somehow stay above the water, day by day.

I saw Switzerland, Italy, and hitchhiked like a champion.

I was good but the low amount of money took it's toll. Nobody can live like this all the time.

I went to India for 6 months. Wow..
There I was able to get back my spirits. I worked there at the beach for 1 dollar a day, told poetry, it was great.

Back in Europe I went to Amsterdam where I got a bit famous because I met journalists and media people who published about me.

http://m.spiegel.de/reise/staedte/a-471839.html

I spent a summer in Ibiza and my friends played music, danced flamenco and were clowns. I found people who were doing similar things like me. We broke bread together and lived for free near the Castle.

I got a job in the cybersecurity industry through a friend. It was hard work and after a while I knew my way around. I had to grow a beard because this stuff is intense. Where do I stand? What is morally OK for me and what not?

I was able to live in Asia with my low income job. First time since years that I could eat as much as I wanted. Work from home and sip cocktails like, I guess, heiditravels.

After 2 years and 2 continents I got robbed. Everything but my trouser, flip flops and wallet was gone.

I also needed surgery and headed back to Germany.

It was depressing and cold. I didn't have savings and I got terminated from the job. A very hard time, alone on the street.

I visited Portugal and made good friends. To get there I sold all BTC I got and I bought them for 7 euros.

I was always looking for solutions to my problems and joined Daniel Larimer on bitsharestalk.org.

I was a stand-by delegate with liondani and started 8 hours a day full-power BTS marketing. I could not convince the voters although I had plenty of votes.

Paying for advertisement without income? I saw Lovejoy and others passing by. They had the car, equipment and were from the U.S.

I wanted to print on joint papers, was singing to dozens of people a day about BitShares and begged the community to donate to my asset CHATEAUX so I could rent a house and give poor people cheap food and rich people, too. A real homeless shelter / cryptouniversity with dignity. A hostel which gives discounts on smartcoins etc.

But I could not convince enough people.

I got sick in January and didn't have money for health insurance. With a flu working on the street, impossible.

I saw the price of BTS falling. I earned 30 Euro through my show a day but could not find anyone to borrow me money for a flat. ETH rose and I said: OK let's try if we fit better together. Me and ETH.

I sold everything and deleted all accounts. What about helping each other?
For 5 months I didn't follow crypto until 10 days ago when I went to coinmarketcap to check something.
I saw the trippling of the price and bought for my last 100 euros.

Now I'm back and have big plans. Where will we go and how will it be?

I am amazed by Steemit and happy that we made it together. Everyone with his skill and strength.

Peace,
Martin Raum
38PTSWarrior
For shla-rafia Enterprises