Life of Shannon

Hi guys!

Just today I was introduced to Steemit.com by @firepower, a friend I met through Facebook. Honestly, I am not really fond of myself opening up all over the internet, but I will give it a fair shot!

Born and raised in Amsterdam, carrying a fine Amsterdam accent through the years. I remember stories being told about me and a wasp, cracking my parents and their friends up. Once upon a time, there was a little Shannon being bothered by a wasp. She did not like wasps, not at all. Unfortunately, the wasp had different thoughts and flapping my arms around were not enough, eventually the flat Amsterdam accent rolled over her tiny lips, "Die klote wesp!" Google Translate tells me it would translate into "This fucking wasp," however in my opinion in Dutch it would be a little more friendly. The Amsterdam accent has always been following me. Once I got into Bachelor's of Communication and Multimedia Design, I found people from all over the country. "I don't have to ask you where you are from," they said jokingly - honestly, they really did not.

My parents divorced when I was still in primary school - props to my mom, because I honestly can't even remember them breaking up. We just moved somewhere else, and she told me I did not mind at all. Actually, I was kind of done with my present school career in the north part of Amsterdam, and I thought it would be about time I was going to change schools. This tiny wish of a tiny kid was soon crushed when she told me I was fine in the place I was. Oh. The relationship between my parent's have always been good, they talk, they laugh. Currently, my mom has an ex-boyfriend and my dad has been with his girlfriend for several years now. Did I tell you my mom's sister actually celebrated her birthday with my dad's girlfriend? Yeah, we are such a family. Everybody is welcome and sticks. My dad occasionally visits my mom's parents, and the other way around - it's all one big family.

I have two 18-year-old sisters - twins. And how much this might sound fun, it sometimes actually is. When you see them, you can't really tell to be honest. In my opinion, they rather look like a gay couple because they can't be with or without each other's company. For God's sake, they hold hands when we are doing groceries. I smile, roll my eyes and shake off the thought about how inseparable they are.

As I mentioned before, I study Communication and Multimedia Design. A bachelors evolving around startup ideas, web/app design and development. In my final year, in which I currently am, I had the chance to go abroad. I found a company called Interact.io, based in Berlin. Last year I moved to Berlin, stayed there untill the end of february and had an amazing time. For about a month I lived with 7 people in a teeny tiny apartment, I joined a Hackathon and won 1000 euros, we were once evacuated two times because they found a WWII bomb, I had endless nights of partying, drank cheap beers, eventually became part of an Indian community and made amazing friends! I really did love living there, and actually after my graduation I really want to go back for a little while before I will start my big trip around the world with my best friend.

Big trip? Yes sir! We are planning to follow the summer, visiting Australia, New Zealand, HAWAIII!, USA, Indonesia and Thailand. I'm really excited and trying to save up as much as possible in advance. During those travels I want to adapt the lifestyle of a digital nomad. Say what? Yes, a digital nomad. Basically it comes down to two terms: work and travel. During my trip I will be bringing my laptop along, allowing me to freelance on the road too. It will be a tough search for wifi, but hey, it's an adventure!

I guess this would be it for now! Cheers and thanks for reading, if you even got this far hehe.