Welcome! I'm super excited to hear your stories about your home. Foreign countries are fascinating but I've only ever been to one other. I'm also insanely curious about the randomly placed chemical factory!
And as far as the photography goes, check out my page. I do random modeling and a few steemians that pop up on my page @jasonrussell and @melodyrussell are married photographer buddies of mine. Jason hosts a weekly portrait contest that could lead you to quite a few wonderful photography blogs. Welcome to our awesome little community!