I would appreciate it! A ticket to a wedding.

in #writing6 years ago (edited)

Hello, everyone! Today I am doing something that I do not think I have done before. A couple of months from now, in August, I am invited to attend a wedding. I call it a steemit wedding because I met the groom through this platform. Right now we work together, as curators. On the whaleshares discord channel. We have a lot of fun during the live curation shows we host!

@Nikflossus has invited me and all of his curators to his place. During the event in which he will tie the knot with his beautiful wife-to-be. Yes! A wedding! And I really, really, really want to go! It will be possible, I know it! Because I am not canceling my trip. No inconvenience will stand in my way! Yes, I am going no matter what. Still, I would like to ask you to help me crowdfund for the stay. Steemit is my primary income and at this point, I am earning enough to cover my everyday expenses. Plus, a little extra. My horse-riding (20 euros a month) and the bus to get there.

I will be able to scrape up some money for the trip no matter what. I might have to skip on buying some things this year. But I really would like to go and so it is my priority. Mainly because I have made friends with this amazing steemian that I would love to meet in real life. Also because it is a wedding. In France. Plus, Nik is a fellow writer. Somebody who has walked the steps that I am yet to explore.

For those of you who do not know, I am more of an introvert. I choose to spend my days with myself most of the time. When I go riding with my horse, we go alone. But I do require some fun people activities to not get depressed once in a while. And, as I have met the best people on this platform I intend to meet as many as I can from here!

There is also a fair chance that Nik is not going to be the only person from steemit there. The wedding invitations have traveled far and I hope @Kubbyelizabeth can make it, too! Even when she lives halfway across the world. She is such a sunny person. I would not miss her contagious presents for the world. To meet her and make friends. For reals, in real life.

I am writing this post to let you know that I am going. No matter what. The idea is already in my mind and I have bought an affordable wedding guest dress. However, I would appreciate your help! A vote of yours will mean a lot to me. Right now, the cheapest solution that I have found is approximately 340 euros (410 USD) for the trip. Not including food.

  • My train ticket is 100 euros (50 one way). The flights were a 100 euros more expensive so I opted for multiple trains and a bus.
  • The Airbnb is 133 euro for 7 days. If we take a place for three people, Kubby, me, and my boyfriend.
  • The car rent that is a must as the place we are visiting is not very accessible with other transportation. The cheapest option I found is 300 euros for a week. So 100 per person.

That comes up to roughly 333 euros. There will also be gas and food expenses, of course. As well as some emergency cash needed. But I think we can make it. I do not want to ask for any more than I need. Heck, I was not intending to write this at all. But I acknowledge that sometimes asking for help is necessary. However, if this is not your thing, I completely understand.

We all want to go to places and travel. Have things that we long for. And we all work hard to acquire them. I do not like asking because I know that. And I know for some this will not be an acceptable post. I do not want to power down again. And I will do most things before reverting to that. I think I might be able to if I am consistent.

If you do decide to help, thank you! I will most definitely sneak some wedding photos in a post here or there. At least of the scenery! France is the most beautiful place. I know, a lot of places are wonderful but I love France. I have been there twice and it has stolen my heart. I have also been to a huge wedding only once in my life. So that is something that I wait with great excitement.

The people there, though. That is what I am really looking forward. The people I have made friendships with here are some of the greatest and I am excited to have the opportunity to meet face to face.

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Otherwise, I am doing good. My writing is improving. I think and hope. I am feeling somewhat stable and would not change my life for anything because I am doing what I love. Even if I am earning just enough it is good. I chose my path and I know I have made the right decision. Everything else will come.

Thank you for dropping by. Thank you for those who support me. I love relevant comments. I appreciate the votes. And, if you can connect to my work, that is the best I could have!

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Have the most amazing day! Today, tomorrow, and forever.
Linda.

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@lindahas I see you need roughly around 500 USD to make the Trip comfortably.

So here is what I am going to do. My Upvote doesn't count that much but I am all about helping others.

So I will be Upvoting all your posts at roughly 1 USD for the entire Month. That should give you about 100 USD calculating the SBD price is around 3 USD.

I expect just one thing from you that is you take lots and lots of Pictures of the Wedding and the Landscapes out there and make a nice Post.

I like to see Places I haven't visited.

Wow! Thank you! That is very considerate of you! My plan is to make a lot of pictures. And I am taking the good camera with me. I just have to see if the bride and groom want pictures online but everything else will be included. We will be there for a week so I think we might go around the place a little bit.

France is amazing and even though I have never been to the part we are going now, I know it will be great! I may even make a video or two! :)

Such a solid dude. Bravo. Buy a lottery ticket tonight - I have a feeling luck will be In Your favor.

@emwalker I just couldn't help but Giggle on that comment of yours.

I have terrible luck when it comes to Lottery tickets. There was once a Fundraiser Lottery where they had 1000 tickets to sell and 900 prices to be won. I bought 10 tickets I still didn't win anything. That's how bad my Luck with Lotteries is.

Well, I think it might as well turn around for you. I am a firm believer of ''You get what you give'' :)

Shit 🤣🤣

Wow, you have such a beautiful heart to help each other. Your idea would be really helpful for Linda. I just know if a whale like you is exist.
God bless you @arunava.
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Gave you an extra upvote and been added to the latest MAP Resteems post. Enjoy the wedding!

Thank you! I really hope it will be a wedding of the decade :)

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I hope you make it to the wedding! Good luck! 🍀

I will have to! :D

Linda, how many times do I have to tell you... I AM NOT MARRYING YOU!
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joke :)

Is that my writing? That you assume that I want to marry you? I do not want the burden of the just married people. You have too much to do and I have enough in my life already :D What I do want is to be your guest, finally meet you and have some fun! :P

Just teasing. What a lovely post and thank you for the kind comments!

Girl you better huddle and get your butt to thatvwedding I’m going!!!

Yasssssss! That is all I wanted to hear from you my beautiful soul!

I don't know how I ended up on your post but it must have been for a reason, so I just send you a 10SBD contribution for your trip. Make it happen! Bon Voyage!

Oh, my! Thank you! You did not have to do that. I would be happy just with a vote! Thank you so, so much! And I hope you are not sharing more than you can give!

Best of luck! :)

Your post showed a trust in the abundance of the universe. I simply wanted to acknowledge that. Besides, all is one. Your experience is my experience :)

Wow. I also believe that we are all connected. On a level that we haven't discovered yet. Or have forgotten. Thank you, again! It is amazing to be reassured that we, humans, have compassion(all the bad things going on in the world and all). After all, it is all in the little things and the good deeds we choose to do!

Yeah, any action -no matter how small you think it to be- has an impact and is more important than a thousand words.

Well, that's great that you want to go to a wedding and all - and you want Steemians to help crowd-fund you. I wish you good luck!

I would like to finally have my own place. I've never had one and I'd like for my wife and I to have a house. Can you help me to crowd-fund that project?

Well. I am sure you will be able to make it. Steemit has done a lot for me. I have been able to get the income I need to survive from the platform. I am sure in the future I will not need to make a funding post for such things as weddings. In fact, I have not funded any other of my things because I generally do see this platform as creating quality content = payment. This is something I really want though and earning-wise I might not be there yet, unfortunately.

I hope your house comes along! Steemit community is ready to give as long as you give yourself. I am sure you can make it, too. It is a journey but it is a fruitful one. At least when my heart is in it! :)

Right now, I can give you a vote here. I hope that helps, even if just a little. And I wish you the greatest success in your own field. So one day you have enough to have your own house :)

Thanks. Honestly, I was a little upset by your original post. It sort-of seemed like "begging," so my response was somewhat of a satire. Truth is, we really know very little about each other here on SteemIt - only what we tell each other - and I have no right to judge the request you have made in your post. Excuse me for my sarcasm. Weddings really are an important, once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) event. I will never forget mine - all of the emotions and family and friends there to support us. I wish you well in your efforts to be there for your friends.

I gave you a resteem.

I know what you mean. And I understand where you are coming from. I got the overall tone as well. For some people this will be an unreasonable request just because we all know that most come here and expect payment on some level. And, there are a lot of people who just want to milk the cow until it is dry.

I get how this request might seem like something that does not benefit the platform as a whole. I wasn't sure of making this post just for that reason. I had to evaluate all of it and, if it was just a trip, I would most definitely not make a post on steemit about it. I am not the kind of person to just ask for things. I earn what I want to achieve. I work till I am able to afford it. But it is true. It is a wedding. And I hope and don't think that there is going to be a second one for Nik. I also was not sure if I could make it.

I would never knowingly do anything to hurt this platform as it has given me the opportunity to do what I truly love. Write my stories and improve my craft. When I joined, I was lost but because of the doors that I found/were given to me I know clearly what I want to build my future on. This is my kind of place and I try to do the best I can.

Thank you for the help! I do appreciate it. And you probably will not see me reaching out to ask for anything else for a long while. I can promise that with confidence because it is not really my kind of thing to do. :)

Best wishes!

Congrats! You made it to the first one hundred! 👍🏻

Yeah! That was a surprise! Thanks for all the bot helps! :)

You are welcome! ☺️

I support you and I appreciate you, I have read your article, we are really friends and as one family, I wish you to achieve your goal, and I wish you good luck 👍👍😃
All the best for you my dear friend @lindahas 😃😉

I hope I get there, too. I am determined to go to the wedding so I will have to no matter what :D

Thank you for the kind words!

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