Atomic swap in simple form is the idea that you have LTC, and vendor requires payment in BTC, and I have BTC. Under the swap, you send me your LTC, I remit BTC to your vendor, and all are happy. This happens seamlessly and without any of us knowing each other.
Congratulations. I am glad you were able to power up..this will help your account to grow because your voting power will increase. Get over the 500 SP level and you are then able to adjust your voting power.
If you want to get excited, go to @jerrybanfield and read/watch his 10 Reasons To Hold Steem.
I saw those, they were an impressive list. I'll look to buy some more next month I think.