Welcome to the Steemit community Ren!

We love original content! Looking forward to what you have to share. =)

You have had some grand adventures, and I bet you're not done with them yet. =)

A couple of Steemit tips, ignore the automated bots, they do nothing for you and just earn from your votes.

It is about the people and the relationships you build here. Be patient with building an audience.

7 reasons that low/no payout is not the reason to quit on Steemit
https://steemit.com/steemit/@hiroyamagishi/7-reasons-that-low-payout-is-not-the-reason-to-give-up-on-steemit

For many new people, the voting and points system seems complicated at first. Here is an excellent post and entertaining video about how it all works.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@sethlinson/announcing-steemit-explained-a-new-animated-series

You also earn rewards for resharing (resteem) and commenting. How cool is that? So it pays for us all to get involved with other people and their content.

Welcome aboard and full Steem ahead! =)

Leo.