Welcome to Steemit! It looks like you will be talking about interesting topics and I'm looking forward to reading your posts.
Why did you go to South Africa at the first place? I do understand that such experience can change your personality. We have so much and we still want to get more while there are people who are happy with bare minimum. It would be nice to read about your experience.
Just a few tips here.. first of all try to post as much as possible and engage with other Steemians. It is important to join a community and to make friends. You can also join some discord groups with similar interests. It's not all about the rewards but the relationships are important too. Have fun, make friends and rewards will eventually come.
I wish you good luck and I'm looking forward to seeing you around! :)
Thank you for your kind words @delishtreats! I'll be writing more about South Africa in future posts. I never actually planned to go there. Back when I was working in medical technology I was offered a considerable promotion, but at that point, I realised it's just not what I want. I quit my job instead, sold/donated everything I owned and started looking for a new path. I saw something about South Africa in the news and I ended up buying a plane ticket there 10 days before flying out. Originally I booked for 2 weeks, but I ended up canceling my return flight and I stayed until the very last day of my visa.
Thank you for the tips as well, they're greatly appreciated! I'm completely new to Steem, so I'm learning how everything works. I joined the platform because I collaborate with a startup which uses Steem to promote social projects furthering the United Nations' Global Goals. Prior to that, I had never even heard about Steem. I fully agree on the importance of making friends and building relationships. The possibility of rewards is a nice plus, but for me it's much more interesting to connect with people :)