Mi_Primer_Bitcoin_El_Salvador on Nostr: Hi, my name is Gerardo Moran. I’m a 18 year old salvadorian who just came out from ...

Hi, my name is Gerardo Moran.

I’m a 18 year old salvadorian who just came out from high school, where I had the chance to graduate from
@MyfirstBitcoin_
#BitcoinDiploma.

Now I’m a teacher myself👨‍🏫

Here’s my story🧵🔻

I was born in Concepción de Ataco⛰️, western #ElSalvador

And I’ve been working since I was 11 years old, in areas like construction & tourism.

So Proof-Of-Work has been present all my life⚙️🏋️‍♂️🛠️

Ever since, I’ve tried to reason why people in my country worked so much for so little money😔

Earning 6 dollars a day doing construction wasn’t feasible for me anymore❌, so I quit without knowing there was an opportunity ahead: #Bitcoin

In 2021 I heard a ‘magic internet money’ would be declared legal tender in #ElSalvador

Even though I didn’t knew anything about it, I got excited just to know a different type of money rather than the US Dollar would be circulating in my country.

Of course, I started to see a lot of resistance against Bitcoin among my neighbors.

People talked about volatility, scams & politics, but something said to me @nayibbukele decision about #Bitcoin was the right one for #ElSalvador
So I did like @ODELL says: “stay humble & stack sats” 🙏

I said to myself “people are not afraid of #Bitcoin, they’re just scared of the unknown”

That’s where I realized #education was everything El Salvador needed.

One day, my school called the students to get into the #BitcoinDiploma

I applied & excelled, thanks to our incredible teacher Napoleon Osorio,
@elisuademo, who also gave me & @VianaMPB the opportunity to become teachers.

We were selected among 60 students! We said YES!

We now proudly educate people in the western region of #ElSalvador

This job has brought me opportunities I never thought possible.

It allows me to work, continue my studies & meet people while passing this knowledge to students not too younger than me

That way, I’ve been able to socialize and visit places I never imagined.
I've also had the chance to meet the amazing stories of My First Bitcoin team.

Listening to their experiences & how they talk about #Bitcoin has expanded my knowledge about this topic.

I’m also training & teaching the #BitcoinDiploma to a group of 8 senior professors at Antonio J. Alfaro school in Concepcion de Ataco, where I went to high school.

I did #startsmall, but now I’m leading #Bitcoin education in my hometown!

Being an inexperienced young person and having this opportunity is such a privilege

I want to show people what #Bitcoin is (and what it’s not).

For me it represents freedom as individuals and as a country 🇸🇻.

#Bitcoin changed my life