Hello Hello, Writing my first post here on the last day of the year sounds special.

This year has been wonderful for me, It feels like a decade packed into 12 months.

• Travelled 2 Countries, visited 10+ cities

• Built 3 winning projects with my homies

• Getting into the Farcaster ecosystem and being part of the FBI fellowship changed things for me

January

Trekked straight for 5 days in the Indian Himalayas, gaining altitude of 12,500ft on our summit day. The views were insane! I met some incredible people on the trail, and we're still in touch today. This was my second Himalayan trek and every time it makes me grateful for all we have here as those 6 days will completely bring you out of your comfort zone. Trekking with friends is an absolute blast, but solo treks offer a unique kind of introspection. I highly recommend trying both!

February

Took my first International trip and nothing beats the feeling of travelling abroad for the first time and that too with friends. Visited Vietnam and fell in love with that country, be it people, geography and their coffee is to die for. Backpacked the country from the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh City to the breathtaking scenery of Da Nang and Hanoi but the Highlight of the trip was doing the Ha Giang loop (motorbiking for 4 days). Experiences like those make me want to travel more

March

My first scuba dive in the Andaman Islands was an absolute dream! 🐠 Descending 10 feet below the surface and exploring that underwater world was an incredible experience. It's a feeling unlike anything else.

April - Heads down working

May

This was probably the best month of the year for learning. I got selected for the FBI (Farcaster Builders International) fellowship. The complete two weeks of building got me plugged into Farcaster, though I was working in crypto for the past two years, this fellowship made me completely on-chain. Met Proxy and Samuel Huber for the first time and had an amazing time with fellow FBI troops. I've shipped a Chrome Extension for Farcaster called WorthCast, which enables you to take a quick peek into the portfolio by just going to their profile without leaving WC. Ended the fellowship by completing the Triund trek, which was an experience again.

June to October

Shipped 3 projects over time

1) Cozycast - FC client with the ability to filter your feeds with filters. It's available on iOS, Android and the web. It was great working with Samuel Huber and Mark Fishman on this project. Listing down a few filters below

- Showing casts from specific FID ranges

- ability to mute casts from specific channels or view only from specific ones

- ability to view casts from users holding specific NFTs and much more

Try it out here

2) TokeMail

A fun tool which simplifies crypto onboarding by allowing users to gift any token to friends using just their email address. Built on Base. We also ended up as the winner of the Onchain Summer Hackathon

• Simple onboarding

• Gifting a loaded wallet

• Communities to onboard their friends on-chain.

• Subsidise gas and make the first transaction easier.

3) We Hit 1 Million Gameplays on our music quiz app

November

It was my first Devcon, it was great meeting Farcaster folks IRL. Loved the energy at Devcon and ETH Bangkok.

December

The final month was fantastic again. Shipped 2 projects, ended up winning at the ETH India base pool price for JustSIP and my Farcaster yearly wrapped frame was used by over 2500+ users

I'm excited to see what the new year brings. Let's make it another incredible adventure!