2021


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Overview
This past year was full of adventure and learning. I spent a year in Costa Rica, visiting all seven Central American countries and summiting volcanoes across several of them. I honed my French at Alpine French School, embraced fitness, and deepened my knowledge of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology through online courses.
Highlights
- Travel with Marian â
- Travel with Johannes
- Travel reunion of friends
- Healthy friends & family
- Live 12 months in Costa Rica
- Visit all 7 countries in Central America
- Travel to 7 countries & territories (2 New). ~75 Lifetime
- Summit volcanos in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, & Mexico

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- Itinerary
- Costa Rica
- U.S.A. (Virgin Islands)
- Nicaragua (New)
- El Salvador (New)
- U.S.A.
- Completed on Bucket List
- Visit all 7 countries in Central America
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- French Course at Alpine French School ( France )
- Completed Online Courses
- Spanish, French, & Portuguese Tutoring with Preply.com – Premium
- Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Technology – Princeton University – Free â
- Ethereum Blockchain With Solidity – Udemy – Premium
- Cryptography I – Stanford University – Free
- Reading And Writing Poetry – Masterclass -Premium
- Sex and Communication – Masterclass – Premium
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- Surf with Johannes ( Costa Rica )
- Summit volcanos ( Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, & Mexico )
- Ski full season at Portes Du Soleil ( France )
- 30-Day Workouts
- Jan – Up to 100 pushups a day
- Feb – 5 mins of daily planks
- March / April / May – H.I.T. with Freeletics Workout App
- Weekly workouts
- 5k run x 3 days (< Dec 18)
- 4h skiing x 5 days (> Dec 18)

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Favorites of the Year = â
- Social Media
- Samuel Asher Rivello – YouTube (2k Followers)
- @WhatsNextSam – Instagram (9.5k Followers)
- Books
- Comic Books
- Music
- Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice â
- Blue Banisters – Lana Del Rey
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Movies
- Bo Burnham: Inside ( Netflix ) â
- Vast Of Night ( Amazon )
- Spiderman: No Way Home ( Theater )
- Series
- Pen15 ( Hulu ) â
- Emily In Paris ( Netflix )
- Harley Quinn ( HBO )
- The Squid Game ( Netflix )
- Succession ( HBO )
- Devices
- Fitbit Charge 4 with GPS â
- Oculus Quest 2 (VR)
- Chromecast HD
- Apps / Sites
- NY Times ( iOS / Android ) â
- Freeletics – Workout App
- Fluent Forever – Learn Any Language & Never Forget It
- Games
- Demeo VR ( Quest 2 ) â
- Cosmic Flow VR ( Quest 2 )
- Skater XL ( Windows )
- Age of Empires IV ( Windows )
- Forza 5 ( Windows )
- Halo Infinite ( Windows )
- Software
- iTrustCapital.com â- Tax-leveraged (IRA) cryptocurrency account with good customer service
- PersonalCapital.com – Wealth Management via Robo advisors (optional human advisors) Fees start at 0.89%
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- Updated WhatsNextSam.com to inspire travelers and share adventures
- Updated Art.SamuelAsherRivello.com to showcase creative projects including poetry.
- Launched docs.beamable.com (Youtube Video) for a client
- Created original music including “Thinking About You“
- Studied Acrylic Painting, Printmaking, and Watercolor Painting ( 1 month, Instituto Allende, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico )



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We are born perfect (not wrong, not sinned, not bad) and during our life or lives, we rediscover that perfection. Each individual works at a different pace at rediscovering that perfection and that pace may change over time. Our spirit is perfect and our mind and body try (or not depending on the situation) to follow that perfection. Being authentic (to our spirit) is the most direct path to realizing that perfection. The more we can be true to our spirit, the closer to our own perfection we are. Following our heart (i.e. spirit) is most perfect.
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- Mentored students & graduates through Pennsylvania State University’s LionLink
- Assisted mentee to find and start her first job
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- Active
- Booked several projects for 10 months of work within my focus: education and productivity. Highlights;
- Heroic Labs – Nakama – Open-source scalable game server that lets you focus on building games
- Collaborated on sample project – Pirate Panic
- Beamable – The creator-centric platform for building live games in Unity
- Created documentation – docs.beamable.com
- Created videos – Beamable YouTube
- Heroic Labs – Nakama – Open-source scalable game server that lets you focus on building games
- Promoted New Video Course on Udemy: Unity 3D Game Physics
- Available for Remote, Contract Hire (SamuelAsherRivello.com/contact/) – Unity Developer, Unity Instructor
- Booked several projects for 10 months of work within my focus: education and productivity. Highlights;
- Passive
- Private investment, Equity investment, Crypto investment
- Created Bikini Fashion Brand: SunsetSwimAndSport.com
- Formed LLC
- Formed DBA
- Approved Trademark
- Approved Amazon Brand Registry
- Finalized logo
- Launched site
- Connected with supplier
- Chose 2021 inventory (Ordered, tested, not shipped)
- Ready for 2022 launch

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- Revolutionized investment education and retirement planning
- Tooled wealth management via PersonalCapital.com. Highly recommended!
- Added streams of active and passive income including; Interest, dividends, capital gains (stocks, ETFs, commodities, mutual funds, US pensions, EU pensions, crypto), royalties (publishing / online courses), affiliate programs, advertising income, real estate maturity, startup equity maturity, & active business
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- 2021 Donations: Charities in countries lived (% of total local expenses)
- Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (Virgin Islands, U.S.A. ) – To conserve and restore bonefish, tarpon and permit fisheries and habitats through research, stewardship, education and advocacy.
- Amigos De Costa Rica ( Costa Rica ) – Contribuyendo a la bienestar de Costa Rica conectando los valores y recursos de los donantes con soluciones sin fines de lucro aprobadas
- Les Restos du Coeur ( Guadeloupe / Martinique, France ) – Ils ont pour but dâaider lâaccĂšs Ă des repas gratuits
- Staffie Animal Rescue ( Morzine, France ) – Morzine: Lâassociation a pour but dâaider au placement des Staffordshire Bull Terrier quâils soient issus de lâabandon, dâune cession Ă titre gratuit ou retraitĂ©s dâĂ©levage.
- San Miguel Community Foundation ( Mexico ) – Somos una fundaciĂłn que provee subsidios de beneficencia mexicanas que tengan la mayor necesidad
- 2021 Microloans: Distributed via Kiva.org/lender/srivello (Current 1444$ / Lifetime 16,925$)
