I was so eager to learn everything there is about bitcoin and this blockchain thing. I earned my first satoshi through bitcoin faucet, I was addicted to it, in fact I had an hourly alarm just to visit the said faucet.
Along the way, I was introduced to this forum and got a decent paycheck with my works, also I had the chance to find a mentor who taught me everything about mining, trading, buying ICO's, and the likes.
Nice. Faucet earnings back at the time when I've started with Bitcoin, were worthless. After holding most of the satoshis into a paper wallet, now they've become worth something. Just like you did, I spent hours on a faucet just to get some free satoshis. Every hour, I had a timer set in my computer, to claim my earnings.
The first faucet I've started with was Moon Bitcoin. I had a lot of fun with it, and nowadays it is considered one of the best faucets around as it accumulates satoshis over time, and lets you claim your reward at any time. While I didn't have a mentor like you did, I took the time to browse the forums and educate myself with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in existence. It was then that I've joined signature campaigns and earned more Bitcoin than claiming satoshis from faucets.
Now, I want to learn more about the blockchain and become an expert to help others who're new into the field. I know that my experiences within the field would've been worth it in the long term.
