# @california.ray on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C71uqq_I3JQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/24192545-californiaray-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/7b72503e37.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-06-05T15:45:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ray Producer (@ray.producer) — https://gondola.cc/ray.producer

## Caption

After moving back to LA from Europe, I got into live streaming before platforms like Facebook Live and Instagram Live existed. One of the first live streaming apps was Meerkat, which I discovered at SXSW, a festival in Austin, Texas, known for its music, tech, and film events.

One of the streamers I met through the Meerkat App visited LA for a meetup. Later, while backpacking through Europe, he stopped in Budapest a local info guide publication. He messaged me, saying he saw me in the magazine. I thought he was joking.

He sent me these photos. It was surprising and something I probably would have never known about if it weren’t for his coincidental travels to Budapest. #SXSW #LiveStreaming #meerkatapp #Budapest #InfoGuideMagazine #Serendipity

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## Tags

sxsw, budapest, serendipity, livestreaming, meerkatapp, infoguidemagazine

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