I caught myself constantly reading my friends blogs and their different experiences in foreign countries on semester abroad programs, mission trips and internships or just blogging and using it as a journal. It got me thinking, what a concept? A journal that is posted online so others can view it. An opportunity to be vulnerable with things that you are struggling with and also recognize people and experiences that are helping you through everyday life. I then proceeded to think about my main concern with blogging and how it was kind of a quick fix...meaning instead of calling a friend to see how they were doing, I could just click on their blog and see what was happening.
We have so many of these "quick fixes" in our society now. I grew up using AIM(Instant Messenger) and I still do. I am constantly on Facebook to keep tabs on old high school friends, college friends, camp friends, and the current students that I work with. Instead of a call I am constantly just texting because its "easier" or its more comfortable to text someone that "I can't make it out to dinner tonight...sorry". The other night I was in a nostalgic mood, so for the first time in a long time I journaled and pulled out my old picture box and looked at pictures from high school, college, camp and the Fellows program. I then was trying to think of why I hadn't looked at these pictures in so long? I realized that I didn't need to look at these pictures and reminisce on things because I could just go to Facebook and look at pictures that I was "tagged" in. If I started blogging wouldn't I just be adding to all of this new tech generation that is dependent on electronic gadgets, the world wide web and electronic servers?
Maybe I am or maybe I am just "adapting to society". So here it is folks my first blog post. We'll see how regularly I will post, but I figured, why not try just for a little bit. Here are some upcoming things I think I might talk about...
-Graduation for the Covenant College Class of 2008
-The annual Scott Hwang summer wedding tour 2008. I will only be able to make it to 2 of the 4 which happen to line up one weekend after the next starting on May 25.
-First visit to Wrigley Field
-ACSD Conference (Associated Christians in Student Development)
-Going back to SB2W (camp) to help out for a few days
-Starting Grad School at Geneva College Summer Institute in Higher Education
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