I'm a blogger now, what's next, twitter?

When I get back home, I'll just give people my URLTwo more blogs to go and I don't think I've actually turned any of them in on time. Maybe I shouldn't be admitting that when finals are just around the corner and GPAs are creeping into every one's minds, but studying abroad has drastically loosened my perception of the word "deadline." Late or not, my posts have been a chance for me to look at Prague in an often micro view and explore and reflect on places and people I might have passed by. I've never had a blog before, and most of my journals have remained half filled. Not one to spend much time on the computer and known to some as a technophobe, my excursion to the 'blogosphere' was something I really enjoyed. I can only imagine myself with a twitter account, BBM-ing and IM-ing, g-chatting and skyping while keeping up with my new online community…or maybe not. Either way, I liked tossing around the phrase, "Oh, I wrote about that on my blog." While I'm sure only the people in the class read them, it was fun getting feedback and comments and reading about everyone's experiences. It's something we've all shared this semester, and even though we all had to write on the same topics, the variety of stories opened my eyes to how big the world really is and how much I want to travel and experience the things my peers had the chance to experience this semester. I have to say I wasn't too much of a fan of DeBotton's Art of Travel. I think a wider selection of travel readings from more contemporary authors or perhaps by authors from the places we're all studying would have been a nice way to see a place. Overall, I enjoyed the course a lot. On top of my two journalism classes, my fingers were permanently affixed to the keyboard this semester, but as an aspiring journalist, I've discovered my voice, my passion for travel, and my love for writing and sharing stories.