So this is my first blog post of my new blog. When I went to Nepal, I wanted to be able to keep my friends and family in the loop while not spending too much time connecting virtually, so I kept a blog. My thinking was that I could post things once and let everybody read the post. I also didn't want to crowd everybody news feed with stories that only interested a select few.
I really enjoyed writing the blog though, much more than expected. I looked forward to having the chance to write something every day, and in the end I had way more people following me than I could have ever expected. I'm not one who likes excessive attention, but I do like to share things if people are interested.
And when I left Nepal and came home, I had this realization that without a blog, I really didn't have an avenue to share stories without, once again, cramming my friends news feeds. It's interesting to think that Facebook, a social network, has the capability to end "friendships" as much as begin them, as some people really hate when people post obsessively. Frankly, annoys me as well. So I thought about starting another blog, and now, that's what I've done.
What will be the content of this blog? My daily adventures. I may not be in Nepal, digging through rubble or building new schools, but that doesn't mean I have nothing fun to write about. Some possible topics:
-Life working at an ice cream store.
-The job hunt.
-"Couch Surfing"
-Fantasy Football Obsession
-and much, much more.
This blog isn't going to be about anything specific. More so, it's going to be my space, which I can share with all of you. I won't be posting daily, but I will try and update regularly. I'm going to complain about mundane things, draw humor from things most of you may not find funny, and probably make comments of questionable integrity. If you have a problem, tell me. I'll fight you, or we can make peace. I prefer peaceful measures.
I also want to keep most posts short because people these days, myself included, don't have the time, or the attention span, to read anything long.
But I do want to finish this post with a little anecdote from my trip back after Nepal. Funny story in my opinion, but I have a weird sense of humor. When this story happened was the first time I realized I may want to keep a blog to share my life a little more.
I had just gotten off the flight in Israel, where I was going to kick it for a few days before coming back to Boston. I got to the baggage claim fast, but of course my suitcase was lost so I was there until the end. At one point, a lady bends over to get her bag. The bag is too heavy, and she struggles to lift it, and next thing I know, she's getting dragged across the floor. First I think it's because she is just stubbornly holding on to her bag, but I quickly realize that her purse, slung around her shoulders, is caught on another suitcase which is sitting on the carousel, making its way around. And because the carousel is full, instead of the bag staying still, the lady moves. The lady ended up getting dragged around 5 feet, pulled by a bag on a baggage claim carousel. It could have ended badly, but it didn't.
See, not even that funny. I promise, things will get better.
That's it.
