The purpose of this blog site has never been exactly clear to me. And it probably is confusing to whoever reads it since the content seems random. Sometimes I write about what I'm feeling. Sometimes I write about something I read. Othertimes I describe some event and what I was thinking about at the time. In the beginning, I wrote just to Baylor friends. It was just a way of expressing myself better because I frequently didn't share my thoughts or speak my mind. Now that I'm in Thailand maybe the purpose has changed. Now I think most of my readers are far away. They don't see me everyday. I think mostly family and some friends read it, and i'm not sure how often. Now this is almost all they hear from me. If my blog's purpose is to stay connected with family and friends than it is a poor surrogate. It is nothing like being in the same room and spending time with people. Even talking on the phone is way better. So I've resolved to start calling family and friends more often. So be warned, if you get a call from a number you don't recognize please answer it. It's probably me dialling with an international calling card.
Now that I'm in Thailand, I feel like writing interesting facts about the country and culture. It's the scholar or nerdish part of me coming out. I also want to share what I'm experiencing by describing sights and sounds. Othertimes I sound like I'm Charlie Brown talking to Lucy's psychiatry-for-nickel clinic. It's not easy being so far from America. I'm learning lessons over hear. God is working on me. I'm not always willing to be reshaped by His hands, and it is painful at times. So, I guess my blog's purpose is to help me record my feelings and experiences during my transition years from college and beyond. Sort of a diary, except I don't think diaries are open to the public. And there are certainly things I don't share here. Enjoy reading in any case whomever you may be: family, friend, stalker, or lost-roamer in Cyberspace. Thanks for reading about my journey.
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