Tuesday, November 16, 2010

To blog or not to blog?

      So, it has been more than a year since I last posted on this blog, and I'm wondering if it is worth reviving it or if I should just let it go. Upon awaking from its coma, my blog seems to be having an identity crisis - should it be a travel blog, a diary, a photo gallery, a place to write...I'm really not sure. I guess I need to figure out what I want to say - and what people want to read. It seems pointless to write a blog if no one will read it. After all, the whole purpose of blogging is to communicate something. But if people who write about how often they change their baby's diapers can get people to read their blogs then I'm sure I can think of something that people will want to read!
     I was interested to discover that one website that provided traffic to our blog is http://remroom.ru, which appears to belong to a family-owned Russian real estate company. Since I can't read Russian (if it is indeed Russian) I can't figure out how that page links to mine. I do like the log cabin they've got at the bottom of the page though. Maybe it's fate.

    Anyway, after a brief stint last year with some freelance writing, which I had to stop after getting in over my head with planning and marking, I feel inclined to be writing again. But writing about what we are doing here is a little boring right now since we are mostly working all of the time! Perhaps having a blog would motivate me to get back out into the wilds of Ecuador and start travelling again.

Any thoughts? Anybody out there? Send me a message if you want this blog to live!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here is your number one fan and avid blog reader! Your writing is fastinating because you describe your surroundings so clearly and colourfully. Remember that even the vegitation and native dress of the locals is different from what we in North America can see around us. Continue to describe your world and you will invite us inside to share it with you. Love always, Mom

Erin L said...

I am interested in reading about your freelance writing, and I was also excited when this popped up when I logged in to write myself, so I encourage you to continue writing so I can be updated in your world and what experiences you are having! I hope to see you in the summer and read before that!! (ps your mom's comment is soo much nicer!)

Gabrielle said...

Do it! Keep writing! I'm trying to keep up my blogging too! We can encourage each other.