pogoism

Yay!

I’ve been blogging for exactly 1 year. I’ve got to be honest, I actually didn’t think I’d be able to keep it up, but I have, and I’m very pleased with myself :)

A lot has happened this year: I started pogoism when I was in Belfast, and I’d just heard that I’d secured a place on the UNSOM International Student Placement Programme, so I figured a blog would be a more enjoyable way to keep in touch with friends and family, rather than copy and pasting the same text into different e-mails. In August, I moved to Reno. I’ve been to San Francisco, I’ve been to LA. I’ve learnt to snowboard. I saw Obama. Twice! I’ve done a lot, and I hope I’ve done a good job documenting the bulk of it here. But the main thing is that I’ve actually enjoyed it. There’s something nice about sharing what I do with the world. Yes, I know some people think blogging is incredibly vain: “What makes you think people want to read about every mundane thing you do?” kind of thing. But you know what, there are some people who care, as I can see from my stats that I’m building quite the following. Also, being part of the “blogosphere”, connecting with other bloggers not only around the world, but also in my own areas, has been fascinating.

If you’re interested here’s my first post, from 1 year ago.

And finally – thanks for reading, you guys!

Photo via Flickr user Jessica N. Diamond