Here we go again...

Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve decided to finally get a blog running and this time actually make it work. My own personal history with any form of diary-writing and blog-keeping has been, to say the least, has been modest at best. Hand-written diaries ended up abandoned because my handwriting was too illegible, couldn't find anything exciting to blog about, or the age-old 'I'll get around to it tomorrow' would kick in.

Now it's back on the road again. This time, no more excuses or procrastination. I'll actually sit down and write.

So, why have I done this? Firstly, A good friend of mine suggested that I do it. Secondly, I actually learned a lesson. Last year, I began a year abroad at Oxford, experience. Once again, I wrote about my experiences in a blog, and simply never returned to it. When I started this one up, I went back and looked over my old entries. Although it has been less than a year, I was startled to see just how many things I had forgotten about were contained in those entries. If my memory was already that bad in that short span of time, what would it look like in five years? Ten? Twenty? Fifty? One thing that you learn when you study history is, that if something has not recorded, it might not as well exist. Already, so many little moments from that time, in an historical sense, no longer exist. Therefore, for the first time, I could really see what writing a blog is really about. It is not about boasting about oneself, but about preserving all those little moments; and letting your friends get a glimpse into them.

That is why I am getting back on the saddle again. Life may not be overly exciting at the moment, but who ever said that it always stay that way?

Welcome to the Cafe, and I hope you enjoy your stay.