It's snowing!

Soft, flaky
Not every winter we have this surprise
Old and young were playing outside
Wearing their winter best and building
their first snowman!

Bringing the Inside Out

The day of my high school graduation, approximately twenty years ago, a friend of mine gave me an unexpected present: a notebook “to write about your high school memories” she said. A Photo album, a bouquet of flowers, a jewelry box, or a special ornament were among the list of presents I had in mind. She knew I loved reading and always did the writing assignments. She may have assumed that writing was easy for me, but it wasn’t. That night I got home late, exhausted. However in the middle of the night my friend’s voice echoed in my mind and remembered her sparkling eyes saying “You can do it!”. I looked for the notebook everywhere. I did not remember where I put it…It laid forgotten on the couch. I opened it slowly, looked at the white paper for a while, held the fancy pencil it came with, wondering how it could help me express my thoughts, and feelings. I did not know where to start, what to say. Finally I decided to write about that special night in my life, my graduation. The thoughts expressed would be for myself alone. At that time I did not conceive the idea of sharing or talking about my writing. It was more a private, solitary and usually risk free activity for me.

“Living the life of a blogger” completely changed my conception of writing. The very moment I posted my first blog for “ Writing in the Digital Classroom” I have not only been challenged to bring the inside out , but also to be aware of the large audience residing in cyberspace. I am not still confident in my ability to present and share my ideas, but I know that I need to be courageous and take the risk every time I post a new blog. Blogging demands some research, long hours and lots of thinking. Fortunately, reading experienced bloggers and following my own classmates' blogs inspires me to persevere.