This is to continue from my first blog entry. I am still learning how to use my blogs and the site seems confusing. It took me a little while just to figure out where to start writing a new entry. However, I can see the benefits of blogging. It does provide a good way to reflect on life and unlike a traditional diary, it allows interaction with other people. I also found that a lot of college students are using blogs to write about and discuss what they are learning. In that sense, blogs offer a convenient platform for college students to exchange ideas and expand knowledge. As I mentioned in my first blog entry, I am not a big reader or writer. By using blogs, I wish to do more reading and writing.

One issue I have so far is that I do feel like talking to myself while blogging. The feeling of lack of audience is not very encouraging; however, on the other hand, the lack of audience could free me from worrying about what I write and how well I write. Another issue I am thinking about is the length of a blog. I personally think that bloggers should be able to write whatever comes into their mind without concerning about the length of their entry. Sometimes, we do have more to say about a particular topic while other times, we only feel like saying a few words. When it comes to a requirement for a class, then I understand the length requirement to ensure quality of student work.

When I was reading about blogs, it reminds me of the updates people write on their facebook page. To a certain extent, those facebook updates is like a mini-blog because people use the updates to comment on things of interest, to journal about important events in their life, or simply to share their feelings at a given moment. Now, there is a problem with the facebook page updates, which is some people put up too much updates too frequently and it becomes annoying. I don't think blogs have the same problem.

At this point, I have not found my personal favorite blog yet. I do like traveling blogs, especially traveling blogs about China. I would also like to find blogs that are created by and shared among developmental education teachers. It will be very helpful to read about their teaching practices and exchange ideas about developmental education.

Well, I will stop here today. My thoughts are really random and I literally write whatever comes into my head at the moment. I am not sure if this is way blogs are supposed to be.