Welcome to Our Blog!

Greetings students!

An easy way for you to communicate with your classmates and, with hope, other students beyond IC will be to keep a blog. Each student will keep his/her own blog, but the "home" page will remain here. I will on occasion give you writing prompts, and then you can read and comment on what your classmates have to say.

Now I understand that some of you will be more familiar than others on how to create a blog. This is why I personally chose www.blogger.com, because of its simplicity. Of course, you may create a site wherever you'd like.

So, the first assignment is simple: Post a comment on this blog--you can just say hello if you'd like. Make sure to include your name so that I can give you credit! It's quite easy--just look near the bottom, after my writing. You should see a place that says _ comments. Click on that link and follow the simple directions.

The next step would be to create a blog. If you know how, go ahead and create one and then write that address in your comment, so that others will know where to find your page. I hope this doesn't sound too confusing! The quicker we have everyone with a blog, the more interesting this will be. I can gladly assist anyone who is "technologically impaired".

Of course, these blogs are your own creation--there's an endless way to create and arrange your blog. For me, I thought I'd just include a picture to start. This is near Jomsom, in the district of Mustang, in Nepal, where I used to live when I was a volunteer. See that little village off to the upper left? That was my village, Thini. This village of 300 exists at nearly two miles above sea level. It was a simple life, yet quite rewarding. You can click on the picture for more detail if desired. I grew up in the middle of America, where there were no mountains. I have grown to love them, and it is actually one reason why my wife and I wanted to come to Lebanon.

Okay, you'll learn more about me later. Let's see those comments and have a great weekend!