The Blogger

I had a really interesting experience last night at the Faculty Open House that I have to share.

Several people approached me and asked if I was “The Blogger”?

I really didn’t know what to say at first. This blog was never designed to be about me or create this image but more about “life” as a PhD student/learner and my experiences at Union. As time has gone on, I have never felt that people were reading it and thinking about my posts.

The two comments that I got were interesting to me. First both individuals stated that it was good to hear that “it can be done” even though life would change a bit (they felt this encouraging). The second comment was that learners hoped to comment on my posts in a forum. In the next day, that feature will be open and will enrich the experience for me by getting feedback or questions that might perhaps stimulate more dialogue.

So today I look back at the first year and a half of my PhD program and wonder what I would have wrote if I had blogged the entire time. What would it say about my journey? What would it say about the transition of the person that I have become?

Today we move forward to a new place, the journey continues…

-j-