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BOD (blog overdose) a rollercoaster of feelings. 

I’m back and guess what? I finally found what I’m into. But, please bear with me while I share my journey through 48 hours of blog overdose.     

So after seeing all my eyes and clicking fingers could resist. Well… I’m not going to lie, I was very overwhelmed and kind of frustrated. There are so many good blogs out there and so many good writers, I  was feeling like I had nothing to do as a debutant blogger. Unlike Amanda on  on the Prowl, literature was not my first option (check her blog i love it.). I like reading a lot, but when it comes to writing I have to think it twice. And in another language is even more challenging (FYI I’m Colombian so Spanish is my first language). But no worries, my brief new media experience has taught me – and as professor Quigley likes to remind us – that blogging is all about having a voice… And believe it or not, I started thinking that maybe my own voice doesn’t even speak English…. (I know soo dramatic). I guess what I was really thinking was that my voice is very different in English than it is in Spanish. Of course that did not stopped me.   

     After more clicks and links and coffee (hmm good Colombian Coffe) I soon remembered what Scoble and Scott and Cluetrain and professor Quigley say (I promise I will read more books and blogs to start quoting more people, but for now give me credit I’m really trying) Ok, so all of these smart guys say that -blogging- is all about passion, finding  your passion writing with passion, passion, passion, passion…  So I concluded that anyone would understand my passion even if it happens to have an accent.             

        Back to the blogosphere.  I’m clicking and linking to everything. Trust me when I say I covered the spectrum. I went from automobilist to art, to animals to traveling then click on Indy films then music then surfing or fashion…. I changed my mind in every click… All these bloggers write with such a passion for what they do, I feel like trying surfing or dancing or singing or car racing or even acting -You get the point-. But I want to clear one thing…. Not everything in the web was as great as I just mentioned. Unfortunately I can’t tell you everything I read in my 48 hour blog marathon because you will get tired. So let’s keep the good stuff.                  

     Finally, after wanting to try everything I could possibly imagine and changing my mind as how to write my blog, I decided that my passion and what really gets me talking and talking for hours are two things in life. One is telling stories and the second one is talking about my country, Colombia.. Yes my country, and although someone must be thinking “oh here comes other girl wanting to change the world into a better place..bla bla bla.”. Talk about Repetitive or what?? BORIING!. But no, that’s not what I’m about. Here is the thing… I have to thank one of my classmates for the next thing. She does not like blogs, but her reason is because she feels blogs are not being used in a way that helps a community improve with the exception of a few (at least that is how I interpreted her). I’m very intrigued to see how her blogs turns out to be, I will let you know when in find out.  Anyways, thanks to her comments I decided that if I have to write something and let everyone read it, it will be on something that really keeps me up at night and is also doing something to help a cause that I feel passionate about.