I have a close friend, Jess, who is currently on a mission-style trip in India. We all wanted to be kept up-to-date with the latest news. Initially we received fort-nightly e-mails but she found this difficult so she decided to set up a blog instead (to view her blog please click on the Blogger Icon above).

Jess' reasoning for choosing to blog is shown in the abstract below:
"My means of communication so far has been sending out mass emails to family and friends, which, although it does serve it's purpose, is somewhat of a pain when I can't get a mailing list to work. Or attach photos. And I keep forgetting people off my list. So I have decided to delve into the world of blogging and it is proving itself to be easier than anticipated, aside from the fact that my photos are massively large files which need to be resized. But no worry. This way anyone who wants to can check out what I've been up to."

I love checking her blog every Monday (as she usually writes over the weekend) to see how she is going. Jess' blog is the perfect example of the everyday use of blogs and the convenience of technology. If we would like we can also make comments on her blog posts which allows us to check in with her personally and lets her know that we are still here for her.