Entry #1                                                     The Small World

            Coming from India, the Internet is the best and cheapest way to stay connected to my family. Even though I am several miles away I get constant updates from my friends around the world through social networking sites. I love reading blogs.  I especially like to read about fashion, cooking and science blogs. Writing has always felt like work to me so I never initiated writing a blog. 

               While researching for this blog entry, I read a few blogs. I liked the ones that seemed to have a personal touch. Some blogs like "Brain Pickings" felt like doing homework to me. It was very well researched and written. It covered a wide variety of topics from philosophy to science to politics. However it was a little too long for me. After being in school all day I enjoy a lighter read. I liked the personal touch of  "A cup of Jo".  The writer had a lot of her personality in her writing. She wrote about things like fashion, home, food and travel. All these things were of interest to me. Reading her blogs were fun. Nevertheless, my favorite blog was "Goolge's Official Blog". Even though it’s not a personal blog, it has a lot of topics that stir my interest. Working for Google has been my dream since I was 15. The articles like smart contact lens which can measure glucose level in eyes are cutting edge. I was immediately hooked.

              I am looking forward to write entries and read more blogs through the course of this semester and in future. I think it will provide me an opportunity to know my classmates better, learn new things from their experiences, and share my own experiences.