My Turn

First of all, I want to thank everybody else who contributes to this blog, for inviting me, the ‘new guy’, to occasionally share thoughts on this page as well. I’m glad that my friends think that I am capable of producing material that is interesting enough to share with them. As most people do, I love feeling appreciated.

My name is Daniel. My hobby’s are playing my guitar, listening to music and, recently added, writing. As Kylian mentioned in his post, I am relatively new to the world of ‘blogging’ and I am especially new in this field.

In my own blog, I post excerpts from my personal diary, which I was eventually willing to share with others. I try to give as much thought to questions about my personal life. This makes my blog very self-centred, but what do you expect from a diary. What this collaborative blog enables for me, is the opportunity to write about something other than myself. I can’t predict how I will perform, but I am grateful for the chance.

I started writing because I noticed that even though my life is extremely simple, I am still a very confused individual (just like every other teenager). Putting my thoughts on paper really helps me form a clear opinion about myself, and it helps me figure out my ambitions (which has led me to consider studying psychology in the future).

What I hope to gather from this experience, is the skill of forming opinions, and forming arguments to support these opinions. Also, I would like to be able to write in an  less formal manner, without resorting to ‘slang’. My language has been strongly influenced by my English classes (taught by an uptight woman), and I feel that it is starting to get in the way of my individuality. The way I speak doesn't even remotely resemble the way I write. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but I feel it should change.

Well, that should cover my introduction. Once again, thanks to all of you!

(including the potential readers)