bloging is the 21st century answer to letter writing

Back before faxes and email I used to write letters. Long letters. Descriptive letters. I lived in Budapest for a couple of years in the early 90s and I think I wrote someone that I spent about 25-50% of my measly income on stamps. I used to sit and write for hours in the evenings since I couldn't watch TV and the telephone wasn't an option. Not only was a call abroad prohibitive financially...but there wasn't one where I lived.

So I wrote novella-like letters to friends and family about my experiences and observations of living in Hungary. And I sent them away. Gone. And then if I wanted to repeat my thought, I wrote it all over again.

Blogging has become the new epistolary art. We write to our audience, either conceived or random, and express our thoughts. And we get to invite as many as we like to watch and participate.

Finally I am back to writing about my experiences and observations of a country and culture that I live in. And everyone gets to take a peek.

Stockholm was particularly beautiful today. The weather was crisp, but the sky was blue and the sun shone through. Usually I think November is a miserable month...This November has been glorious.