I can hardly believe it but this will more than likely be my last post in this setting. Unbelievable, it seems like it was yesterday when we began this class and I was dreading this whole blogging experience. Today, I am about to put the finishing touches on my efforts of the last 6 weeks. Wow!
The point of this entry is to summarize my experience with blogging. As I sat here for a few moments thinking about how to describe it, two words immediately came to mind, great experience! This class has helped me in two main areas, well maybe three. The first two are pretty obvious. I have become a bit more comfortable with computers since so much of this class was conducted using a computer. The second is that I may have improved upon and refined my writing skills, but I'll leave that determination to other people.
Being a history buff, the biggest takeaway for me was learning more about Tibet. I don't think that I have reached the expert level but I sure do know a lot more today than when I first started. I have a greater understanding of what the Tibetan people have been through and I can understand why they reacted as they have in recent weeks. Decades of pent up discontent have spilled over onto the world stage as China prepares to host the Olympics. Like it or not, the Olympics have become a vehicle for the Tibetan people to get their story out front and center stage for all the world to see.
I actually posted a comment in my blogging community during this class. From reading my blog you can tell that I am firmly in the pro-Tibet camp and when I posted my comment, I got more than a few comments directed at me. Some were pretty tame but there were a few that were downright nasty. To use a term that I learned in this class, I was "flamed"! That was an interesting experience.
I am pleased to say that as I am finishing up on this assignment, I have learned that the Chinese government is now willing to talk to representatives of the Dalai Lama. What a great way to end this blog!
1 comment:
I know, great timing, right? I am really glad you wrote about Tibet. A tough subject, to be sure, but it's one that you say you've been fascinated with. It's good to explore those topics even more so that, like you say, we become experts (eventually) on it. It's that knowledge that really changes us...
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