One
wonderful thing about my life in this country has been this blog. I
don't think I fully realized its importance to me until now. Writing
the blog was my first step towards starting writing again. Hannah
knew that and encouraged me.
Now
as my stay in this country draws to a close, I have a wonderful
record of my experiences, thoughts and feelings. My parents both
enjoyed reading the blog. Much as they would have loved to they were too elderly to visit my Czech
home, but the blog allowed them to share my adventures. And then of course there is you, dear
reader. I thank you for all your support and feedback. I hope you
enjoy the blog posts to come, because even when I leave the house, I will
continue blogging about the Czech Republic. I have a list of
blog-post topics I have yet to cover. The list of titles extends over several pages
in my notebook! And of course I will be visiting Czecho regularly.
This
blog is important in another way. I am working on a collection of
poems about my love and experience of the Czech Republic. This is
separate to the collection I will be publishing next year with Indigo Dreams. I have
written approximately half the collection and am working on more
poems. Without this blog triggering memories and feelings I doubt I
could write the new material. Watch this space.
