Years ago, I saw the stage version of "Six degrees of Separation" at the Dallas Theater Center. The idea of connectedness resonated with me and I often think of it when I meet new people. Through Shinya, I am connected to many people in Japan. Through Stephen and his travels in Japan I am connected to many more. Through all the returned missionaries I have known, I am connected to the people they know in many parts of the world. And so forth...
This thought has returned to me in connection with all the random blogs I read. I started out as a fan of Benac.com. These are people I actually know. Then I started reading their kids blogs... I know the kids too. But then I started reading blogs that are linked to blogs of people I know and people they know. Some of the blogs I read now are up to 3 or 4 degrees of separation. It seems wierd that I regularly read the thoughts of people I don't know. I am an uninvited spectator of their lives. I comment once in a while, but I don't leave a link to this blog. I am not a confident blogger yet. I'm doing it mostly for me. I enjoy the thoughts that others share. I sometimes think about how akward it might be to actually meet them in person. They are people I would like to know, but most are a lot younger than I am and would be unlikely friends.
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You might be surprised. This year I met more than ten people with whom I became acquainted through their blogs. Some of them have become casual friends--we still comment and visit in blogland, but others I really clicked with. One of those is 20 years younger than I am. We chat daily, and try to visit in person as often as possible (which is difficult because we live about 400 miles apart).
I've found that as I get to know the person before we meet, when we actally come face to face, it feels like I'm meeting an old friend and it's wonderful.
I hope you'll keep visiting me, and commenting, as well.
i was just doing a vanity search on the blogosphere when i noticed that you have the same last name as me: arnquist. i don't know if that is your last name, maiden name, or what. i am just curious. i am an english teacher in japan. my particular arnquist clan is from Minnesota, but i have family in Texas. i might go to graduate school at the u of t at austin next year for chemistry. anyway, hello!
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