Now I’d probably call myself a bit of a ‘new experience’ junkie. If any family member, friend or work colleague is trying out a new sport, activity or going somewhere completely new to watch a sports game or go for dinner, I’m the first one to sign up to tag along and join them.

On my travelling trips backpacking, holidays or whenever I have free time at home, I’ll be constantly trying to find new things to do from trekking the Inca Trail, skydiving, joining the officer cadets, cheerleading, bungee jumping to name a few….

However, I’ve just become a MA Broadcast Journalism student and in my second day on the course I find myself suddenly thrown into this new world of ‘blogging!’ I admit that I have heard of this blogging before but only when I have been travelling and backpackers, if they aren’t lazy or have enough time from all the activities, sightseeing and sunbathing find themselves sitting in the internet café blogging their experiences for their friends and family to read.

I understand this because when you are travelling you have seen new things and met new people every day so you generally have more than enough to write about. On the other hand what do everyday bloggers write about everyday? I am told to write about ‘ANYTHING.’ Anything I like, that I am interested about or anything that I have an opinion on.

For me, this shouldn’t really be to much of a problem. I am told enough by friends and family that I have strong opinions and I always like to put my 2 pence worth in. But even though as previously explained, I am always up for new experiences and usually do not feel daunted by many things….why now do I feel so intimidated by stepping into this new world?

Maybe because I am from a law background so my assignments have always been very academic and constantly backed up by references, statue, case law and judges opinions. I am now asked to blog and write whatever I want! I have no structure and I can write what I like without being an expert. I believe that this is the reason for being daunted by the experience….I can blog and it then gets published on the world wide web!!! What! Now how do others not find this scary!?

I have always believed that I have been a fairly confident person, giving my opinion about issues when it’s appropriate but to suddenly put my opinion online for the whole world to read is pretty petrifying! Who even wants to read what I am writing? I may get slated for what I say! But then I guess having a reply even if its negative is better than having no reply at all? I think I may be understanding blogging just by writing this piece…..to create debate and maybe controversy could be a main aim of this blogging world? I’m sure that like any new experience the more proactive I am, the more comfortable I will feel in this new world that I have been asked to join!