Name Of Site: A Friar's Journal
URL: http://ayelee.tripod.com
About your site: part 1
profile page 1 , 2 , 3
Why did you start writing your Web site?
I wanted a place where I can record what I have been doing in the Internet. I have been experimenting on ways to make the web a complementary source of information for our teachers and students, and I was doing this in one website. A Friar's Journal was intended to be a kind of log book of what I have been doing in my capacity as voluntary "Web educator."
What is your site about?
A Friar's Journal is basically about what a friar like me is doing on the Web. It carries information about what a friar is (and specifically, what is an Augustinian friar), what things I have discovered on the Web and what have been my experiences.
Why do you write a site about being a friar?
People like myself are looked upon by society in terms of the function we are expected to perform. No one, expect very close friends, would be interested to know about what we do during our spare time (and it is not always praying the rosary or reading the Bible). I write about my hobby in order to fill in this knowledge gap about our group. Besides, I like my hobby so much that I would like to promote it.
Do you communicate with readers of your site?
I haven't had a chance to communicate with them.
How much email feedback to you receive from your site? Is it mainly positive or negative?
I don't receive any.
Have you met any new friends because of the site?
The people who know me offline have somehow changed their perceptions of me.
Has your motivation changed over time?
Yes, a bit. Now I also would like to encourage more people to take an active part in the building up of the Web. The "FREE" sectors of the Internet show a different way of dealing with issues like interaction, exchange, communication... I'd like more people to know about it.
How has it changed your life?
Making my site more presentable, learning extra HTML and javascript has somehow "forced" me to keep in touch with people belonging to different cultures and age groups. There was a time when I discovered to my surprise that my HTML tutor was a fifteen year old! As a result, my way of looking at things have been enriched by the insights I have gained just by coming into contact with people that I know I would not have met if not for the site that I was trying to present.
Do your friends and family know you keep this site/read it?
In our part of the world, personal web sites are still a rarity. When people connect to the Web, they go to portal sites, commercial sites, or entertainment sites and socializing sites. The fact that only a few of my friends have seen my site does not sadden me -- most of them either do not have an Internet connection or cannot afford the rates in an Internet cafe.
How has your Web site benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
My website has benefited me in this: that I have learned one more way of communicating, that some have even found my stories interesting (specifically: "The Friar's Adventure in Cyberspace"), that as a consequence of my knowledge in the ways of the Net, a lot more people are asking for my service in this area, and the satisfaction of knowing that I have overcome the difficulties I had when I first started this activity.
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