The search for urban life blogs was interesting. A Google search yielded so many pages that I randomly picked links on four different pages. The first one can be found at www.streetlifeworldwide.tv/slw-blogs.html. This blog focuses on using hiphop centered music, prose, and movies to minister to teens across the country, and expose them to the Bible and teachings of the evangelical church. At first I was a little surprised by the content, but as I read early blogs, I realized what they're doing. The organization responsible, Streetlife Worldwide Evangelistic Association, uses this forum, along with sports, cars, and hiphop to reach kids that are used to getting messages through their music and recreational activities. The blog specifically centers on Bible passages and their application to everyday life of young people. The second site, ecolifeblog.com, looks like an educational site on green living. The links all had to do with being more conscious of the environment and how to change current habits. The categories covered included conscious living, natural foods, natural building and environmentalism. Different people contribute to the blog with their own personal experiences, research on the topics and tips for readers to follow. There was a link to orble.com, another blog that covered many different topics, not all having to do with living green. The third site I found, loveurban.com/blog/urbanreef/urban_life, is written by the staff of a seaside bar/restaurant in Britain. It was funny! The blogs are personal stories of what happens to the staff in the day to day operations of the restaurant; also trips they take together, and local happenings related to food - marketplaces, shows, environmental concerns, cooking healthy, etc. Made me want to make a reservation!The site was easy to navigate, had lots of pictures and alot of the stories were entertaining. Link number four was urbanzoo.suedarroch.com, a Canadian mother of three daughters, who is into many things. Her main blog is about her home life with a new husband, kids, animals and her medical trials and tribulations. The other links on the page dealt with her work in paranormal studies, her interest in history and her fascination with science fiction and horror films. This blog was the funniest of all. It was very personal and candid. The blog had pictures of her many animals and kids, and their adventures as a family. The last link was
pluckandfeather.com, about a woman in Oakland, CA who is an urban farmer. her blog centers on her life with close neighbors and the noise from her animals, but seriously on the issues of healthy living and eating, concerns about organic food production, and dealing with obesity in children.
I liked this activity because it gave me the chance to see just how many blogs are out there and the different things that people find to write about. Doing the blog for this class was something new to me, but something I'd like to embark on personally when the class is over.
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