It's only a few weeks until AIM, and I'm it will be the first one I'll participate in since 2005. To get myself and everybody else in the mood, I'll be pacing up a little bit here at FTB after weeks of world cup and vacation: We'll be looking at the motions submitted so far, and I'll also try and finish a bunch of posts that I've only begun drafting when the idea came to mind.
For those of you following at Facebook only, please keep in mind, that for some reason, there is a lag of several days, before the posts appear there.
Anyway, keep tuned!
I've switched location from our balcony-less appartment to a wonderful wifi-less appartment in Valle Grand Rey, La Gomera for the rest of the month. I hope you all had a good start into the new year, but don't don't expect too many exciting posts in January. Be sure to check back in February - until then my focus is on the sunsets...
Editorial Note.
Most CISVers that you hear giving presentations at meetings or read articles from in one of our publications are people in a position. However, I have the feeling that some wisdom and insights people usually only develop after they retire from their official role. It may even take some weeks or months to analyze and evaluate one's involvement, and take a look at things "from the balcony" rather than from within the crowd. Hence - in the spirit of this website - I decided to start a new series of interviewing people, who have recently left an official position in the organization.
I've just finished the first interview of this kind, and I'm excited to present it here shortly.
Editorial note.
For the last months I have been eagerly trying to stick to a rhythm of two posts per week here at FTB. There have been evenings, where ideas just kept flowing, and I would pre-edit something like 5 or 6 posts ready to be published. Sometimes, I just couldn't wait to get my ideas out "to the public". Recently I'm realizing that FTB has lost a tiny bit of its initial fun, and even stressed be a little, when I had other things on my mind. So....I've decided to pace it down just a little bit, so that I don't get stressed and I still enjoy it. So, from now on, please don't expect more than 1 long article per week, which will usually be posted on Mondays.
However, to keep the page alive, you'll be finding more short posts, such as links, or pictures, or "thoughts" that I find interesting, without the usual "bling" = pictures, references, etc.
Also, I've contacted a few people, that I value for their views and ideas, and asked them to contribute, whatever they had in mind. So, I'm excited to present the first "Guest Post" shortly, and welcome anybody who wishes to "air" something that fits this webpage to send me an article.
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