I think it might be moving day

Well, those astute readers of the blog (which I'm sure is all of you,) may have noticed a conundrum that I am presently faced with. You see, this blog is titled "beninrio." Ben in Rio. However, I am no longer in Rio. I think you might see my dillema.

What to do about this?

Also, I have come to the realization that I am no longer special. Let me clarify - I started this blog several years ago as a way to express what I was seeing - a lens into a culture and city not my own, my wrestling with the questions of poverty, of violence, of how God fit into all that. I began to write as a way to update friends with a little more regularity, provide a day-to-day slice of life type experience, and finally to have a place to share with you stories of my adventures and the ridiculous things that seem to happen to me on them (I don't know why...)

Now I'm back in the US in a culture that, if not my own, at least gives the appearance of being mine. My life is much less different, and much less dramatic. At the same time, my outlets for processing are greater - friends to talk to on the phone, family close by, slowly getting plugged in here where I'm living... So where does this leave us?

I like writing. I like sharing what's on my mind. And I appreciate that I have a few people who seem to get some joy out of my fumblings on the keyboard. So I will keep at it. I don't know what it will look like. In all likelihood, it will simply be what's on my mind - books I've been reading, interesting things I've found out, adventures and stories, things I've found that make me laugh, make me think, or make me cry, explorations of theology and life and how we all fit into the grand scheme of things... you know, the usual. =) Basically, it's just me. And while my setting is a little less "exotic" than before, I think there is value and beauty in this for me.

So, without further ado, allow me to introduce you to "the new blog..." (right now, it's called "only human..." but that might change in the future.) So update your bookmarks, your links, your RSS feeds, and stop on by to check it out... see you soon...