good afternoon, boys and girls. welcome to computerlab and, likewise, welcome to my BLOG. a blog is an online journal that's really easy to use from almost any computer, anywhere in the world. with a blog, making a journal entry is as simple as clicking a button and typing, once you're online. so, even if things go horribly wrong (keep your fingers crossed for me and my computer, okay), and for some reason i'm not able to get online from my hotel room, i should be able to write to you on my blog from just about anywhere. i'll just need to find a library or an internet cafe or someplace like that to log on to the internet. blogs are kinda neat, don't you think?

why should you read my blog everyday? well, i think you should read it for lots of reasons. one: i think you'll enjoy reading about what i'm doing. two: my blog will have lots of links to pictures i've taken and places i've been to; so you can experience japan for yourself right along with me. three: my blog is a part of my larger website, which is where i will be putting TONS of info about my trip and about the people i'm traveling with, and about the nation of japan in general. so, there's lots of reasons for you to read this blog; hopefully it will be a little different everyday.

how can you find my blog? simple. just click on the links in the text above, OR click on one of the buttons in the big red menu at the top of the page, OR just start netscape on any computer in the school building that has my picture and the EMAIL MR. COE NOW sign on it, OR (finally), log onto the christensen elementary school website from home and follow the Mr. Coe's Fulbright Trip to Japan links on our homepage. but, regardless of how you log on, i REALLY, REALLY, REALLY hope you do: OFTEN!