Reconnect.

Oh my, it's been awhile since I've updated here. I suppose it was something I thought I would just let go of when I got back to the states - who keeps updating their study abroad blog once they're back from study abroad? Especially if they were awful about updating in a timely matter when it counted?

So I have this other blog. Yes. Another blog. I left you, blogger, and found a niche in the wordpress community. But this affair is strictly business (and not the business trip sort of business, the real, professional sort). The other blog I'm writing is for professional purposes as it only functions as a photo blog, with photos and the occasional photography-related musing.

To be honest, it's probably for the best. I think for the first time I can confidently say that people are regularly looking at the information I choose to share with them (thank you, wordpress blog statistics), but I can further con myself into believing that they're not just looking at the pictures, but also reading the brief and to-the-point text that goes along with them.

The only thing missing is that there is no room for day-to-day real life musings in that atmosphere. I don't want to punctuate my photo blog with 'This just in: my schedule for next semester is a real bust, and my roommates finally agreed to turn on the heat at my house!' because that would waste any future employers' time if I directed them to that site.

Thus, the reincarnation of Viva España. I've elected to keep the name. I think my time spent in Pamplona changed me in a very real and concrete way, and that the impact that has had on my life didn't end when I left Spain, so I think the blog title can continue to cheer on that wonderful country (until the day when I come up with something marvelously witty and elect to change it myself).

So. I guess stay tuned for more on the less professional musings of your one and only, Alex Browning.

Hasta luego!
Alex