A New Home

January 31st, 2010 | View Comments

Image by Erik Hogstedt

Welcome, all, to my new home! To my current readers, thank you for taking the time to read about my travels and thoughts. To my new readers, hello! Allow me to introduce myself here and let’s get to know each other better.

I’ve been wanting to get my own domain since I first started writing about my travels back in August 2009. This place is going to be a little different. I don’t want this place to be about me. I don’t want it to be about where I go or what I do. It’s not about what I’ve accomplished or what I want. It’s not about how many readers I attract, the amount of comments I receive or even the number of tweets I get.

I want my new home to be more than just about my travels around the world. I also want it to be about my travels through life. I want this place to be my blank slate. A place where I can share my thoughts. A place where my readers can make me think. A place that can challenge me as a writer, inspire me as a traveler and motivate me to become a better person.

That’s why you’ll see two sections on the homepage, each featuring the latest post about my travels around the world and the other about my travels through life. To read more just click on the “Latest Travels” link or the “Latest Posts” link. I know these should be made into buttons. Adam from @travelsofadam has been extremely gracious in offering me his time to help tweak a few things on this site. HTML and CSS is like Arabic to me. I can’t decipher it for the life of me.

There is plenty that is wrong with this site. It’s a work in progress but it’s been almost 6 months since my friend, Curtis at @cdotdawson, started helping me build this place and I just can’t wait any longer. I have so many thoughts I’ve been wanting to share. I know it might be a bad idea to launch this site before it’s complete but rawness is what’s real. And that’s how I intend to keep this site. Raw.

So browse around! Explore! I’m sure you’ll come across bugs but please don’t leave. Let me know so I can fix them. And if you have suggestions on how I can make my new home better place, feel free to offer your suggestions and advice.

Thanks for sticking around!

P.S. Some of my recent blog posts haven’t been moved to this site but I’m working on getting that done. Promise.

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  • @Lisa at Wanderlust Women: Hi Lisa! Sorry about that. I've been having problems getting everything to transfer properly from my old site. I'll be glad to add it back on and I'll definitely come by for a look at your new place too. :) Thanks for letting me know!
  • Ciao Monica,

    Just learned that you moved. Good luck.
    I love the NYC skyline photo - did you take that?
    BTW - I changed your link address. But it seems mine has dropped off your list since I also moved a few months ago. Please fix :)
    Thx
  • @LisaB (LadyWanderlust): Thanks Lisa! I'm still working out the kinks. There are a few things that need to be fixed but I'm really glad you like it. :) You're always so good to me. Thanks for the shout
    out on your blog. You totally make this blogging experience worthwhile. :D
  • @Jennifer: Thanks Jenn!
  • @Carrie: Hi Carrie! It's been so long! How are you?! I've been meaning to drop by your site too! I also hear via Twitter that you've redesigned it. These 50 hour work weeks completely drain me. I haven't had the chance to comment much in the blogosphere. I hope you're doing well. :)

    Thanks for the tip about the domain mapping feature. I'm definitely going to have to put that to good use. Most of my links still direct to the old site.
  • Trying to get used to the new website. That alone will be another adventure for me. I really like what I see.

    Oh, BTW, I have a little surprise for you on my blog today. Stop on by and see what it is. :) Hugs, Lisa

    http://worldaccording2lisa.blogspot.com/2010/02...
  • Hi Monica,

    It's been a while since I stopped by. I saw your tweet on Twitter today about your new corner of cyberspace and figured I'd better come over, check it out, and congratulate you. It looks great. You've done a really nice job with it. A quick tip: If you haven't already, Wordpress has a nifty little domain mapping feature that works by pointing your old site to your new URL. Within a few months time, your PR will go back up and all of your links will redirect. I think it's around $10 for the year. Your new site will be down for about 24 hours, but after that, any time anyone searches for your wordpress.com domain, they'll be redirected here. It's well worth the money. I did this with MSW and Taiwan Photographers and got all my links back within a month and a half.

    Congratulations again!
  • @Adriana: Thanks for coming by to support my new home Adriana. I'm still working on making it better so please bear with me. :) I hope you're doing well!
  • @Aileen: Thanks Aileen! I'm so glad you stopped by to support my site. Now you can read all about my travels here. And when I come to visit YOU, I'll have it all right here. :D
  • @Doug: Hey Doug! I'm glad you like the font and the media icons. I like them too. It reminds me of when I was a kid and I was free to write and draw and explore. I wanted to give the same feel to this site. I finally imported all my posts. Manually. Haha! Only problem is that the comments don't match the posts. Gotta have that fixed soon. Thanks for visiting my new home. I hope you enjoy it here.
  • @Honey: Thanks! I'm so glad you stopped by. :) I just took a look at Mundo Exchange. I've been looking for volunteer programs abroad. I'll take some time later this weekend to explore more.
  • I just said goodbye to your old site Monica, have followed you on Twitter and am looking forward to going through all your older posts. Looks great here, I'm sure it'll be a big success!
  • @Adriana: Thanks Adriana! I'm looking forward to filling up the travels through life part. It happens so quickly we sometimes forget to enjoy it. I hope you're doing well. Will you be traveling anytime soon?
  • what a beautiful new home! I love the part about travels through life - wich we do constantly
  • Aileen
    Monica! I am superglad to see the dedication and effort you are puting into the site, loving it! Jia you jia you :)
  • Love the new site and the layout. Something catchy about the font and social media icons too! It's always a pain transfering those blogs. Get an intern to do it!
  • Yaaay! Love the new site!
  • @Candice: Thanks Candice! It still needs a little tweaking so if you notice anything funky, please let me know. ;)
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