Official Start Time: 9:46 pm
Date: 10/18/08
Official End Time: 10:46 pm
Today was a happy day as life started to come together after working hard for almost a week. The battle isn't over yet but I feel it is time to reflect and look back at the change the Ningxia Dragon Student Ambassador Website has undergone.
I remember really working on the site and trying to spread the word about the site in early August. When we first started we had about 111 members and had a hard time just get people to sign up. We needed people to sign up on the site so that a community could be created that would help sponsor future trips and projects promoted by Ningxia Dragon Student Ambassadors. Our hope was to make it easier for student, teachers, and educators to take advantages of the services we were trying to provide. We wanted people to know about all the great things we wanted to do in China and how this movement is a dynamic force worth caring about.
Into the school year the site continued to grow little by little. At times it seemed like it wouldn't move at all. We had to make a switch from our usual summer schedule to our school routine. It was harder to stay in touch. Everyday we tried to stay in touch with the chinese students we met on our trip and introduce new people to the community we were creating. As we got closer to school however, it got harder and harder to do the things we loved so much.
The first month of school really hit us hard and proved how determined we were to make our dreams a reality. A lot of arguments arose from the issue. Some felt they were doing more work than others. Others felt that all this arguing wasn't worth working this hard. And some just didn't care. In the end it should all be about the big picture. We shouldn't kill ourselves over trivial matters. Nor should our egos, doubts, or fears come in the way of doing something we promised to do.
Towards the end of September to early October was when the site and my involvement with the site really exploded. I began to do a blog a day as a way of keeping the site alive. Additionally, I went on other social networks like Livemocha to learn Chinese and see if i could spread the word about our site to Chinese students who might be interested with the services we are providing. Its the middle of October and we finally reacher 309+ members; jumping almost 200 members in the course of a few months. We still have a long way to go to reach our goal of 1000 members by December 31, 2008.
I have high hopes for the site but know that if I want the site to continue to do well I must continue to give the 110% I am giving now. I must also be realistic and aware of the time I have left to do all the things I planned to do such a long time ago.
I think we can do it, do you?
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 10/18/08
Official End Time: 10:46 pm
Today was a happy day as life started to come together after working hard for almost a week. The battle isn't over yet but I feel it is time to reflect and look back at the change the Ningxia Dragon Student Ambassador Website has undergone.
I remember really working on the site and trying to spread the word about the site in early August. When we first started we had about 111 members and had a hard time just get people to sign up. We needed people to sign up on the site so that a community could be created that would help sponsor future trips and projects promoted by Ningxia Dragon Student Ambassadors. Our hope was to make it easier for student, teachers, and educators to take advantages of the services we were trying to provide. We wanted people to know about all the great things we wanted to do in China and how this movement is a dynamic force worth caring about.
Into the school year the site continued to grow little by little. At times it seemed like it wouldn't move at all. We had to make a switch from our usual summer schedule to our school routine. It was harder to stay in touch. Everyday we tried to stay in touch with the chinese students we met on our trip and introduce new people to the community we were creating. As we got closer to school however, it got harder and harder to do the things we loved so much.
The first month of school really hit us hard and proved how determined we were to make our dreams a reality. A lot of arguments arose from the issue. Some felt they were doing more work than others. Others felt that all this arguing wasn't worth working this hard. And some just didn't care. In the end it should all be about the big picture. We shouldn't kill ourselves over trivial matters. Nor should our egos, doubts, or fears come in the way of doing something we promised to do.
Towards the end of September to early October was when the site and my involvement with the site really exploded. I began to do a blog a day as a way of keeping the site alive. Additionally, I went on other social networks like Livemocha to learn Chinese and see if i could spread the word about our site to Chinese students who might be interested with the services we are providing. Its the middle of October and we finally reacher 309+ members; jumping almost 200 members in the course of a few months. We still have a long way to go to reach our goal of 1000 members by December 31, 2008.
I have high hopes for the site but know that if I want the site to continue to do well I must continue to give the 110% I am giving now. I must also be realistic and aware of the time I have left to do all the things I planned to do such a long time ago.
I think we can do it, do you?
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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