In regard to the topic of my passion blogs I have decided that I will write about skiing and my experiences when I am skiing.  While I really enjoyed writing about the beach, I think I have exhausted the majority of what I could write about.  I think writing about skiing will help to bring a new level of energy to my passion blog.  Therefore, this is the topic I will continue with.

The topic I will be writing about for my civic issues blog is U.S. foreign policy with other countries.  I think that this topic will be very interesting and insightful to write about. I believe that this topic is also very open ended so I will have a lot to write about which will help to always keep my blogs engaging.

These two topics will allow my blogs to keep readers invested in what I am writing and wanting to come back to read more.