Blogging in English

Hi there!

Here you are sitting in front of your computer/laptop/cell phone/tablet and asking yourself what the heck is wrong with Christine? You probably are going to believe I went mental (but to be frank with you guys I always was crazy)

"So what´s up Christine? You do remember that your preferred language of blogging is German? You just read in English. You remember, don´t you?"

Yes, indeed, I am aware but I thought we could spice some things up and do a little something together.

So I went running the other day (a rather seldom occasion) and I went for the first time ever without my iPod and I was forced to think (terrible, right?). I noticed that many bloggers are like "Well I like reading English, but my English is really really bad. Like I can´t formulate a correct sentence" and then go on to speak in fabulous Shakespearenesque English. My problem with that is people are not confident with their foreign language skills but to be frank: No one freaking cares if you have zero errors in a sentence or 16 errors and have a use of grammar similar to Yoda´s as long as you can express yourself clearly. 

I was still thinking and one half of me, was like, OMG STAHP RUNNING YOUR LEGS R ON FIRE!!! and the other half was "Wait what if we would just increase our confidence in the English language if we all would start blogging in English. As you can tell, the way my brain works is rather weird.

Then I remembered a conversation I had with my lovely cousin Mireia (BTW shout out to you!). To those who are not aware: I have a sort of weird mixed familiy background. Basically I speak with a part of my family in English.

So the cousin earlier mentioned works in marketing and I was translating my TFIOS Review to her and she was telling me I should blog in English and so on. And that memory now encourages me to start this little blogging party and after this way to long introduction, the facts:

When? 

The challenge begins on the first of Oktober and ends on the 31st of December

Who?

Everyone who can speak a little English. It really does not matter how well you can speak/write in English. This is not meant to show off people´s English skills or to laugh about mistakes. 

What?

Blog occasionally in English

About?

Whatever you like. Reviews, beauty, books, lifestyle, gaming etc. You could talk about your aunties back pain if you like

How often?

As you like it. Although the minimum is three posts for the entire period of three months.

Why?

To practice your English. To increase your confidence in your English. 

How to sign up?

You will email me (books.cupcakes@aol.com). Your Email should contain: your name, your blog name and URL and if you want to for a little fun, if you are posting in American, British, Australian etc. - English.

Please create a page / post / tag where I can see how many English post you have written. 

Of course it would be nice, if you would do a little advertising but you don´t have to. 

An overview can be viewed on my challenge site :)

Anything else?

You can sign up at any given time up until the last day of the challenge. 

There are two banners, because someone might have more of a British English and someoneelse might have more of a American Englisch, so I thought you could chose. And you can use the banners if you like. 
Of course you can make your own banner if you want, and if you think other people can / should use it, you can tell me and I´ll make an extra link with all the banners, to chose from. ("My" banners are from the lovely Lisa from Lisas Bücherchaos)
On top of that everyone who participates and writes three posts or more has a chance to win a prize in the New Year. 

I hope you guys will like this idea. I would love to her all of your thoughts in the comments below ;)

Love you,
Christine