Bloggers make the world smaller

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There are nearly 7 billion people on the planet.  According to Internet World Stats nearly 2 billion of them are using the internet (and probably by the time you read this it will be more than 2 billion).  I blog in English, that cuts the eye balls by quite a bit, except for those using translation software to reach out of their language comfort zone.

Then there is Rachel.  Her rants are heard around the world.  In fact, her rants have been followed by a particular female Spanish ex-pat living in the San Francisco Bay Area (my old stomping ground) for several months.  I recently got a fun email from this woman.

It seems this fine woman (whom I will keep anonymous) is married to a Brazilian and they are considering a move to Brazil – so she has begun to cruise the ex-pat blogging scene.

While following Rachel’s Rantings in Rio she has come to enjoy the comments sections and tells me she sometimes enjoys my comments there (as well as yours, Ray).  She followed me home and has since been reading posts here.

Anyway – small world – it turns out her brother-in-law is partnered with an old friend of Luiz and I.  We used to hang out in San Francisco back in the day, and of course still stay in touch.  In fact they are both here for Carnaval and we recently got a call from our friend to make arrangements to meet up.

It was only through a series of chance conversations and questions that this connection was made.

To quote the email I got from my new blogging relation: “Who is Kevin Bacon anyway?”

Very fun.  Thanks Rachel.  Thanks new “kissin’ cousin” twice removed.  Thanks internet.

[You may remember I was reunited, after 25 years, with my “Little Brother” via Facebook some time ago.  That story is here.]