In this blogger interview Henry Ferdiansyah of Time as Wine talks about the importance of our health and the environment that we live in.

Tell us a little about your blog.

It’s a blog about health and the environment. I am working as an environment engineer on site so I have some experience that I want to share with the world. Another thing is that the environment really influences your health, so I guess that’s why I am also interested to write about health.

Do you think enough people take an interest in their own health and that of the environment these days?

Based on my experience, the hardest thing to do is to increase the awareness of people about health and environment.  Not so many people really care about their own health and environment, because it’s also related with lifestyle.

For example, I believe it’s a good habit to go to bed and wake up early, but many people do their activities until midnight which is not so good for their health. The body has its own metabolism and we need to have enough time to sleep and recover the body condition. Another example is smoking. And the environment, it has a direct and indirect impact to your health.

How long have you been blogging for? What made you want to start blogging?

I’ve been blogging since less than a year, I guess. Blogging is a great media to exchange our ideas and get connected with the world. With blogging you can write what’s on your mind and build good relationship with other bloggers, which for me, is an interesting experience.

What were some of your biggest challenges when you first started blogging?

The technical aspect. I knew nothing about buying domains and installing wordpress for example. But I had the spirit to be a blogger since the beginning, so I guess it helps me very much to blog continuously.

How did you overcome these challenges?

Learned, learned and learned. We are lucky, there are so many sites and blog that write how to blog properly. This kind of information is very useful when you want to start blogging.

What is a recent milestone that you have accomplished with your blog? How were you able to achieve this milestone?

Well, I have to say that I’ve just started blogging recently. But what’s important for me is that now I can meet other bloggers and learn from them. Some of them are really inspiring me. You know that when you do something with your heart, you will get the best result. I want to try to apply that for my blog. I am also working together with my friend right now to develop the blog.

What is your next goal that you want to achieve with your blog?

I want to have more readers. I want more people to be able to read and get more advantage from the blog. The idea of the blog is to get more people have healthier live and respect the environment. I want to keep the objective.

What is your best tip for other people out there who might be new or struggling with their blogging?

Spend your time to see the other blogs. There are so many things that we can learn from other blogs and experience of other bloggers.

Thanks again Henry for taking the time to do this interview.

Henry is an environment engineer who works in an oil and gas company. His passion is to write and get connected to the world, which has led him to establish his health and environment blog Time as Wine.  Follow Henry on Twitter at @timeaswine.

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