Visitor or resident?

I'm definitely a visitor in all aspects of my personal and professional life.  I do like this characterization rather than native/immigrant - this always smacked of some kind of judgment to me and reminded me of Obgu's typology of immigration and assimilation experiences.  A native/immigrant dichotomy never seemed dynamic to me in much the same way that Ogbu's typology seemed static and inadequate.

The visitor/resident typology seems dynamic, in-depth and fluid.  I can elect to be visitor or resident depending on the context.  This gives me some sense of control regarding my identity and image in an online environment.  I realize this may be a naive and false sense of comfort - however, I can be in charge of what I elect to put out there voluntarily and I will trust in other professionals to assess me within the context of how I define my work.

The technology skills don't scare me really - I'm willing to try tools and to mess up.  For example, it took me about five minutes just to find my blog!!  I am confident I will develop my own organizational system for keeping this stuff straight and organized.