minecraft day 3

Today I was able to access the multiplayer game and finally interact in that world. I began the game with a few resources in my inventory and started to collect a few other things, but it was a little hard to find any worthwhile resources since we spawn in a place where there is just a lot of desert and there are not really any trees left. So, I went on a search for trees! It took a while to find some and I have to travel across lakes and up and down mountains until I finally found them. (Luckily I also found some pigs and cows along the way so I didn't starve.) I had been making pretty good progress and collecting more resources when I sadly fell straight off a cliff and to my death! :-( I was obviously really upset! I didn't even know that was possible! And of course, I lost all of the things that I had just been collecting and had to start all over again from the spawning point. But, I knew I couldn't give up, so I started out into the "world" again. I traveled for what seemed like a while, including swimming through rivers and climbing up mountains again, but I found an area with tons of animals and lots of trees, so I began collecting both items. I was able to finally make a table and a chest. I was a little bit concerned about just putting these down where I was because I knew that if I was killed again there would be absolutely NO way I would find them. However, I figured that if I die I will lose all of my supplies anyways, so I just did it anyways. I also am a little bit concerned about being super isolated up on my mountain all by myself with no idea how to get back to the center of the world. But, I figure that for now I would rather focus on collecting supplies and figuring out the basics of the game, rather than interacting with other people and being in the center. 

I can already see how this game can be addicting. I don't even enjoy it that much, but I still just started playing and couldn't stop! I think that it has to do with the exploration and curiosity that the game requires and stimulates. And also probably the satisfaction of finally being able to figure different things out!

Another accomplishment: I found coal!