Ever since I got back from my trip to the far East, I felt like something about my mentality changed. It might have been something that would have happened anyways, because a series of events is usually the trigger.
It is the beginning of the new year, and I also wonder if this is influencing my moods lately. I'll just call it the beginning of the year crisis. I am not sure if I am learning anything new anymore. I lost the ability to walk into the machine shop and make parts on my own that I draw up, leading to part of my dissatisfaction with my job. The other part is just related to getting stuck in the middle of a political struggle. Those kind of things always leave me confused.
On top of that, I feel like I haven't done anything with my art. I haven't been drawing, so today I rearranged my space. I wanted to make it more conducive to creativity. Last year I thought I was actually moving forward and had some sense of direction being proactive. Now, I don't know. Did anything really change? Will things start to change? This is starting to feel like a rut.
Add one more part of home sickness and I am totally bummed. I miss San Francisco and my friends and even though some of them are visiting in April and May, I feel like I need to go back sooner.
As promised, I am going to post some pictures from the rest of my trip. I am glad a lot of the photos captured the good times, because it was a rollercoaster for me out there that depending on the mood I am in, I would say it was good and bad. It's like asking someone if the cup is half full or empty. Either answer is correct.
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| Some crazy wrestling! |
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| Haha up on a ruin |
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| Old temple |
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| Old... |
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| Natural colors for lacquerware |
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| More old buildings |
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| I saw so many gigantic buddhas |
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| My family from my mom's side |
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| more family |
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| I kid you not! This photo was not edited. |
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| I have never seen a lake so clear in my life. |
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| Some parts of the national park had a lot of snow and some areas didn't. They had several lakes like this throughout the park. |
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| Tibetan and Cheung performance |
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| Tibetan family dinner |
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| That water is so damn blue |
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| Sugar candy artist |
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| Love how funny Mindy and Jamie are! |
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| A delay flight and lack of entertainment lead to a duel of strength! |
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| Lots of plane rides I tell you |
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| Noodles in Kunming with strangers |
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| I got my hair washed! |
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Um, are you sure your true calling isn't Asian Super Stardom? You're heckaaa photogenic. The ruins picture looks like a still from a movie and you're the lead!! Can't wait for May! Seriously, my coworkers keep telling me that they look forward to May because I'll finally shut up about the trip. I think they're just jelly. Friends united!!!!
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