Update

So haven't written on here for a really long time.....sorry bout that. Guess I should give some updates on what's been going on in my neck of the woods....world?....China-land. Still taking the 笛子, or Chinese bamboo flute to those of you who don't speak chinese. I really enjoy it and it challenges me to relax; something that, if you know me, I have a hard time doing. I need to relax my breath, my body, and my mind to play it correctly. Also taking 太极拳, or Tai Qi, which has the same requirements. I need to relax my body more than I though, and it helps me relax my mind. It's really good for me to find balance, and the relaxation that I'm learning is really helping me to balance out, or get more balanced, rather.

Me and a couple friends are going to the shaolin temples this coming up weekend; yes, the place where modern-day kung-fu was invented. Guess who wants to do their Tai Qi there? :-D Really excited to go to somewhere with that much history, but hey, I'm in China, that stuff is everywhere. Besides small trips, I already booked plane tickets to Indonesia and Cambodia for January, and me and a few friends are going to go to Thailand for February....be jealous. Traditional music on Indonesia, ancient temples everywhere in Cambodia, and gorgeous beaches everywhere you turn in Thailand; who can complain? Can't wait to go and do some traveling and see what I want to see! Never traveled for the sake of traveling, I came to China to live and study, not for the sole intention of traveling, so I'm excited at the prospect.

Promise to keep this updated a little more now, kinda lost track of it.

Peace :-D

Apologies

Sorry for anyone who reads this/checks this on a regular basis; not many new things are happening to me travel wise. Some things are happening, but not that I want to plaster on a public blog. Things are pretty normal around here, getting settled in and feeling comfortable, like I've been here all along. Visited some cool things lately, like the Terra-cotta Soldiers, this really neat Modern/Contemporary Ceramics and Clay museum/exhibit, and ancient hot springs. The Terra-cotta soldiers were, cool, but I didn't find them as impressive as I thought they were going to be; the museum on-site was more interesting because it had up-close soldiers and recovered artifacts that you could see in greater detail. Got my tickets for Indonesia then Cambodia in January, and there's talk about Korea for February then travel to a couple places in China before school starts back up in March. We'll see what happens, but Cambodia and Indonesia, chea buddy! Doing a lot of research on where to go, should be sweet!

Keep you posted on cool things that happen or ideas on where to see when I travel. Until next time...