i've spent the past few days tediously working on the turtle float. my progress is little, but i am proud of the way it looks thus far. i have doubts i'll finish on time, this seems to be no surprise, but i'll try my best. i decided to just do a stellar job on the head and to the best of my perfectionist ability "quickly" paint the rest of the turtle.
the past few days has also been low key in terms of "wow, i'm a new place and guess what wild thing happened today." i've been here over a month and i'm getting into an ordinary rhythm. when i stay in Sijhih, i usually stay within a few hundred meters around the area, so dazzling new experiences happen less frequently. But none-the-less I learn a little more mandarin each day, listen to good music while i work, goof off in times of pure exhaustion and make beautiful things.
Good news. My friend Elena from Bilbo, Spain arrived yesterday, she is also an invited artist here for the Dream Parade. oh I am so glad she is here, she is a brilliant person and i haven't seen her in exactly three years, the last time i was in Spain. She is a beautiful spirit to be around.
Today we are off to Lu Zhou to help with the Noodle Float again. . .9AM-9PM. whew.
