From The Top, Once Again

As always, I quite enjoyed the banquet. As far as annual events go, I think there are few that can match the atmosphere of the banquet. It’s the accumulation of all of our efforts over the last year, as well as an event that generates a sense of camaraderie throughout the day which ultimately leaves a lot of people (myself included) a little empty afterwards. 

Overall, I’m thankful for everything the night brought. I’m relieved that the preschool demos went as well as they could have (thank you to the instructors who made that possible, it wouldnt have even worked without you all).

And the lion dance! This was probably the most physically demanding dance I’ve done so far, I think. I can’t count how many times I put my legs higher than my head was during our “skipping”, but I’m extremely grateful I got a chance to go all out the way I did. I was also stoked we were able to pull off the headstack pretty perfectly. And with the partner switch only occurring a couple weeks ago, it really feels surreal. 

The Year of the Dragon met me with a lot of lessons, pain, joy, and everything in between. I’ll be honest; I still feel scared and anxious to the point of nausea. I feel like I’ve lost sight of a lot of important stuff but at the same time, have been forced to see important things I glossed over before. I’m still scared of what I can lose (and what I can fail to gain), but I’m pushing a lot harder to move forward. 

Cheers to Snake progress :)