I’ve been settling in! In New York! I’m loving this city. It reminds me a lot of Beijing: the subway is jungle of unexplored adventures, the streets are dominated by people strutting off determinedly towards their goal (even if it is their second brunch of the day), and no one really gives a shit what others think of them. It’s Grand Sass-Central Station up in here.
Last summer, I spent an incredible week with two of my best friends in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We saw all the touristy things, and because I was reviewing locations for KNEON, we also visited some other pretty dope clubs like Cavalli Club and Movida (you can read a range of the reviews in the 7th issue here).
This weekend, I was procrastinating like crazy but determined to be productive, so I decided to finally edit all the film clips we shot during that trip. It turned out into a bit of a dramatic music video haha, but I think it captures the week pretty well. It’s also my first proper iMovie project so excuse the bad editing! Music is Dreaming by Smallpools remixed by the Chainsmokers.
Reykjavik, 2013.
A couple weeks ago, I went to Reykjavik, Iceland, with a group of university friends. It was one of the most beautiful experiences ever. Geysers spraying boiling water out of the natural earth, Gullfoss waterfall (which held just so much presence – definitely the big boss at any nature conference), riding chubby Icelandic ponies through icy hills. It makes you take a step back and think, wow, this is the world, this is purely elemental, and this is what true beauty is. The best reality check you could ever imagine. Please go at some point, it’s definitely worth the visit (and maybe you’ll have more luck with seeing the Northern Lights than we did…)
