Christmas didn't seem like Christmas and new years didn't seem like new years. Things like that feel strange here, just like any other day. The only real difference for me is that I've been doing a lot more push-ups. I was already tracking them but now I'm being much more diligent and forcing myself to do more. Since there's no indoor heating here it's also a great way to stay warm!
I used to be able to get to the UBBT website easily but the Chinese firewall has caught up with me and now I have to go through a proxy site. I had to email my mom and get here to register me because said proxy site would now allow my to view the entire registration screen. Once I'm registered though I believe everything will be more straightforward.
Something I've learned now is not to get bent out of shape when things don't work out the way you expected them to. Being here and dealing with China's unique challenges has made me better able to deal with minor setbacks I think. I used to get frustrated with stuff like that really easily but I'm noticing that change already. Like when I logged onto our schools google group on Jan 3rd and saw that other students were starting off the new year by doing 1000 push ups and sit ups and that I had missed the entire thing. Normally I would be really upset but now I've shrugged and decided that I'll do the same thing on Chinese new year instead. There you go, problem solved, no need for any drama.
On a side note, training is going well. I'm learning 2 new forms right now and they're both awesome! Did some sparring the other day and got punched in the nose. It hurts a bit to blow my nose but it was a lot of fun and I look forward to gearing up when I get home.
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