july

sunset from south mountain, chongqing

STARTING || the daunting task of packing up all our belongings in preparation for our next move. (!!!!)

FINISHING || up a season in this crazy city.

MAKING || cold-brewed iced coffees 

CRAVING || a trip out of this country. I can't believe I haven't stepped foot outside of China for almost a year. (what.)

READING || this blog, and this blog. 

WATCHING || hahahaha, new girl reruns. Also, true detective but I'm not really that impressed with it yet.

LISTENING TO || tep no & ta-ku

WEARING || the lightest material clothing I can get my hands on. #3showersaday

EATING || LYCHEE. Obsessed. 

DRINKING  || grapefruit juice & soda water. 

LEARNING || to find beauty in the small moments.

PRACTICING || stretches to go with my earlier morning wake ups.

WORKING || on the mental prep that will be needed for restarting in a whole new city.  

PLAYING || constant catch-up with life these past few weeks. I feel like everything is moving in a constant blur.

TRAVELING || to Chengdu, our soon to be city, to scope out apartments & the like.

WANTING || an entire day with absolutely nothing on the agenda.

PLANNING || all the things I'm gonna do with all the free time I'll have come September. 

HOPING || for some exploration & adventures this month. A change of scenery would be good for my soul.

Sorry for the late post, it's been a crazy month. All the kids are out of school here which equates to ALL THE ENGLISH TUTORING. Super fun times. Super busy fun times. So, hopefully things start to slow down soon so I can, you know, move. I hope July is finding you happy, and healthy & with a little bit more of a tan than I currently have. 

July, you are a beautiful reminder to find stillness & enjoy the sunrises.