A few sections to this post.  I have accepted a job in China.  I’ve been trying to teach there for so long, that I had actually given up and was mostly trying for Seoul, Korea again.  I initially was diverted to interview by a recruiter telling me to just use it as practice.  I was offered a contract in a lesser known, yet beautiful city.  After many frustrating experiences in the pursuit of returning to Korea, I had completely quit my aspirations to teach.  Many schools and recruiters telling me I’m too old.  That idea makes no sense to me, as a big point of school is to learn from the wisdom of others in which only time can grant.  So I apologized to the people who pushed me to re-explore the Chinese frontier and signed the contract when I found out that it was still available.  I still have to successfully get a visa in time, however the way it seems now is that I’ll be starting with a year in Guiyang.  I’m not sure how much I can post with respects to the Chinese government and the dynamics or politics of my job and life there, so at least I’ll try to stay updated on other travels and individually.  I may keep a diary or just write another album.

     Some other fun things I did recently.  Movie nights with Paradise Hills and Ford v Ferrari.  The former is quite an odd trip.  Somewhat unsettling and disturbing, though not sure I’d deter a viewing.  The latter is a “not to be missed”.  These lead actors are almost 100% and the story is true.  I guess I’ve always been a sucker for this type of film, however it’s not run of the mill.

Additionally I took some Master Classes with Tom Morello.  I had no idea about his personality.  He really tells us everything about his sound, effects and riff writing.  I once saw him in a bar in my hometown we share and regretfully could only comment on his hat, so these educational recordings are very meaningful.  I also continued with some of Deadmau5′ Master Classes.  One can pretty much get their money’s worth in a week with a year’s subscription, so I’m somewhat wondering why they give so many secrets away.  Really though I just like getting to know them better because in real life I don’t think it would be possible.