Winter break has been monumentally helpful in allowing me to take a step back and just...think. This year has not been kind to me, neither has it been kind to anyone else for that matter. Mountains of schoolwork, endless pressure on final exams and college plans, not to mention watching the country rip itself apart was not a fun experience. Everything about this year seemed to be the ultimate challenge for the human psyche, especially those in the frontlines battling the pandemic. I won't miss this year, honestly. I've watched on in frustration and even awe as tragedy after tragedy continued to unfold. Watching something so far out of my control continue to happen was even a bit fascinating, pretty much a fever dream. And I hope that 2021 has more opportunities. Will the pandemic end soon? I doubt it. But I do hope that division stops becoming such a common term. This reaches a little into the realm of politics as well, which is a topic I could rant about until the sun went down, but that's not my point. I mean in a social aspect. The pandemic has ripped us apart in a way that fueled already underlying tensions, whether we could see them or not. Obviously we still need to distance at this time, but hopefully we can come together again when this ends. That aside, what have I achieved this year? Good question. I'd say my art has gotten better...to a certain degree. I've found myself to be far more resilient in stressful situations than I have been in previous years, I can thank school for that. But I've also been able to view the world in a new lens. Understand these types of conflicts, sympathize with the motives. There are some things that have struck me as "completely wrong" or "completely right", but also few that are far more complicated than that, sitting in a gray area. I wonder what this new view will do for me going forward. That being said, I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas, and I wish you a happy New Year.
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AuthorI have a passion for creating things, and hopefully one day those things will be video games. You can check over on this blog if you wish to see any updates on my work or other subjects. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Durham School of the Arts or Durham Public Schools.
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