Where I've been

(I made this post on Youtube but wanted to share it here as well)

Hey guys! Thanks for sticking with me the past couple of weeks, I've been inactive because I had 2 competitions (Snoco and US Nationals), and I had to travel a lot which I don't do often. I should have been home 12 hours ago but I messed up a flight booking and had to do nothing in the airport for the whole day :(

Nationals was an extraordinary experience. This competition's routine of wake up + cube + sleep, then do it all again tomorrow, was my first time experiencing that sort of flow for cubing. What made it even better was the fact that I got to meet so many of my cubing idols; YouTubers and also world class cubers.

There were way more people than usual coming up to me to say hello, and that was incredible. Even people who I didn't expect to watch my videos said some great things, and I feel like I made a lot of great connections meeting everyone in person.

On the third day, for the first time, I was legitimately saddened by the thought of a competition ending. The thought kind of hung over my head the whole day. I really wished I just could stay and keep cubing with everyone, but life goes on.

At most competitions, I think about getting good results. At nationals I also wanted good results, but more than usual I wanted to meet people and take it easy because so many people were there. I think that's why I really didn't want it to be over, not because of cubing, but because of the community; the experiences and bonds we share, and what I can do to give back.

Right now I'm really tired and I have work tomorrow. Probably due to traveling and sleeping less and trying to practice despite that, I hadn't been feeling as motivated lately to edit videos. I'm motivated again now, and thank you to everyone who has stuck by me. Love you all <3