It’s been a while since I have blogged. Well, I have been back in Southern California since September. My three month trip to Uganda turned into four months due to ticketing errors which I didn’t mind, but since I’ve been trying to figure out how to weave everything together from my experiences. The problem with having too much on your plate at once is that things can get overwhelming and you involuntarily start procrastinating and eventually just nothing gets done. At all! I was doing too much now that I think about it.
[Southern California]
I have been working on songs for my album “Mbele” which I’ve been working on for nearly 3 Years. I honestly don’t know why this album has taken me this long. I almost released it twice but when I got close to the deadline it just didn’t feel ready, both times. So on this trip I was piecing together some lyrics for the album, which actually helped. Besides working on lyrics, I was also developing some screenplay ideas.
[Nairobi, Kenya]
The thing is screenplay and lyrics are pretty different, so to flip mentally between the two consistently after sometime you brain just gets exhausted. So blogging was supposed to be a way to free myself and just share my experiences. Eventually it became harder too.
After awhile I found myself not wanting to deal with anything that made me sit in one place for awhile I wasn’t having fun, part of the joy of traveling is having fun and learning through the experiences you share. I decided I just wanted to enjoy the rest of my trip. Typing was casted aside, the camera became too heavy, sometimes I would even leave my phone.
[West Nile, Uganda]
When I landed in LAX I still felt like I was in Africa, it took me about a month for my sleep cycle to adjust, I think my creative energy is also almost readjusted. I confess that I didn’t do as much as said I would. I confess that I didn’t post as much as I should of, I confess that I didn’t work as hard as I promised. I confess that I shall to better. Note to self.
[Southern California]
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