Hey there! I'm not dead - I've just been out of the country. These past few months have been a blur of grant proposal writing and travel. The exciting news is I went to China! Hong Kong was amazing. I really felt like I could live there (for a short time anyway). We also toured Beijing which was very cold and gray but ultimately fascinating. I am including some pics from this leg of our visit below.

This is me in Tiananmen square.

This is the great wall of China (a rough climb but probably my favourite part of the Beijing tour).

The third pic is the Summer Palace - in winter.

All in all, I'm still getting over the trip and trying to adjust to regular old Toronto living. Like everyone else I'm working extra hard to fulfill seasonal duties like sending cards, wrapping gifts and seeing friends. Like everyone else I'm a bit worried about how late I'm leaving a few things. I shot a lot of footage in China. Will it make a good documentary? Possibly a good experimental documentary. I have so many impressions from my trip and so many memories to think about it will take some time before I can say. It was undoubtedly one of the most memorable and interesting trips of my life.

Season's Greetings! Here's to finishing films and starting exciting new projects in 2005. Cheers!