California, USA
It is astonishing that its been almost 6 months that I have written on my blog. It is only now that I am surfacing from what feels like a 2 day coma of absolute fevers, chills, shakes, coughing, sneezing and everything nasty that I wouldn't wish upon ANYONE. Now that I have a moment to breathe, reflect, ive realised thay I haven't written in THAT long! I know my vlogs have taken over a bit and I totally enjoy making them with many great responses but my fingers itch to type and write away.
Goodness what has happened in the last 6 months? Well I flew emergency home from Beijing from a 2 month stint away and had a near miss of glandular fever. Bed bound for almost the entire month of May, i only left bed for the moments that I had performances and recording sessions. Mid June and July led me over to the US with an amazing trip, reigniting my love of America.
There is no doubt about it that I am an outgoing person and due to that very reason, I had the opportunity to make new acquaintances of which have transpired into longer friendships. Friendships which I have been able to develop this time around being in the US. That's not to say that I revisited friendships that I had made amidst my travels during the last 2 years, if not from high school or musical adventures.
That same trip, I was able to spend time in San Diego, a new city which I grew to love and get to know quite well. I sailed Alaska for a week and was able to go ziplining and dogsledding, things that were on my bucketlist which I happily ticked off. Then of course, there was New York. Seeing Kinky Boots, experiencing 4th of July in NY itself and then leaving on the 5th July with 2 tickets in hand: one to London and one back to California. Talk about fork in the road?! I had never had such a situation before and i chose the latter. Saddened by the fact that I wasn't going to make it back to Europe this year, I flew back to California hoping it was the right decision and it sure was.
Amidst all of this, Chris and I were mastering our Sentimentales album which came out last month and is available now through my website, on iTunes or CDBaby. This of course led to the launch concerts of the album in both Sydney and Melbourne and filming our first music video clip. We filmed til 4am after our Sydney Fringe Concert, the night before I flew back to the US. Talk about no rest for the wicked!!
Which leads up to now. The last 2 weeks, i've spent in the O.C with an amazing group of people. Not only have i met great musicians, been guest artist to some great events and shows, eaten to my hearts content but have hung with some wonderful people who i so rightfully can call friends. Sure we've had some rough nights, late night hang outs at BCD or a Pho joint, dancing til our feet were numb, laughed til our stomachs hurt and sung til our voices were no more. But DID WE DIE??? NO! The fact you didn't kill me, I have everything to thank for! :)
Health is gold. Nothing can happen unless you are in tip top condition and I feel so lucky to have an incredible group of calvins and fake-ratchets (Thy, Winnie, Adam, Michael, David, Alex, Sing, Brian) to count on! You guys have made these last 2 weeks incredibly memorable!
I have nothing to complain about really. I am living out my dreams and speak out my dreams daily. I can't wait to share more of my journey with you all.
I have nothing to complain about really. I am living out my dreams and speak out my dreams daily. I can't wait to share more of my journey with you all.
MUCH LOVE and i promise i'll write more!
Love and Grace,
Van-Anh xoxo
And for the RIGHT NOW:
Fav food: tastea drinks
Reading: a theater hiring manual.
Wishlist: Jeffrey Campbell Shoes ... any will suffice :D
Current city: Orange County, California
Listening to: All Of Me, John Legend
Fav clothing item: my BCBG jumpsuit & my LF daisy crop
Next destination: Denver, Colorado
Missing: my hairstylist ... if only i could have you travel around with me ALL THE TIME! life would be pretty darn blissful :D
