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Summary Of 2019

During the Christmas break, I went back to Beijing, China. The changes in Beijing are not as big as I imagined. I still deeply love the city where I have been living since I was a child. I have met many old friends. I went to Jingshan, the Forbidden City, Kubrick bookstore, the National art museum of China,  Songzhu temple, those familiar places that can't be familiar again. It has been a few years since I haven't gone back but I kind of enjoy the distance that allows me to look at my past life from some distance.

Compared to Beijing, life in Toronto is still enriching. I saw a lot of good performances and exhibitions and participated in some interesting activities. Many people say life in Toronto is boring, but I never feel it. It has more literary and artistic activities than Beijing and Shanghai. All year round, there are festivals, exhibitions, musicals, operas and plays, and if you want to do something, there's always plenty to choose from.

This year I began to read books, novels, and magazines. MY reading has been greatly improved, and more importantly, the pleasure of reading and learning has been restored. Gradually, I can put down my phone more and return to some primitive and simple things.

At the beginning of the year I also began to cook, suddenly have an interest, do incredibly also not bad. The lifestyle transition was natural. Listening to the song, cooking, reading, writing, life slowly has its own rhythm.

Gradually live more replenish and think more clearly, I want to find my connection to the world, my connection and difference with others. Seeing an art exhibition, reading a book or watching a play, I can get some inspiration from it. There are some moments when I can see myself in others' works and get some inspiration. It is also where I can find happiness in life. , I think this is my New Year's goal.