All the way, I listened to "Sunset Boulevard" countless times, and it really suited this trip. I became a fan of Liang Bo's voice

Easter is almost over, and after two days at home, I didn't have the intention to study. I guess every time I come back from a trip, I fall into this state? Last Christmas, after finishing my exams, I spent a week like this, but before the trip, I didn't study hard either. I was always in a state of distraction, without a clear mind. Actually, I dislike this feeling, it seems like since I entered university, I haven't been able to calm down and focus. There are too many things to distract me, especially after coming abroad, with even fewer constraints and more freedom. Now, I don't even know what I truly want. Classes are going on as usual, and I'm trying my best to graduate smoothly and then pursue a master's degree back in my home country. That's probably what my family hopes for. However, I'm torn, as I gradually realize that instead of following this conventional and obedient path, I want a more free and easy life, to travel to more places, experience more, and take advantage of my youth, while I still have the desire to explore.

This trip has been full of encounters and experiences, and I have many thoughts about it. For example, on the second evening in Budapest, after we finished soaking in the hot springs, we met a Chinese girl who came over to chat with us when she saw that we were also Chinese. She asked us where to go to see the night view of Budapest. At that time, we were also planning to drive around to see the night view, and since there was an extra seat in the car, we invited her to join us. We drove to the Hungarian Parliament Building by the Danube River and took many night shots along the way. I chatted with the girl for a bit, and she told me that she had been traveling since the first day of her vacation and planned to continue until the fifteenth day, visiting over ten countries, mostly taking night buses to save money and time. I asked her if she was tired, and she said of course she was, but thinking about all the places she could visit, all the places that only existed in wallpaper photos when she was little, gave her the energy to keep going. It's true, maybe only at this age can we achieve such an intense travel experience. After a few years, people change, and we won't have this drive anymore. After I returned, I saw on social media that she had visited Austria and Italy after Hungary, checking in a new city every day. A two-week, ten-country trip is quite rich, I wish her a safe and happy journey.

I accumulated over ten gigabytes of photos and took over a hundred videos, which will take a long time to organize. This process is also my favorite part of every trip. Late at night, when I flip through the photos and videos, I remember the scenes and some funny details, and it's easy to laugh. Maybe this is also why I enjoy taking pictures. I saw a passage about photography that was quite interesting: "This strange human species can form a complete chain of disdain in various fields and hobbies. Musicians look down on electronic sports players, audiophiles look down on photographers, and even TV drama fans argue with each other on forums every day. Photography is no exception; landscape photographers look down on portrait photographers, commercial photographers look down on landscape photographers, and art photographers look down on commercial photographers... In the end, we're all just nerds with cameras, why make things difficult for each other? If we step out of this circle and feel the atmosphere of photography online, it's full of 'learn these tricks to take great landscape photos' and '10 techniques for portrait photography.' It seems like you don't need to pick up a camera, just click randomly, and you can take good photos. I think the most important thing in photography is not those techniques, but a kind of touch, a touch that moves you, whether it's light and shadow, story, or emotion. These touches make you pick up your camera, look through the lens, and record them. Photography is not about taking thousands of photos casually and then selecting a few; it's about taking photos with discernment, which is how you improve. Just like post-processing, what's important is not the steps and parameters, but the feeling, the feeling that comes from adjusting countless photos and restoring your own aesthetic subconscious, similar to the sense of language when learning a language, the habitual composition after picking up the camera."

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Writing whatever comes to mind for now
After the holiday, I still have exams to prepare for
It may take some time to
organize the photos from this trip and the previous ones
and finish the post-processing
Let's just enjoy this process slowly
Life's beautiful!
Good night!