Creative Studio
I stopped drawing for a while... Here's why...
I stopped drawing for a while, here's why. A comic on coming back after experiencing major loss.
Lydia C
digital creator, artist, traveler
Comics/Illustrations
How doing the #100DayProject in 2019 changed my creative life
My experience drawing a comic a day for the #100dayproject in 2019 and how it shaped my creative journey for the better
China
China Travel Tech Prep: Apps to Download (2023)
Apps I used during my travels through China in 2023
2022 About Page
Thoughtful Wanders, a digital platform centered on sharing my journey [un]learning about the world, society, and self. The work I create is based on seeing the world through my brain as a curious and creative person where I try to make the implicit explicit and process my learnings out loud.
Creative Studio
i thought life looked like this up until i was 18 years old...
A piece I did spontaneously back in 2021 when I was reflecting on how differently I viewed life and the journey of life as an 18 year old versus as a 26 year old.
Creative Studio
drawings from 2021; on being an asian american woman
Illustrations reflecting on being Asian American Woman, drawn after the Atlanta Spa Shootings in 2021.
About Me
The Essences of Thoughtful Wanders
The Essences (core values) of Thoughtful Wanders
Newsletter
hi, I am back!!!!!
big changes coming & an inside look to what they are
Newsletter
my solo trip to china has begun!
a travel journal excerpt & updates on how the trip has been so far. from combatting loneliness to navigating trip logistics to thoughts on the responsibilities of representation
Newsletter
a mini crisis moment: thoughts on building community & volunteering for a greater cause vs. long term travel & nomadic living
A personal update for paid subscribers as to what I've been up to, the physical "in-person" activist community I have been part of & building, and the slight change in trajectory going forward
Newsletter
when the earth below you crumbles
a personal update of sorts, the experience of starting anew, the ups and downs of trying to pave your own path
Newsletter
Long term travel & nomadic living vs. being rooted in one place in relation to “the cultural iceberg”
Are they two ends of the same spectrum or are they not that different after all? I process this question using “the cultural iceberg" model
Newsletter
The origins of the term “Third Culture Kid” & who gets to be one?
Defining "third culture kid" (TCK), who gets to be one, and my own experiences as a TCK
Newsletter
The complexities behind a simple question: "where are you from?"
Approaching the question from the different perspectives of a third culture kid, an Asian American, a Taiwanese person. Written by someone who is all of the above.
Newsletter
“Where do you call home?”
do people just have one "home"? what does home even mean? reflections and unlearnings on "home"
Newsletter
Launching Thoughtful Wanders Paid vs. Public Newsletter
Early thoughts on paid vs free newsletter.