Even more ridiculous Chinese tourists

Trying to wake up bright and early did not quite work out. By 11 we drive back out to the grand canyon. The place looks like Disney world there are so many tourists running around. I try and find a suitable place to set up shop and start painting. My hopes of out walking the crowd begin to look futile as we turn a bend and see the mob of infectious colored people spots far off in the distance. The combination of heat and supplies begins to weigh on us and we decide to throw down our stuff on a nice little rock ledge. People begin to swarm around the me as if I were the latest attraction. I can overhear an assortment of voices, “look mom it’s an artist”, “are those oil paints”, “I used to paint”, “that’s so cool”, at the time they seemed less generic. One girl even commeted on jen’s holga camera. The best of all though were the Chinese tourists. They come right next to me and tell me to look at the camera in Chinese until I comply. -aronson