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A trip to Jiufen from Taipei + a lesson in trying to stay positive while traveling

A trip to Jiufen from Taipei + a lesson in trying to stay positive while traveling

Last time I was in Taiwan, I took a day to visit the nearby town of Jiufen. Jiufen is an old gold mining town, reminiscent of the Japanese occupation. I’ve heard that Jiufen is actually the basis for the town in Spirited Away; unfortunately, Wikipedia says that this is actually just a rumor. However, I think we can all agree that the story is much more romantic, so let’s just go with it.

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What am I doing here in Taipei?

What am I doing here in Taipei?

Today is the two week anniversary of my arrival in Taipei! Even though it’s only been two weeks, it feels so much longer. I was in the grocery store today and looking wistfully at the cheese and wine, thinking about how long it had been since I had any. Then I realized it hadn’t been that long. Only two weeks.

I keep waiting for it to feel “real”, like I’m at home and not just on a long trip.…

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[26lipca-blog]

[lovequotesrus]

Everything you love is here

[fatmausf]

[zombiegirl2006]

[rubyetc]

that is all the effort I am prepared to make, sun 

[abandonedloveseries]

[fightingwaves]

Some actual good advice from cosmo that I thought I should put out there

[kaylasloth]

“Your body is not a problem that needs to be solved through strategic dressing”

[nevergenders]

YOUR BODY IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED THROUGH STRATEGIC DRESSING

[thebluths]

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#unemploymentlife : this has never been truer.

[whatshouldwecallme]

When everyone’s lives on Instagram are starting to look annoyingly better than mine

[mashable]

[phemur]

Protein World’s ad campaign, which features a woman in a bikini and various products in the company’s “weight loss collection,” asks the question: Are you beach body ready? This has sparked an online backlash in which more than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of the ad that’s been deemed body shaming.

The company has insisted there’s nothing wrong with their posters and has “absolutely no intention of removing the adverts because of a minority making a lot of noise.” CEO Arjun Seth said that the people defacing his posters are “terrorists” and that he would only take notice of the petition if it gained one million signatures. [via]

Dove responds to Protein World’s ad campaign with a body positive message x

[mitten]

♥

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I can't handle this.

[catsbeaversandducks]

 "I’ll just sit here and wait for dinner, okay?“

Photos by ©Shrampton

[lemonaades]

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Summer Goals. 

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Occupation Status: These things take time

Occupation Status: Taking Time (a.k.a. a guide to feeling that's it's ok)

I’m obsessed with time. Having it, needing it, figuring out what to do with it and figuring out how much of it I’ve spent. I catalog my days in hour long blocks inside my head. I need to keep track of how I spend my time so I don’t feel like I’ve wasted it. I have a to-do list that keeps growing, and nothing gets crossed off. I have a journal, a notebook and a day planner were I write down things…

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portland, oregon. april 2014.