Sparks land

A space of finding one's self, of sharing and collecting sparks.

[danieladandes]

Happy giphy holidays :)

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As the last generation of Chinese women with bound feet ages into their final decades, Jo Farrell set out to photograph the survivors of this brutal beauty tradition. Their toes contorted under and flattened over time, their heels pulled tight into a bracing arch, these “lotus feet” are now wrinkled by time and a life not of luxury, but of labor.

Last of China’s Lotus Feet Women

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Chilly when you think of it...

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This blog has originally started as a platform for the #100happydays challenge and somehow it failed. I also started this week the #yourturnchallenge and this also failed. Today I was supposed to write the 6th blog post for the challenge, yet I am only at day 4. Sure, it’s only two days away,...

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Starting to write again. :)

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That's how my cats react to taking a bath as well.:))

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9.03: so many happy moments: sunshine, hottest day in Belgium, ducks, Sudoku, love, sushi boat@_@, great talk with a close friend, happy to be there for each other, learning the word kroepoek and now, going to bed. I'm thankful.:)

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8.03: This ladies-day Saturday started really good with a delicious coffee, a new coffee place and new friends. And it was such nice weather! Lovely.:)

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7.03: I've found a jewel in the state library today: a book with all of the most important speeches in history. It might be bulky, but it deserves a good eye. I know with what I will be busy the next months!

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6.03: Last day of DocuLatino, it was, again, not dissapointing. :) And also, being Thursday, everyone in this little city was out, since the Red Devils were playing. There was a really nice community feeling around it. Also, fries! :D

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Belo Monte Announcement of a War - complete movie

5.03: Today I went to an event called DocuLatino, where there were documentaries presented about various issues from Latin America. 

The evening opened my eyes so much to an aspect ('Rosia Montana' might ring a bell), I will have to write a larger post especially about it to do it justice. All I can say is that people should share more, since they can learn so much more.

Also, this is the documentary I watched that evening, very interesting issue and movie. I totally recommend it.

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4.03: Today was not such a great day honestly, but the one thing that I liked was the Telco with my German NSB. I actually feel like I'm doing something that matters, after a while of being in this organization and feeling very disappointed. Thanks guys for making my time worthwhile. :)

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3.03: Finally! I can start reading one of the most popular sagas right now. It's in Dutch, but I'm getting more and more used to this over-Dutch influence. Let the reading begin/actually continue, since there's always something to do (at least for uni).

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2.03: My first rainbow here in Belgium, I'm a sucker for these things. :)

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1.03: Happy Martisor day! It was very interesting celebrating this Romanian holiday without the actual 'martisor'. But hey, I definitely know I do not miss the hustle and bustle that happen on the streets with this holiday and, I celebrated my own way, drinking jenever for the first time in Leuven and enjoying Belgian beer. Cheers!

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28.02: Since nothing really really interesting happened today, this moment was random: happy rainbow moustache! :D

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27.02: Thursday is usually the party day in Leuven, so we made up this new tradition: Fritjes Thursday! I really don't care about the calories-story, while in Belgium, I will enjoy these fries. And they were indeed delicious. :)

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26.02: Discovering new places in Leuven! And the weather was sooo nice, especially coming after a lot of rainy days.

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25.02: I am very happy when I have clean, washed clothes. And the washing salon where we go to, it's so nice and cozy: with internet, sudokus, food and really nice people. Plus fresh, nice smelling clothes. :D