Taiwan Day 3

Jiufen

Jiufen

  • woke up and my mind just started overthinking and couldn’t go back to sleep
  • Why do many buildings here have tiles outside
  • First time trying 抓包
  • Been feeling nauseous in rooms and indoors for some reason
  • went to dad’s friend factory halfway to jiu fen and saw an industrial neighborhood
  • Jiu fen air is so fresh and clean
  • The houses on the hills reminds me of SF
  • 沙茶面 taste pre good
  • beef was melting soft noodle here in Jiufen so good
  • Bought another ring, two rings with smiley fives so far from TW, each 280
  • I like that you can walk around the neighborhoods by taking detours up or down the stairs from the old streets, saw many Japanese style houses
  • It’s also eerily quiet in those areas I wonder if anyone is home
  • Saw an old couple watching TV while walking on the street, can’t imagine living right beside a tourist destination
  • So many Koreans in Jiu fen
  • There was a guy with his baby son speaking french and I wanted to ask comment ça va so badly and say salut but I chickened out
  • Ate guava again
  • Saw Jensen Huang picture outside a shop, interesting that my sis and dad doesn’t know who he is or what NVIDIA is
  • I like that each lantern has 九分 on it
  • I didn’t manage to see the spirited away looking place, I have no idea how to get there
  • Can’t believe I stepped on dog poop trying to get a good shot of the scenery
  • Kept reminding myself to be grateful and glad I have loving parents and sisters and took deep breaths, it helped me appreciate and evaluate and overthink less. But if I can't be present that means there's still something unresolved that I have to deal with.
  • Traveling is great because it gets you in the mood and environment to talk to your family and have good conversations that you wouldn't otherwise.