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Redirect to Rio

Olivia Hsu catching some rays and enjoying the view on the beach in Rio.
Olivia Hsu catching some rays and enjoying the view on the beach in Rio.
When I first arrived in Rio I couldn’t stop falling over. I mean I’m not the most coordinated person to begin with, I always joke I can send my project in style then trip over a tree branch going to take my shoes off, but the amount of dizziness and inability to gain composure that surrounded my daily moment was abnormal. My logical mind knew I was likely just overwhelmed, leaving Boulder in a slightly panicked state, with big life changes on the horizon and a work load that canopied this trip which I was still unsure how to navigate. (more…)

September 5, 2013
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Flow

Rainbow view of Mount Sopris from my summer abode in Carbondale, CO.
Rainbow view of Mount Sopris from my summer abode in Carbondale, CO.
Turns out I’m a pretty terrible procrastinator. I’ve decided that’s why I’m drawn to climbing, production and traveling. These are things that demand you to be in the moment, make decision without hesitation, trust your gut instinct and inevitably learn from the fuckups they sometimes lead to. (more…)

August 14, 2013
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mixed emotions

Dark clouds lay over Biarritz's sea shore.
Dark clouds lay over Biarritz's sea shore.
I can’t decide whether to be excited or terrified when I think about the fact that as a woman I’m living in an era completely unique to any that has existed before. (Don’t worry any male reader can just look at photos at this point, I won’t be offended;) It’s one where we’re not held to any of the confines imposed by past generations. We can be career oriented, focus on having a family, do both, or live in Tahiti as far as this world cares. (more…)

June 9, 2013
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Returning to

It always amazes me how adaptable the human brain is. Yesterday on NPR I heard how they measure the growth of information in the brain much like you see a muscle form on the arm. You can make yourself more creative or better at a sport. It’s all about putting in time, repetition, repetition, repetition. In essence the human brain is made to assimilate to just about any situation. But despite how a level of me knows this to be true, there continue to be moments where I can’t imagine being able to adapt to anything different than where I am right now.

Pita climbing in Oliana .
Pita climbing in Oliana .
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May 7, 2013
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