globetrottingrosie

Once again, Boris Johnson has claimed that  obesity is a massive problem in the UK. Watching the news headlines over the last couple of weeks,  has made me really question  the Western ways of life, and our culture as a whole.  For some reason, the coronavirus has hit the West pretty awfully. But why -  is it the way our government have handled the pandemic? Is it our possible lack of cleanliness that we hadn't realised before?  (Which is ironic, because a doctor in Vietnam commented  that I had come from a clean country!) Is it our 'over- confidence' in the NHS? Or have we developed other deeper habits that have affected us,  without us even noticing? Vietnam have only had 300 cases, and ALL of them survived.  So where have we gone wrong? As I listened to a radio discussion yesterday about various current political topics,  including obesity, I wondered if we have created a negative culture. Maybe by some way o

Recently, I've written a lot of reflective posts on depression,  and how 2020 has been a year of endings and change. If, like me, you're somebody who feels as though you are constantly  swimming against the tide, and can't figure why things aren't quite  working out like you hoped, I would absolutely recommend journaling. I sat down one morning this week with my notebook,  with a list of questions in front of me, and I just wrote. I didn't even have to think, or pause, or reflect. I just knew. What was I writing? What did I re-discover about myself? ( Happy House Cafe, Ha Tinh, Vietnam-  the ideal place for reflection,  and where I spent my first few months of this year. ) Now, I've been off work, or not working, since the end of January.  I've followed the global pandemic quite literally, almost across the globe,  from Vietnam to the UK. I'm sure for a lot of people, lock-down has  been a chance to th

As we watch the devastating news on the British gymnastics, it's gotten me thinking about how we treat our own bodies. I'm not meaning to have a go at anyone at all- it's another topic that seems particularly prominent this day and age. While I worked as an LSA, I noticed that nearly ALL my colleagues were on diets, going to the gym, or running. Or all of the above. For the entire time I worked with them, I didn't really get it- or at least, I understood to an extent, but is there a point where dieting and weight becomes an excessive worry that none of us need? Now, you're probably wondering, why on earth is tiny Rosie talking about weight? Well. I have one question for you. Hands up, who feels confident in their own body? You probably won't believe me, but it's taken me a LONG time to even BEGIN to feel comfortable in my own skin. I've had lots of compliments about my own height and weight/general body alignment. However, I'm not

Okay. Another hard-hitting subject- apologies. Not many people seem to discuss depression in their 20's.  I wrote a post a while ago on the quarter life crisis  (which I still need to copy and paste onto this one.)  But I thought I would make dedicate a slightly deeper post.  What is depression?  Have you ever felt depressed?  Our 20's is possibly one of the most stressful, yet most important of our decades. We go through so much change. Physically, mentally and emotionally.  I don't know about you, but I've gone from wanting to be a ballet dancer,  to a fashion designer, to famous actress, to writer, to director, to teacher.  I'm nearly 28 and I'm still not sure where my life is going.  Now, I applied for university through clearing. I remember sitting  at my laptop all day on clearing day, 2013,  searching for suitable courses, then, finally,  I received an acceptance email.  I packed up my suitcase, and