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Baby Betel Nut Shop, Song Shan District, Taipei. Street view of a betel nut stall. Inside, Molly prepares betel nuts while waiting for customers. Molly is 24 years old and has been selling betel nuts for five months. She had just quit her last job when the owner of this stall, a woman she is friendly with mentioned they were short-handed and needed some help. She agreed to come work here until she figures out what she wants to do next. Her family is aware of her job and are accepting of it, but they hope she will pursue her interest to become a beauty professional doing either makeup or nails. She currently works the night shift and wakes up every day in the early afternoon and starts to get ready for work. When she has spare time, she likes to drink alone at an Izakaya nearby.

Photography Constanze Han