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had you on the open road and now we're singing

I'm back!
Six months later and here I am back with a travel post. The last six months have flown by and I can honestly say that this year has been going way too fast for my taste. I will admit that I haven't posted in a while for two reasons: one being I spend my days either working or sleeping, and two, because I don't go out as much. So basically, I've been a turtle (an employed turtle at least). I can't even remember the last time I sat down and wrote a blog post, and quite frankly, I've really missed going on adventures, taking pictures, and writing about them. This post is about a very spontaneous trip my friends and I went on, and I took so many photos I wanted to write about my day out in the desert.
As I mentioned, this trip was spontaneous. One random afternoon, one of my closest friends texted our group chat about the art installations in Coachella Valley. Who declines a road trip? So we grabbed our bags, gassed up the car, got hold of our cameras, and drove the open roads to the desert. What a day it turned out to be. We made a full day out of it and decided to hit up Joshua Tree, where I tried climbing rocks with sandals on (difficult and dangerous, don't recommend it at all). Then, my friends and I somehow ended up near Slab City to take the cutest photos during golden hour at a place called, Salvation Mountain. Mind you, it took us about two hours to drive from the north side of Joshua Trip to Salvation Mountain, but it was definitely worth it.
This adventure has inspired many more and this post is definitely a jumpstart to my blogging habits. I put my love for writing and photography on hold while I grew up a bit and got an actual adult job, but who says I can't do both? Well, here's to hoping... and trying. However, I do get the chance to start posting again. Summer solstice is in six days and if there's one thing I will continue to do here- it's my summer series. My summer is quite packed with adventures (as much as I can during the weekends when I'm not working, but still). I can't wait to start sharing them with you. (:
* The Mirage by Doug Atkins installation has been extended to stay open until October and I recommend going if you are even a wee bit curious as to how it looks. (33°50'59.6"N 116°33'57.5"W) 
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." - Jawaharlal Nehru
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Jawaharlal Nehru
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April Showers

Hey everyone!

I feel like I haven't posted one of these in a long time. Last week, I was having one of those off-week.  That's correct, not an off-day but an off-week. My schedule for my last quarter of college was a mess and everything was incorrect. Luckily for me, after work on Wednesday, my friend Erika asked if we could meet for brunch the next day (Thursday). Considering I didn't have class until 4:00 pm, I said yes. Especially since having brunch with people are my one of favorite ways to spend time with people. 

We chose to go to Alcove for brunch (my favorite place for brunch). If you've never been, I suggest you go and try any of their Eggs Benedict under the Big Ben section of the menu. After eating and talking, we decided to have a mini adventure in taking photos. Since I was wearing my standard uniform (all black), we headed to the beautiful motel that was painted all white. 

Thanks to my friend Erika for taking all the photos! 






















The main reasons I started this blog was to share my love for fashion, music, and traveling with people. At the beginning of the year, I promised myself I'd get back to blogging again. I'll humbly admit, I am in no way trying to model. It makes me happy to take pictures and share them with other people. I hope you all enjoyed looking through these photos as much as we had fun taking them (it started raining as soon as we decided to wrap things up). I hope you are all having a good week. xx

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”  ― Marc Riboud

New York, I Love You!



Hey everyone!

In the beginning of the year, I told myself that I want to be more spontaneous this year and try new things. In January, while I was in my performance studies class, I was randomly looking up plane tickets when I felt the urge to book some. So I did. I decided I wanted to spend my whole spring break in New York. I messaged my cousin if I could crash with her, and when she said she was gonna be in town, nothing held me back.

A week before finals week, my friends asked if we could plan things to do during spring break. I somehow kind of forgot about my trip until I looked at my calendar and remembered that I was leaving that Sunday. When Sunday came around, I hopped on a plane and prepared myself for a week of adventure.

 I'm just going to let the picture tell you what I did while I was there... here you go!

Can't go to NY without watching a Broadway show





Time Square


 

Washington Square Park
Central Park 



 


 

Lake of Central Park, UWS





Favorite stop


Grand Central Station






MoMa

Chelsea, NY aka my favorite place


























Chelsea Market

South Ferry


Staten Island

TriBeCa

Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY



Brooklyn Bridge
View of Williamsburg Bridge







Lunch at the Russian Tea Room
Empire State Building












I want to say a HUGE thank you to my cousin, Carol, and her friend, Erika, for letting me stay with them. Shout out to my cousin Amy who went on random adventures. Thank you to the random strangers that took pictures of me on my first day in New York since I spent the day alone running around wherever my feet and intuition led me.

Here are a few of my personal favorites of NY:
  • The view from the Empire State Building
  • Chelsea, NY - Chelsea Market, the Highline
  • Bibble and Sip on 51st & 8th Ave
  • Kahve on 52nd & 9th
  • Anything on Bedford Ave = Williamsburg area - Artist & Fleas, any restaurant/cafe
  • Il Forno in Hell's Kitchen (try the mushroom risotto, it's delicious!)
  • Washington Square Park - anyone who performs is worth watching/listening to = you just might see my cousin busking
  • Union Square stop - get out the subway, go upstairs and take in everyone connecting to different trains. It's a beautiful scene

 The week I spent in New York, I learned a few things:


  • I can read a map, well, a subway map at least
  • I'm bad at following my own plans because I end up going wherever my gut tells me
  • I can walk, but I didn't know I could walk over 20 blocks and still consider it easy 
  • How to walk fast so people don't shove you
  • How to swipe a metro card at the right speed 
  • How to run to catch a train
  • New Yorkers taught me how to cross the street without waiting for the walk light to tell me when to cross
  • How to look on both sides of the street to let you know when to walk (if there are no cars or if they are all stopped, you can cross)
  • If there's smoke coming out of the ground, stay away from it... or else you'll end up smelling like garbage
  • It's very important to read and remember the street signs- for example, don't expect a 6th ave cause the street is called Ave of the Americas or how the street, Broadway, cuts diagonally between avenues
  • Read the subway headings so you don't go uptown when your you're supposed to go downtown, or that you don't get on the wrong train 
  • There are men who actually dress well
  • Go all out and do the whole 3 tapas experience at the Spot Dessert Bar, you won't regret it
  • Find beauty even when there's a million people around you and trash everywhere
  • I learned how function after 4 hours of sleep every night, for a whole week straight
  • The hustle and bustle is worth it, you can do more things throughout that day

Since I'll be graduating college in June, this was my last Spring Break. Thank you New York for an incredible time. Can't wait to go back!!
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