Hi everyone!

After a long hiatus and so many changes in my life I decided to come back to the blog! I have a lot of new entries to post, about trips, outfits, health routines, cooking, fitness... Look forward them!

First i'm going to start with a little resume of Thailand. The last thing and trip for 2015. It was amazing. We visited Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Tao and Koh Phi Phi. Maybe it's too early to say this but I really fell in love with the country, with the people, the smells of market, the new food... I really want to go back.

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This past trip to Madrid coincided with sale season! Where I live it's pretty small and there aren't that many shops but getting to Madrid right in time was like a paradise! So, you know what does that mean? Shopping time!

I tried to get things that made me look more mature and not that teen since I already have enough teen looking clothing. I needed a serious touch in my closet.

I'll show you what I got;

Vintage green skirt - Blanco

I absolutely adore this skirt! The square pattern it's just wonderful, the color it's perfect for summer and spring and the fabric it's super light and even the skirt it's long it's super cool It's high waisted so it looks perfect with any top crop!

Gold pencil skirt - Sfera
It's a pretty simple and gorgeous skirt.  I really liked the gold-sand color with the little fake pocket details in front.

 

Lace top crop  - H&M 
I'm in love with this lace top! It looks kind of mysterious and sensual somehow and it's something that will make you look more mature, ideal for a night date!

Striped jumpsuit - Zara

The fabric couldn't be better! It's pretty thick and feels like good quality. This jumpsuit will make you look professional and more like an adult - thing I've been searching for ! -  I wanted a dress that didn't scream "hey I'm a teen" and I think this one it's perfect! In front it looks like a dress but they are pants.

See you in my next entry!

Hello!

I have such a great news to all, my F-1 visa was approved! This is the student visa that the USA embassy gives to anyone that wants to enter the USA for studying purposes. Now I'm just waiting to pick it up in my closest post office and then get ready to fly! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

I'll tell you how my story went; long story ahead, unless you are interested in how this procedure goes, you won't be really interested!

Got to Madrid, a really kind 40º heat wave welcomed me, I just wanted to get out of there really but I needed my visa. 

I got to the embassy, got all my papers and I was in the list! I got there earlier than my appointment was but there was really few people and they just kept people entering despite of they hour of appointment. And I got inside the building! 

 First part

As you enter you have to pass a small security check, leave all your stuff in some lockers you have to enter a room with more people where another woman gives you a number and you have to wait until your number is called.

Second part

Here you have to wait inside a bigger room with more people and wait until your number appears on the little TV. It tells you what little desk you have to go, pay attention to that tv, numbers change pretty fast! Where they attend you looks a little bit like this. With an opening on the glass where you pass them the papers.

First they call you to take your papers. The I-20, Ds-160, passport, photo and prove of how are you going to pay your studies.

Then you go in line to another desk where they take your finger prints. After that you have to sit again, wait to be called and do the final interview.

I was prepared for the worst, really, I got questions prepared in case they ask me whatever related of the studies, how I'll pay it, why I decided to go there and whatever you can think about. But they just asked me two questions "What are you going to study?,  How are you going to pay it?" My answer was pretty simple, they didn't ask for further details and told me my visa was aproved. 

It was pretty fast and without any complication. They kept my passport and told me what paper I need if i leave the USA and I want to enter again while i'm on the visa. 

And that's it. (゜-゜)

I think it was way more complicated for other people, I have the feeling that it was really easy for me

As I said before, now I'm just waiting to pick up my passport, the embassy and the post office sent me an email saying that the passport is on it's way and a tracking number to go checking it.

 

Hello!

Last weekend I dyed my hair for the first time purple! I was searching for a more red shade but I've already wore red like about three times so I thought I needed to try something different. ٩(๑òωó๑)۶

After asking at some stores for another brand they told me that they can't sell it in Spain due to some safety and health regulations but they sell the brand Stargazer.  First time I heard about this brand but I wanted to give it a try. After thinking so much and with the help of the store assistant and his friend - thank you a lot!

Stargazer it's a vegan hair color and it doesn't need peroxide/developer to work, so it keeps your hair a little bit better.

It comes with

1 Colorant  - (70ml)

Gloves 

Instructions

1. Shampoo your hair (do not use conditioner) and towel dry.

2. Cut the nib and apply on with your hands with the aid of gloves.

3. Leave for approximately 15-30 min.

4. Rinse with just water.

And you are done! It's pretty easy to use and the results are amazing.

My experience with it was really nice even if I just got the really purple color where my hair was blonde, the rest got it a little bit but I'm far from disappointed, it looks really good!

To finish, some advices.

1. WEAR GLOVES. It will leave a nasty and long lasting blue color in your hands and everything your hair touches. My neck and hands, every time my hair touches them, they turn blue. Be careful!

2. My hair had the Californian highlights, so the really purple color just stayed on the blonde part. The rest of my hair, the parts that were more brown, just got darker with some shades of blue/purple.

3. Get ready to have an amazing green hair in few weeks!

Hello!

As you guys know I'm in a long distance relationship and trying to get an F-1 visa to go study in the USA. Last week I was supposed to had my interview at the US embassy in Madrid but they had a problem with the visas, canceled the interview and a lot of stuff I don't even know how to start explaining, but long story short; went to Madrid and came back without a visa and now I have to go back next week to get my visa. (｡•́︿•̀｡)

The embassy might think I'm rich or something, going to Madrid it's not cheap but everything to get my visa (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و

Me and my brother did a little bit of tourism and shopping. We were lucky enough that we got mid season sales ヾ(๑╹ヮ╹๑)ﾉ” . We went to visit Puerta de Alcalá, Puerta del Sol, Gran Via, Parque del Retiro, Madrid's cable car, etc.  I had fun in all the places except the cable car... I'm really scared of heights so getting on there was a nightmare for me  ( ͒ ඉ .̫ ඉ ͒)  Never again please.

 Puerta de Alcalá

 

Me at Puerta de Alcalá

Top: Abercrombie and Fitch

Skirt: Blanco

Shoes: Es Castell

We tried "100 Montaditos" for the first time! It's a bar that has a huge variety of little sandwiches for just 1€ each. I heard it's pretty famous so we decided to eat there. We got to try their sweet sandwiches. A chocolate bread oreo cookie, cream and hot chocolate sandwich. Something I never expected to try! (´⊙o⊙`；)

Although the city was super hot we had a great time even with the embassy inconvenient. It's going to be fun next week, there's some places we have to check!


Something I bought you'll see in the next entry it's a Stargazer Plume hair dye. Best choice ever! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

My shorts vacations in California ended a week ago, I'm back to my homeland once again. At least this time I didn't come alone, since my SO came also to spend some days relaxing on the beaches here. It was such a fantastic week!

We discovered so many beaches, eat new foods and got some traditional sandals from here!

Cala Mitjana

 C

Favaritx Lighthouse

Arroz caldoso

These week was pretty amazing, I can't wait to see him again .°(ಗдಗ。)°.

 

Summer is everyday closer and closer. It's the time of year when we most expose our skin, that's exactly why we have to take more of it in summer. And one of the main reasons for doing it it's the sun. Being exposed to the sun for too long can cause a permanent damage in your skin. Because of that it's better to start taking care of it when you are young but never it's too late! Here I show you the main products I use for my skin. 

A facial cleanser,  sunblock and a lip balm.

1. Brightening Daily Facial Cleanser by Burt's Bees. 98.7% Natural

Burt's Bees is such an incredible brand, everything they make it's between 98% to 100% natural. Also, their products are not tested in animals and their packaging is 50% made of post consumer content. (･ω･)bｸﾞｯ

So it's a nice option for delicate skins or if you think that the more ecological the better is for your body. At home we already have their shampoo so I decided to try their daily cleanser and I couldn't be happier! The cream is super gentle, smooth and smells slightly to honey and herbs. 

It helps to achieve an even skin tone, it leaves your skin way brighter and luminous. Also, it removes make up, oil and dirt. It perfectly works if you want to wash your face in the morning or at night and remove make-up.

2. Pomegranate  Lip Balm - Burt's Bees - 100% Natural 

My lips always tend to get dry, the skin cracks and it's a little bit painful, so I always have lip balms on hand.  I use this one daily and it really helps my lips. It has a really nice slightly smell to pomegranate.

Even if the stick is red colored it doesn't tint your lips. I checked it applying a little bit on my hand and, apart from not painting it, the skin where the lip balm was it's pretty smooth, not sticky at all. (๑°o°๑)

 

3. Ultra Sheer  Dry Touch Sunscreen SPF 55- Neutrogena

A nice sunblock is a needed item now that the summer is coming  and that the sun beams are one of the main reasons for skin aging. This one protects against skin-aging ( UVA) and burning UVB rays. Take notice of both UV rays since they cause different skin damage. The earlier you use them the better your skin will be when you grow older!

Please, take care of your skin, it's the only one you and and it's really precious! (๑˃̶͈̀o˂̶͈́๑)

Yay, I'm officially one year older. Feels good to be honest, I never disliked birthdays and I think I will never dislike them. ⁽(◍˃̵͈̑ᴗ˂̵͈̑) We had to go to Santa Cruz on Saturday, but the weather was too cold so we are going next weekend !

After he coming back from work we dressed up and headed to Kenzo Sushi. An all you can eat sushi restaurant. And as the name says, you pay a fixed price and then you can order all the sushi you can eat. ヽ(๑╹ڡ╹๑)ﾉ

There are some rules for this restaurants. They will just serve more sushi after you finish everything - including rice- . Also, some restaurants have restricted how many times you can order. Kenzo had it restricted to 5, but you could get as much stuff as you wanted. If you can't finish it there's a plus you have to pay. 

 Got free ice cream - green tea and red bean- ! But we didn't even get to finish it since we were extremely filled with sushi. Like, extremely. (๑-﹏-๑)

After we went to "IMPROV" a comedy club in San Jose, to see a stand up comedy.

 Jo Koy as acting there that weekend. I really had no idea who he was but the audience bursted into laughter for the whole show. I bet even some were actually cried. This guys was crazy funny.  ٩̋(๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑)  That night was a challenge for my English, at least I understood almost all the talk.

Back home we had cake and opened presents. We got the cake from Paris Baguette. It was one of those beautiful cakes you expect them to taste as awesome as they look.  It was a chocolate cake filled with strawberries, but the chocolate flavor was really subtle.   ( ´･ω･`)_且~

And the presents!  I got a really cool book about images and how they work, a workout band for my phone - you don't know how many times it fell while using the treadmill- and an extra cute sailor moon inspired bikini! ₊·*◟(˶╹̆ꇴ╹̆˵)◜‧*･

And that was my birthday celebration! Thanks to my SO to manage everything and for making this day such a nice celebration! To my friends and family, I miss them a lot ! Thanks for wishing me a happy birthday!♡(˃͈ દ ˂͈ ༶ )

Hi!  

 

Good news! I passed the TOEFL with way more score than the one I needed! (๑˃͈꒵˂͈๑) That means that I'll be able to start school here in August! I'm already preparing all the papers I need  to apply as soon as possible and get, with mixed feelings, a one way ticket to the USA. It's going to be hard but I won't give up or be sad, now is when I need to give the 200% of me ⁽(◍˃̵͈̑ᴗ˂̵͈̑)

And also today, 8th, It's my birthday (人 •͈ᴗ•͈) I'm still in the phase that I really enjoy birthday without worrying about the numbers! We are going to celebrate it tonight with sushi and a comedy show and tomorrow we are going to spend the day at Santa Cruz! Not sure if the water will be too cold but it's going to be beach day (⋆ʾ ˙̫̮ ʿ⋆)

Hi birdies, how is your week going?

On Saturday we headed to the mall, we were on the search of some bikini for the summer but well, we ended buying lots of top crops ! Not guilty, I'm starting to really like how they fit me (灬ºωº灬). Hitting the gym and also doing kickboxing pays off!

This season it's the season for all kind of top crops. We loved the white ones so I took some of them home. But none that was just a cut shirt, some really feminine and detailed.

But first, our lunch spot. Since the mall it's really close to San Jose, we choose a restaurant from there. It's called "The Table" as their website says "Our cuisine is contemporary American, paying tribute to the people and cultures that call this valley home." We got Chilaquiles and Corned beef and Hash.

Chilaquilles. Tastes as good as it looks.

AEROPOSTALE

This shop is amazing when they have deals. We found the store at nearly 70% off and I already have a pink fluffly sweater from this brand and for the price the quality is pretty good. Got some summer sweaters from here. The pink one is a super bright neon color. The whale one is a really cute top crop, super light and the detail of the whale I think is super cute. Also the socks! I was searching those kind of thin socks to wear with the jelly sandals and they look really cute together.⁽(◍˃̵͈̑ᴗ˂̵͈̑)

Oh, and the glasses was a gift from the store, they feel really cheap but at least they are pretty dark.

BRANDY MELVILLE

This is a really cute brand. Their designs are really simple and they just offer one size for everything. All their clothes are basically dark colored or dark red. They all have a really tumblr touch.  I wasn't really sure about the grey one, since it's really really thick - wool sweater feeling- but once I tried it on it looked really cool. The black one looks really nice under a white shirt, where you can see it underneath. The only "bad"thing is that the head hole for the grey one is super small and it gets really tight in the neck area. ヾ(๑ ³ㅿ³)ﾉ

  

HOLLISTER and  ABERCROMBIE&FITCH 

 

The one on the left is from Hollister. We saw exactly that one being worn by a mall employee and it was love at first sight for both of us. We found it at Hollister and they were making a crazy sale. It's pretty transparent and really thin. The other two are from Abercrombie&Fitch. You can see in the last post how the upper one looks! It has an opened back the one you tie and it feels super feminine and flattering. The bottom one it's elastic and it covers way more, also really cute! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

I will be showing in future posts or in Instagram how the clothes look! They are all perfect for summer and I'm pretty excited to wear them all! ⸂⸂⸜(രᴗര๑)⸝⸃⸃

Hi ! How have you been? I took the toefl exam this Saturday, hope I did well!


On Sunday we went to spend some time at the Cherry Blossom Festival, I've never been to one and I expected a lot, but I don't know if it was because we got there late or what but it was pretty disappointing. We kept looking at the stands but non of them had nothing related to japan but the one that sold koi fishes, bonsais and some food. It was still funny to be there.

The best part for me, was that we could pet some snakes! I do love snakes! It was like a dream for me, I never got the chance to touch or have one on, so I didn't doubt at all.  I imagined that they might feel bumpy - crocodile like - and sticky, but it was incredible soft and smooth.

My outfit

Shirt: Aberchrombie & Fitch

Skirt: Banana Republic

Shoes: Shieks

Socks: Aeropostale - I ended wearing the blue ones! -

After the festival we headed to his mom's house, she was doing Jiaozi and we went to help! She cooks them incredible yummy, this time she added mushrooms to the filling, they taste even better! Then I helped to roll, cut and flatten the dough and her mom makes it look really easy, after trying to flat some dough into a round shape I kind of gave up, non of them was round!

Guess which one is the one I first did?

I wished I could give you the recipe but we did just assemble everything together and they seem quite difficult to make even if it looks easy. I'm always surprised that at the end there's about 100 Jiaozis in total. Amazing food if you have a lot of guests!

See you (´•͈ुω•͈ू`)

These days in California have been really warm. It feels like summer is nearly here.  I usually go to have lunch with my SO at noon. That means I have to walk about 15 minutes a day - 20 if I'm too lazy or I get traffic lights - under the sun. Even though you might feel a little bit of wind or cold you'll end up sweating half way there, so better wearing fresh and light clothes and sunblock!  (-﹏-。)

 I did play a little bit with a pair of jean shorts I just bought. They are really versatile and easy to mix with all kind of clothing and different colors.  (୨୧ ❛ᴗ❛)✧

The first coordinate it's a little bit more sweet since I added the loose pink polka-dot shirt and the big ribbon necklace. The second one looks more mature since it's a fitted shirt and the pattern is perfect for a navy look.

 

My new Sailor Moon necklace ! Doesn't it look cute? I love it!

Shirt: Okaysi

Shorts: S.O.N.G

Shoes: Stradivarius

Necklace: Hot Topic

 Shirt: Stradivarius

Shorts: S.O.N.G

Jacket : Eyeshadow

Necklace: Stradivarius

My favorite It's the second one ! I really like navy looking outfits and everything that has blue and white stripes. My closet in Spain is filled with stripe clothes ಥ‿ಥ Also the gold necklace gives it a more mature looking that's contrasted with the youth look of the fringed kimono. What do you think about them ?

This weekend I'll take the TOEFL exam, wish me luck! I just need a 61/120, it doesn't seems that difficult but we'll see ! And next there's the Cherry Blossom Festival at a park really close to here! We'll go take a look! I'll tell you show it goes!