What I've Been Up To

As always, I'm very sorry for not updating more often. Right after I finished my internship I took I plane and came back to a place that I didn't think I would ever come back to - the Dominican Republic. I lived here for five years and vowed to never come back. And yet, here I am. How things change.

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The Mortal Instruments Movie Review

The official movie synopsis (from IMDB):

Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.

Let me start by saying that I love the book series, and I was really excited when they announced that they were turning the first book into a movie and launching a possible franchise. I thought that the casting was on point - Jamie Campbell Bower was exactly as how I envisioned Jace to be. And the fact that Cassandra Clare was really involved in everything made me think that they were going to make good choices, plot-wise. 

What I liked:

-The scenes at the Institute. Visually, they were beautiful. 

What I hated:

-That they didn't turn Simon into a rat.

-Magnus didn't appear as much.

-The music. In my opinion, the scene where Clary and Jace in the greenhouse was completely ruined by the cheesy song choice. 

-The runes. They looked weird. 

-Small inconsistencies, like the fact that Luke shouldn't have been able to grab the Shadowhunter sword.

I guess I understand why it didn't do very well, box office-wise: it lacked, for me, the charm of the book. The moments that make you want to throw the book out the window (the ones who have read it know what moment I'm talking about) are really downplayed in the movie - I actually would've missed it if it hadn't been for the audible gasp that my friend (who knew nothing about the series) made.

Overall, I was really disappointed with this movie. It just lacked charm and ran too long, specially the battle scenes. I actually regret going to the cinema to see it, I should've just waited until it appeared online. 

Have you seen the movie or read the books? What did you think of them?

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H&M Home Wishlist

I recently learned that H&M has a home section (of course, it doesn't exist here in Chile) but that didn't stop me from going on the website. Now I want to buy most of the items in stock, but these are my favourites:

Penguin Cushion // Napkins // Towels // Jar // Teal Pillow // Dishcloth

 

What's your favourite item?

Spring Inspiration

I know all (or nearly all) of the blogs that I follow are excited for the arrival of autumn, but here in the southern hemisphere we're getting ready for spring! Apart from a horrible allergy that I get every spring, I'm looking forward to longer days and more sunshine.

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ASOS Wishlist

I had been a good girl until yesterday, when, bored and in need of a break from studying, I caved and went into ASOS. This (of course) only resulted in me wanting to buy all of these:

 

 

 

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What have you been craving from ASOS?

 

Motivation: Paris

I'm back at university and taking six career courses instead of the usual four plus other more general courses. Taking the six courses was the only way to make sure I don't fall behind one semester - it's going to be a lot of work, so I need to remind myself that it's all going to be for a greater cause: I want to go to Paris as an exchange student for a semester.

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Random April Favorites

I'm so sorry this is going up so late, I've just been so busy with uni! Also, Blogger has been acting really weird for me - it won't let me comment on other blogs. Have any of you guys had that problem too?

1. Mega Thermo and Lipton Yellow Label Tea. Now that we're approaching winter here, it's getting colder, specially in the mornings. I have early classes most days and this keeps my tea warm for hours!

2. Marina & the Diamonds. Between E.V.O.L., How To Be a Heartbreaker, and more recently Just Desserts, I've been listening to Marina non-stop this whole month.

3. The Amazing Spiderman. I've got to admit, I've got the teeeeeeeeeniest crush on Andrew Garfield (Lies. I would have his babies, and that's saying something, considering the fact that I don't really want to have children). HBO premiered this about a two weeks ago, and even though I have it on DVD (Christmas present from a friend) I have to watch it every time it's on TV!

4. Iron Man 3. I went to the cinema to see it with a friend the premiere weekend, and it was so good! I don't want to spoil it, so I'll just say that it's a very entertaining film and that I loved the extra scene after the credits.  

And those are my random favorites! What songs have you been loving this month?

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Perdón por este post tan tarde, pero he estado demasiado ocupada con la U! Blogger además ha estado demasiado raro, no me deja comentar en otros blogs. Alguien más ha tenido ese problema?

1. Termo Mega y Té Lipton Yellow Label. Ahora que se aproxima el invierno acá se está poniendo más frío, especialmente en las mañanas. Tengo clases en la mañana casi todos los días, y esto mantiene mi té caliente por horas!

2. Marina & the Diamonds. Entre E.V.O.L., How To Be a Heartbreaker, y más reciente Just Dessertes, no he parado de escuchar a Marina este mes.

3. El Sorprendente Hombre Araña. Tengo que admitirlo, me gusta un poco Andrew Garfield (Mentira. Le daría mil hijos, y eso es decir algo, considerando que no quiero tener hijos). HBO estrenó la película hace como dos semanas, y aunque la tenga en DVD (regalo de navidad de una amiga), tengo que verla cada vez que está en la tele!

4. Iron Man 3. La fui a ver al cine el fin de semana de estreno, y es demasiado buena! No quiero dar muchos spoilers, así que lo único que diré es que es una película muy entretenida y que me encantó la escena que dan después de los créditos.

Y esos fueron mis favoritos! Cuáles fueron tus canciones favoritas de este mes?

Collective Haul

This post actually started as a mini haul, and I don't really know what happened along the way but after various days running around errands and shopping for a friend's birthday, I ended up with all of this:

 

|1| Essence Nail Polish in Let's Get Lost. As much as I tried to, the true color of this polish just won't photograph! In real life it's like an electric blue, and once it's on your nails it looks different depending of how much light there is and if it's artificial or not.

|2| MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20. This is the reason I even went shopping in the first place, and it was supposedly the only thing I was going to buy. I can't live without a thick concealer, and this has had great reviews, so I'm excited to try it!

|3| Essence Multi Action Waterproof  Mascara. I'm always on the hunt for a mascara that doesn't smudge (still no luck) and picked this on a whim.

|4| Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliner in Black. Along with my never-ending quest of mascara that doesn't smudge, I'm also always looking for black eyeliner that I can put on my waterline and won't make me look like a panda. Let's hope this one's a winner!Casa&Ideas Eyelash Curler and Sharpener. Casa&Ideas always has cute tools, and these are no exception! Plus, they were on sale :P

|5 & 6| Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang and Nova. These just arrived from trusty old ASOS (I'm not sure, but I don't think I've ever seen a place where they sell Rimmel here in Chile), and I've heard such great reviews that I can't wait to wear them.

|7| Casa&Ideas Eyelash Curler and Sharpener. Casa&Ideas always has cute tools, and these are no exception! Plus, they were on sale :P

|8| Nivea Mattifying Toner. I ran out of most of my skincare stuff, so I had to go and buy most of it back. My old toner wasn't really working for me, so after glancing around the (almost nonexistent) variety of toners that my local supermarket had, I went for the only one that I hadn't tried!

|9| Neutrogena Oil Free Clear Wash Exfoliant. I had been eying this one for quite a while, but I wanted to finish up my Avon exfoliant first (empties post coming soon!). I have the cleanser version and I love it!

|10| Neutrogena Deep Clean Cleanser. I actually didn't need a cleanser, but when I saw this was a lotion I bought it anyway. I don't have hot water on my sink, so those cleansers that you need to wash off don't work for me when it's nighttime and I don't take a shower.

|11| Slippers. I found these in Lider (the Chilean equivalent of Walmart). They just looked so cute and cozy that I had to buy them! I didn't think they would be very warm, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well-heated they keep your feet.

|12| TodoModa Ring. I went in to find a present for a friend and ended up buying some stuff for me as well, oops! It was on sale as well.

|13| TodoModa Bracelet. I'm in love with studs at the moment! I had been looking for a bracelet like this and finally found it. And at a really cheap price too!

|14| Foster Leggings. I have another pair of these in a darker wash and I live in them. Paris (a department store here in Chile) had a 40% off coupon if you were fans of them on Facebook, so I went directly to pick up another pair of these.

|15| Paris Je t'aime Tote Bag. It was near the checkout at Paris (the store) and I couldn't resist!

|16| Papelería Pencil Case. It's got the map of Paris over it! I had to buy it even though it was a bit expensive, and justified it by saying that it was because "I deserved it".

|17| Essence Makeup Bag. It had the Eiffel Tower. Enough said.

And that's it! Now I'm off to rehearse my monologue for my test tomorrow. What have you bought recently?

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Belleza

|1| Esmalte Essence en Let's Get Lost. Por más que traté, el color verdadero de este esmalte no se fotografía. En la vida real es como un azul eléctrico, y una vez que está en tus uñas se ve de diferentes colores dependiendo de cuanta luz hay y de si es artificial o no.  

|2| MAC Studio Finish Concealer en NW20. Ésta fue la razón por la que fuí de compras para empezar, y supuestamente fue lo único que iba a comprar. No puedo vivir sin un buen corrector, y este tenía muy buenas recomendaciones, así que quiero probarlo!

|3| Essence Multi Action Waterproof  Mascara. Siempre ando buscando una mascara nueva que no se corra (todavía no encuentro una) y me compré esta para probar.

|4| Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliner en Black. Además de mi búsqueda sin frutos de una mascara que no se corra, también siempre ando buscando un delineador negro para usar en mi waterline que no he de ojos de panda. Espero que éste sea por fin lo que he estado buscando!

|5 & 6| Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang and Nova. Éstos acaban de llegar por correo de ASOS (no estoy segura, pero creo que nunca he visto que vendan la marca Rimmel acá en Chile), y he escuchado tan buenas opiniones que no puedo esperar para usarlos.

|7| Rizador de Pestañas y Saca Puntas de Casa&Ideas. Casa&Ideas siempre tiene herramientas de belleza muy lindas, y estas no son excepción! Además estaban en oferta, jiji.

Cuidado de la Piel

|8| Tónico Matizante Nivea. Se me terminaron varias cosas, así que tuve que ir a comprar respuestos. El último tónico que estaba usando no estaba funcionando, asi que después de mirar dentro de la variedad no existente de tónicos en mi supermercado, decidí comprar el único que no había probado. 

|9| Exfoliante Facial Neutrogena. Hace tiempo que quería comprar este, pero quería terminar el exfoliante Avon que tenía.

|10| Loción Desmaquillante Limpieza Profunda de Neutrogena. En realidad no necesitaba un limpiador, pero ví que esta era una crema lo compré igual. No tengo agua caliente en mi lavamanos, así que esos limpiadores que se tienen que enjuagar no me sirven cuando solo me quiero lavar la cara sin tener que meterme a la ducha. 

Moda

|11| Pantuflas. Encontré estas en Lider (el equivalente chileno de Walmart). Se veían tan tiernas y calentitas que tuve que comprarlas! No pensaba que iban a ser muy calientes, pero me sorprendieron con lo bien que conservan el calor. 

|12| Anillo de TodoModa. Fuí a TodoModa a encontrarle un regalo a una amiga de cumpleaños y terminé comprándome yo un par de cosas también, oops! Y estaba en oferta.

|13| Pulsera de TodoModa. Amo las tachas! Hace tiempo que estaba buscando una pulsera así, y por fin la encontré. Y estaba súper barata también!

|14| Leggings Foster. Tengo otro par de éstos en un color más oscuros, y vivo en ellos. Paris (una tienda departamental acá en Chile) tenía un cupón de 40% de descuento si eras fan de ellos en Facebook, así que fuí directamente a buscar otro par de estos. 

|15| Bolso Paris Je t'aime. Estaba al lado de la caja en Paris (la tienda) y estaba tan barato que no me pude resistir!

Misc

|16| Estuche de Papelería. Tiene el mapa de Paris! Necesitaba un estuche nuevo, y aunque estaba un poco caro, lo justifiqué diciendo que "me lo merecía".

|17| Estuche para Maquillaje de Essence. Tiene la Torre Eiffel. No necesita explicación. 

Y eso sería todo! ¿Qué han comprado últimamente?

Influences of the Internet TAG!

I'm sorry I've been missing for so long! This week has been really crazy - at least one test and a presentation/essay each day, so I'm totally drained. I got tagged to do this by the lovely Megan at least a week ago, and I've just gotten around to finish it!

Perdónenme por no haber posteado hace tiempo! Esta semana ha sido de locos - al menos una prueba y un trabajo/presentación cada día, así que estoy totalmente drenada. Megan me 'taggeo' para hacer esto hace mínimo una semana, y recién lo vengo terminando!

Copy and paste THE RULES:

1) You must state this tag was created by Megan at TheBeautyPier.

2) You must tag at least one person to do this. However, the more the merrier!

3) Let the person know you tagged them with a comment on their blog.

4)Title this post 'Influences of the Internet TAG!'

5) Enjoy!

1. Did other blogs convince you to start up your own?

Totally. There came a point where I read a few blogs regularly (The Sunday Girl comes to mind) and I just thought 'I really want to make a blog!'. I finally caved one day I was sick and on vacation, so I had time to actually plan the layout and everything. 

1. Te convencieron otros blogs de crear el tuyo?

Totalmente. Llegué a un punto que estaba leyendo varios blogs todos los días (The Sunday Girl se me viene a la mente) y pensé 'quiero un blog!'. Finalmente caí un día que estaba resfriada y de vacaciones, así que tuve tiempo para planear el layout y las categorías y todo.

2. Have you joined a site because someone else in the blogosphere did?

None than I can think of!

2. Te has unido a un sitio web porque alguien más de la blogosfera lo hizo?

Ninguno que me acuerde!

3. Is there a tip/regime you've gotten from the internet that you now use?

Not yet - but I really want to try this DIY body scrub.

3. Hay un tip/régimen que hayas encontrado en internet que ahora usas?

Todavía no - pero quiero probar este exfoliante que uno puedo hacer.

4. If your favorite YouTube/Blogger personality likes a product, will that make you buy it?

Most of the stuff they mention I can't even buy here! But when it's a product that's available here, I'll go check it out first, read reviews and everything. 

4. Si a tu persona favorita de Youtube/Blogger le gusta un producto, eso hace que lo compres?

Casi todas las cosas que mencionan ni siquiera existen aca! Pero cuando si está el producto, voy a verlo antes y leo opiniones y todo. 

5. What do you look for in a blog that makes you want to follow?

Obviously content first, but I also take layout a lot into consideration. I hate it when you can't read the posts clearly.

5. Qué es lo que buscas en un blog que te hace querer seguirlo?

Obviamente el contenido primero, pero también tomo muy en cuenta el diseño del blog. Odio cuando no puedes leer los posts claramente.

6. Have you ever been deceived by a product that you ordered online? (e.g you thought it would be pink but it was coral)

Not really (and I've ordered lots of stuff online!).

6. Alguna vez has sido engañado por un producto que pediste por internet?

De verdad no, y eso que he pedido hartas cosas por internet!

7. Have promo pictures and press releases given you the impression that a product will be better than it is?

Of course! That's the whole point of them - wanting to make you buy it because it's the best product ever. I rarely even look at promo pictures, I prefer waiting for the swatches/reviews.

7. Las imágenes de prensa y de promoción te dan la impresión de que el producto va a ser mejor de lo que realmente es?

Claro que sí! Ese es todo el punto - quieren que lo compres porque es lo mejor del mundo. Casi nunca me fijo en las imágenes promocionales, prefiero esperar por las reseñas.

8. Is there a product you could give a 'cult' status for being so good that you discovered through the internet?

I don't know! I can't think of anything at the moment :P

8. Hay algún producto que le podría dar el estatus de 'culto' por ser tan bueno que descrubriste por internet?

No lo sé! No se me ocurre nada por el momento :P

9. Is there a product you have tried and hated, but others have loved?

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara! Lately all it does is give me panda eyes and make me look like I have about three eyelashes in each eye.

9. Hay un producto que has probado y odiado, pero otros han amado?

La mascara The Falsies de Maybelline! Últimamente no hace nada más que darme ojos de panda y me hace ver como si tuviera tres pestañas por ojo. 

10. Is there a Blogger/YouTuber that influences your fashion style? If so, who?

Zoella, but mainly her accesories (as evidenced in this post) - I don't really like the clothes she wears. 

10. Hay algún Blogger/Youtuber que influencie tu sentido de la moda? Quién?

Zoella, pero más por la parte de accesorios - en realidad no me gusta mucho la ropa que usa. 

11. Is there a Blogger/Youtuber that influences your attitude each day/lifestyle?

I thought about this long and hard, and I've come up with nothing. 

11. Hay un Blogger/Youtuber que influencia tu actitud cada día?

Pensé esto por mucho tiempo, y no se me pudo ocurrir nada.

12. How much time do you spend on the internet daily?

More than I should! It really depends on how much coursework I have to do - these past two weeks I've barely been on the computer. 

12. Cuánto tiempo pasas en internet diariamente?

Más de lo que debería! En realidad depende de cuanto trabajo tenga en la U - estas dos últimas semanas apenas he podido estar en el computador.

And that's it! I tag anyone who wants to do it, but specifically I'd like to tag Maria from Blindly Beautiful, Ashley from Imagine Lace, Helen from Cosmetics, Clothes and Cute Things and Naville from Inspirations Have I None. 

Hope you enjoyed it! :)

Random March Favorites

I'll probably end up saying this in every monthly favorites post I make until the end of eternity, but I swear this month flew by! It seems to me like just a few days ago I went back to uni, and now a whole month has passed! Crazy. 
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Probablemente voy a decir esto todos los posts de favoritos que haga hasta el fin de la eternidad, pero qué rápido se va el tiempo! Pareciera que hace un par de días atrás recién volví a la universidad, y en realidad ha pasado un mes! De locos. 

 I decided to make some random favorites because I had some stuff I really wanted to show but weren't really beauty items. The first one is actually food! My Mom was the first one to buy this cereal, and because it's from Germany, sometimes it would disappear from the supermarket shelves for a week or two. And because it was one of the few things she could eat, every time someone from our family went to the supermarket we would look if it was in stock, just in case. She made such a big deal about her cereal that I actually tried it one day, and the rest is history. I can honestly understand why she made such a fuss about it! It's just delicious. It has oatmeal and corn and lots of cereals that are good for you.
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Decidí hacer unos favoritos misceláneos porque tenía algunas cosas que quería mostrar pero que no tenía nada que ver con belleza. Lo primero es comida! Mi mamá fue la primera que compró este cereal, y como es de Alemania, de repente desaparecía del supermercado por una semana o dos. Como era una de las pocas cosas que podía comer, cada vez que alguien de nuestra damilia iba al supermercado, buscábamos si estaba el famoso cereal o no, por si acaso. Hizo tanto escándalo con su cereal que un día se me ocurrió probarlo, y el resto es historia. Honestamente puedo entender porque hacía tanto alboroto! Es simplemente delicioso. Tiene avena y maíz y muchos cereales que son buenos para el cuerpo.

Next up are my studded earrings. You may recognize the giant studs from this post. I've been wearing them nearly every day, and whenever I'm not wearing those, I'm rocking the pair below them! Can you tell I'm loving studs at the moment?
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Lo siguiente son mis aros con tachas. Pueden reconocer las tachas grandes de un post que hice hace algún tiempo. Los he usado casi todos los días, y cuando no los estoy usando, me pongo los que están abajo! Creo que se puede decir que me encantan las tachas.

Another thing I've been loving, as nerdy as it sounds, are my colored highlighters. Teachers came back with a vengeance and before the first week was up, I had a mountain of stuff to read! And as you can see, I like to have a variety of colors to choose from, or else I get bored very easily.
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Otra cosa que me ha encantado, por nerd que suene, son mis destacadores. Los profesores volvieron con una venganza y antes de que se terminara la primera semana, tenía una montaña de cosas que leer! Como pueden ver, me gusta tener mucha variedad de colores, o sino me aburro muy facilmente.

My book favorite was A Game of Thrones, which I've finally finished! Took me a while to get into it, but after the first half, I was hooked. Now that I've finished it I'm going to start watching the TV series, to see how it is.

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Mi libro favorito fue Juego de Tronos, que por fin terminé! Me costó un poco meterme en la historia, pero después de la primera mitad, me encantó. Ahora que lo terminé voy a empezar a ver la serie, para ver como es.

As for TV favorites I've got two: Top Chef and The Vampire Diaries. I've been watching The Vampire Diaries for a long time now, and it just gets better with every episode. As for Top Chef, I don't even know why I started watching it, as I can't cook to save my life, but I'm hooked! I'm currently on Season 4 - there's a channel that airs an episode every day of the week, so you get relatively quickly through the season.

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En cuanto a mis programas favoritos, tengo dos: Top Chef y Crónicas Vampíricas (que traducción más mala!). He visto Crónicas Vampíricas desde hace ya un tiempo, y mejora con cada episodio. Y respecto a Top Chef, ni siquiera sé porque me puse a verlo en un principio, como no puedo cocinar nada aunque mi vida dependiera de ello, pero estoy obsesionada! Estoy viendo la cuarta temporada - hay un canal que da un episodio todos los días de la semana, así que la temporada se ve super rápido.

Those are my random March favorites :) What random thing have you been loving this month?

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Y esos son mis favoritos misceláneos :) Que cosa cualquiera te ha gustado este mes? 

5 Things #1

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The other day I was browsing Tumblr and found this cool 5 Things Meme. I tweaked it out a bit for it to fit my blog better. So without further ado, here's the first one: //
El otro día estaba en Tumblr y encontré este meme de '5 Cosas'. Lo cambié un poco para que fuera más con mi blog - aquí está el primero:


5 Things That Make Me Happy

1. Charlie Brown - Coldplay

I don't know why, but every time I listen to this song it makes me happy. The start of it just makes me think of a happy place, even thought I still don't know what exactly it reminds me of. //

No sé porque, pero cada vez que escucho esta canción me pongo feliz. El principio me hace pensar en un lugar feliz, aunque todavía no sepa a qué me recuerda exactamente.

2.  Reading old stories I wrote with friends.

I've always had friends that love to write as much as I do, and it inevitably ends up with us making up various scenarios with some poorly concealed characters that are basically us, just with other names. //

Siempre he tenido amigas que les encanta escribir tanto como a mi, y eso inevitablemente termina en que escribimos varios escenarios con unos personajes que son básicamente nosotras y solo les cambiamos los nombres.
 

3. Spending time with my nephew.

He's such a cute little kid! Between the fact that I'm generally really busy with university and that my sister lives kind of far away, I don't really see them that much. He's what I consider my first actual nephew - I grew up in the same house as the other one, so we act more like brother and sister. //

Es un niño tan tierno! Entre que generalmente estoy muy ocupada con la universidad y que mi hermana vive un poco lejos, no los veo mucho. A él lo considero mi sobrino real - con mi otro sobrino nos criamos en la misma casa, así que actuamos más como hermano y hermana que tía y sobrino.

4. Passing university courses.

 I don't think you truly appreciate when you're in school how easy is to pass classes. When you reach uni there's always a class each semester that you're hanging by a thread until the very end. You can tell it's the end of the semester in my house because I scream like a madwoman every time I get the email that says I passed. //

Cuando uno está en el colegio no sabe apreciar lo fácil que es pasar las clases. Cuando llegas a la universidad, siempre hay una clase cada semestre en la que estás pendiendo de un hilo hasta el final. Uno se puede dar cuenta de que es final de semestre en mi casa porque grito como loca cada vez que me llega el email que dice que pasé.

5. Getting new books.

I've been an avid reader ever since I was eight, and even thought Spanish is my mother tongue, I prefer to read in English. Needless to say, living in Chile makes it hard for me to find books that I actually want to read and that don't cost a fortune. Luckily, I found that Amazon doesn't overcharge in shipping (for books at least) so I went a little crazy and bought lots of books the first few months. Now I only buy one every month or so, so I get happy whenever the mailman comes with my new purchase! //
Me ha encantado leer desde que tenía ocho años, y aunque mi primer idioma es el Español, prefiero leer en Inglés. Ahora, vivir en Chile hace que sea mucho más complicado encontrar libros que de verdad quiero leer y que no cuesten un ojo de la cara! Por suerte, encontré que Amazon no cobra tanto por el envio (por lo menos por los libros) y me volví un poco loca y compré muchos en los primeros meses. Ahora ya me calmé más y compro uno al mes - me encanta esperar a que llegue el señor del correo con mi nueva compra!
 

What are the five things that make you happy?
Cuáles son las cinco cosas que te hacen feliz?

Credit: http://tokyograndpa.tumblr.com/post/42892979060/5-things-meme. Images: Tumblr

Liebster Award

I've been nominated by Rachel from Rachel's Gone Vintage :) Go follow her!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1) Share 11 things about yourself.
2) Answer the 11 questions that your tagger has given you.
3) Choose 11 fellow blogs to nominate. The nominees must have under 200 Google Friend Connect followers and be told in a comment on their blog.
4) Think of 11 questions to ask the bloggers you have nominated.
5) Thank the person that nominated you and link back to their blog.

11 FACTS ABOUT ME:
1) I have an obsession with buying cute notebooks.
2) My favorite band is The Beatles.
3) I used to wear colored contact lenses.
4) I always get nervous when I send essays or stories I've written for other people to read and comment on them.
5) I'm having an endoscopy on Thursday and I'm scared as hell.
6) I like to straighten my hair, which is naturally really curly.
7) My classmates in school thought I had straight hair until we had a water fight with another grade and my hair started to curl after I got drenched. When they realized that it was curly everybody pointed at me and said I had been fooling them all this time.
8) I sing and play the guitar.
9) I would like to publish a book one day.
10) My favorite Disney character is Stitch.
11) Ever since I was 5 I've wanted to go to England, but I don't know why.

11 QUESTIONS FROM RACHEL

1) What are you wearing right now?

I'm in my PJ's! Just having a lazy Wednesday before I go to class.

2) What is your favourite piece of jewellery that you own?

These ASOS earrings. I've literally worn them every single day since I got them.

3) Imagine you're in a world where you can't fail at anything, you can only succeed. What would be the one thing you'd do first?
I'd probably buy a ticket and win the lottery!

4) What's your favourite type of cake?

Pancakes with dulce de leche.

5) What was the last thing you bought?

A small sachet with the Macadamia Deep Repair Masque - it has for one or two uses, perfect for me to try the product before considering buying the big pot!

6) What do you most want at the moment?
I want for my headache to go away :(
 

7) What is the best thing you have at the moment?
I have a family and friends to look out for me and a roof over my head and I'm studying what I love.
 

8) What will you be doing in 20 years?

I hope I'll be working in London, in a fashion label, like Burberry or Stella McCartney, on the road to becoming the CEO of the company :)

9) If you could change the world in one way, what would you change?
I'm risking to sound a lot like a Miss Universe contestant, but I'd end world hunger.

10) What's your favourite make up brand?
Essence! They're just a great budget brand with a huge selection of stuff. 
 

11) What do your favourite pair of socks look like?
 They're grey ankle socks with little owls on them :)

MY NOMINEES

I couldn't find eleven blogs that hadn't been nominated, so I only did eight! Now, for the nominees...Drumroll please...

- Emza and Zana from The Cinnamon Butterfly
- Florence from Beyond Imagination
- Maria from Blindly Beautiful
- Claudia from Claudia Persi
- Danielle from Ellie's Vanity Table
- Holly from Good Golly It's Holly
- Lost my Owls
- Student Beauty

11 QUESTIONS FOR MY NOMINEES

1. Shorts or skirts?
2. What's your favorite magazine?
3. Favorite piece of clothing you own?
4. Wavy or straight hair?
5. Do you like to read?
6. What's your ideal job?
7. Do you have any pets? How many?
8. Favorite fruit?
9. Do you play an instrument?
10. Heels or flats?
11. Favorite thing in your room?

So that's it! Thanks again to Rachel for nominating me :) Hope you're all having a great day! 

What's in my University Bag?

After a relaxing summer it's time to go back to responsibilities! I went back to university this Wednesday, for what is going to be my third year as a business student, and I thought it would be fun to do a what's in my bag, university edition! // Después de un relajante verano es hora de volver a las responsabilidades! Volví a la universidad el miércoles a mi tercer año como estudiante de negocios, y pensé que sería divertido hacer una versión universitaria del famoso "Qué hay en tu bolso?"

First things first - this is the bag I use, and it doesn't photograph very well. I like it because it can fit a lot, and has a few different compartments. It also has two pockets at the side where I carry a bottle of water and my iPod and cellphone in the other. // Primero lo primero - éste es el bolso que uso, y no fotografía muy bien. Me gusta porque le caben muchas cosas, y tiene hartos compartimientos. También tiene dos bolsillos a los lados donde llevo una botella de agua en uno y en el otro mi iPod y mi celular.

 

 What I carry in the main compartment: A notebook (I use one for all of my classes), my Via Uno wallet that's looking a bit worse for wear and that I should really change, and my plastic pencil case that a friend gave me as a gift. I also carry lots of food - I get hungry quite a lot! // Lo que llevo en el compartimiento más grande : un cuaderno (uso uno para todas mis clases), mi billetera Via Uno que está feísima y que debería cambiar, y mi estuche plástico que me regaló una amiga hace tiempo. También siempre llevo mucha comida - me da hambre muy seguido!

In the other compartments I keep the small stuff - my sunglasses from Zara, my car keys, a small mirror that broke off an old bronzer I had, two packs of tissues because I'm kinda sick, my Nivea SOS hand cream, headphones, eye drops (because I wear contact lenses), a bobby pin and hair tie, a medicated lip treatment (my lips get extremely dry every few hours), and last but not least, three lip glosses - the Essence Stay with Me Longlasting Lipgloss in a color that doesn't say, but assume is Candy Bar based on the website; an Ésika clear lip gloss; and an Oriflame Mood Lip Gloss in Happy Glow. // En los otros compartimientos llevo todas las cosas pequeñas - mis lentes de sol de Zara, las llaves del auto, un espejo que se rompió de un bronzer que tenía, dos paquetes de pañuelos desechables porque ando medio resfriada, mi crema Nivea SOS repair para manos, audífonos, gotas para los ojos (porque uso lentes de contacto), un pin y un elástico para el pelo, un tratamiento para labios medicado (se me secan los labios cada par de horas), y tres brillos para labios - el Essence Stay with Me LongLasting Lip Gloss que no dice qué color es, pero que basado en el sitio web asumo que es "Candy Bar"; un brillo transparente de Ésika; y un Oriflame Mood Lip Gloss en el color Happy Glow.

What kind of bag do you use for university/school?

Qué tipo de bolso usas para la universidad/colegio?

Birthday Wishlist

My birthday is today! (20! Eeep, I feel so old.) I'm just having a small get together with a few friends and my family to celebrate - so I made a small list of presents I'd like to get :)

1. Asos Backpack. I really want a fabric backpack for when I go back to uni on March - my shoulders will certainly appreciate it if I do!
2. The Casual Vacancy. I'm ashamed of myself for not having read this yet.
3. Notebook Skin. I was browsing DecalGirl the other day and I fell in love with this.

What's on your wishlist?

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Hoy es mi cumpleaños! (Cumplo 20, me siento vieja jajajaja). Voy a hacer una pequeña celebración con mis amigos y mi familia, así que hice una pequeña lista de las cosas que me gustaría recibir :)

1. Hace tiempo que quiero una mochila de tela para cuando vuelva a la U en Marzo - yo sé que mis hombros me lo agradecerían!
2. Estoy avergonzada de mí misma por no haberlo leído todavía.
3. Estaba revisando DecalGirl el otro día y me enamoré de esto.

¿Qué cosas te gustaría que te regalaran?

London Calling

I got a new cellphone cover today! I really love it :) It's from DecalGirl.