I found the cutest bookstore..and beautiful earrings.
Found these in a vintage store in El Born. Beautiful! Now, the only thing missing..is an invite to one of those red carpet events haha. Actually, I am gonna wear these tonight - dinner and cocktails with a friend! When did Sunday become the new Saturday? (When your week is really busy I guess..)
Let everyday move you in the direction of your dreams.
Isn't it funny how you move from one continent to another and within only two weeks time, the new city slowly starts to feel like your home. The other day, while going to a comedy thing with a couple of friends in a part of Barcelona where I have never been before (where not many people knew how to spell the word english), I started thinking about one time when I went to a stand up comedy show on Melrose in Los Angeles. It was just around that time when I started to feel that Los Angeles was my home. I knew my way around the city, I had my favorite restaurants and shops, had found wonderful new friends and had a good job. So the other day, when we were all gathered around some typical spanish tapas at a bar after the show I said "isn't it funny that one month ago I didn't even know that I was going to Barcelona, and now I live here. I mean, one month ago I didn't even know who anyone of you guys were." Well, this is what a love about life, you never know where it will take you.
Be yourself. The world worships the original.
Love this skirt and the coral blazer.
From DKNY.
Just one of those days.
Today is just one of those days when I miss the US - I miss my friends and the Villas in Los Angeles and spring in New York. I wish I was having brunch at Toast on 3rd street right now or that I was sitting at a bench in Central Park with a Starbucks in my hand, with my best friend Stephanie. Yesterday, I went out for tapas with a friend from California. He has been here for a month and therefore knows a lot more about the city than I do, so he had some pretty good things he recommended me to go see. We were walking around in a part of the city called el Born and went to see the Santa Maria del Mar Church.
Another application.
Today I am working from home. Sitting in my apartment with my windows open (love spanish windows with those really cute...what do you call it...wooden extra windows you can open and close..not sure you'll understand but anyways) It is probably around 65 degrees outside and I am sitting here listening to the Barcelona traffic and working on my computer (took a break to do some blogging, don't judge me). Later on today, I am going out exploring the city with a friend, not that I haven't done that yet but there are always new parts of this city to explore, new tapas restaurants to try, new cute coffee/bakery shops and parks, shopping streets and museums.
Also, I am working on something new and I do keep my fingers crossed for this one! Ciao!
Vogue and coffee
Eat, Pray, Love
Today I met a friend who lives in the cutes neighborhood! The part of Barcelona where I live is called Gracia and this part of the city is called Ciutat Vella. We found a lot of cute shops and this really nice restaurant and decided to sit outside in the sun with red wine and tapas (fried calamari, olives and sallad) Here are some pictures that I took. The first two pictures are from Gracia - my favorite ice-cream shop. xxxx
Hasta Luego!
This morning, before work, I went up to my rooftop to have some coffee and practice my spanish. I think this is my favorite spot in this city so far (especially when it's nice weather). Here are some pictures. Happy weekend everyone! xxx - C
The view from my apartment..
and this is why I love Barcelona..
The Oscars Recap
So there are rumors that the 127 hour star James Franco was a little faded during the Oscars and he is now getting universally trashed for his work as Oscar cohost. Look at this video!
What's wrong with my shoes?
Okay, so I'm not kidding when I say that around 300 people were staring at my shoes on my way to work this morning. At my shoes, then at me and then...back at my shoes. So today I was wearing purple shoes but I have to defend the whole situation by saying that this even happened when I was wearing normal black boots the other day while going shopping. Tomorrow I am going to wear flip-flops just to see if this is a normal thing they do here in Spain (ha!)
First day at work.
Barcelona is starting to become my favorite city. I love the atmosphere, the people are so nice (the ones that I can talk to who understands me/english haha) and the weather is wonderful. I am starting to learn Spanish(!) I bought a book yesterday and I have to say that I am making progress. Today is my first day at work and I had to take the subway to another part of the city, closer to the University. So here I am, at the office with a beautiful view over Avenue Paral.el, creating a twitter and a blog for the company. I hope you all are having a great day! xxx
Last breakfast at home this AM
Today's a busy busy day so I woke up early this morning (considering running on a coffee overdose today). Need to make sure that I have everything set before I head off, of course. xxx
Great start of the new week, next on the list...packing!
Beautiful Sunday
One picture is worth a hundred words
Happy Friday!
I'm still not totally well yet, but fingers crossed I will be at the end of this weekend. I kind of promised my best friend Mina to go out with her tomorrow, here where I live. For you guys who don't have me on facebook, I am from Helsingborg in Sweden so this is where I live when I am not in the US or studying in England. Anyhow, as I said I am moving. This time to Barcelona actually. I got a great internship at a media event company so I thought that I should discover that city for 3 months or so. Barcelona has always been a city close to my heart, from going there with my family a couple of times. I love the atmosphere and honestly I can't wait to get back to the sunshine and the warm weather. Bikini, summer-dresses and sunglasses check check..check! I think I was pretty good at taking pictures in Los Angeles so I will keep it up and bring my camera.
I hope you are having an amazing start of the weekend. As I am still a little bit sick, my schedule for the evening is looking something like this: 90210, pajamas, Coca-Cola and dinner at home. xxx - C
The Worst Timing
Popsicles, skyrocket phone and skype-bills, having the time to read books, OC and the Hills marathons and the dream of not waking up with a cold the next day (haha) But actually, that is pretty much how my days look like now when I am sick. Yesterday, I actually thought it was wednesday when it was thursday. No...I mean.. yesterday I thought it was tuesday when it was wednesday. Okay so that's bad. When I start mixing up the days, that's when I know that I am sick. Okay, enough with the complaints. I am moving in less than a week. In a week from now I will be starting my new job. So go away cold go away, come again another day because I gotta make time to pack, say bye to my friends and family and do a lot of other important things. - C
How cute!
I would be so scared to wake up trapped in this, with the top down. But other than that, this bed is super cute!
Tuesday
Today was supposed to be a great day. Last night, I could barely fall asleep and today I woke up sick. Great! So, when my best friend calls me I refuse to admit that I am sick, so I stick not to! Yep, it's all about that positive attitude. But I only have myself to blame when I go out running in all kinds of weather. Anyways, today I will do something I have never done before. Hopefully it will be nice and hopefully I will go all the way with it! And if it would turn out to be a disaster, I have my friends to take care of me when I start crying. - C
