♡ Paris, je t'aime ♡

In order to make up for my slightly depressing last post, I'm going to be sharing a couple pictures from my trip to Paris... Don't be fooled, I am a whopping three hour train ride away from Paris so no, I am not close. But I did spend a day there and, unfortunately, it was raining but that doesn't mean I loved it any less. Anyways, I'll stop my yapping and show y'all some pics from the trip...

To go along with this post, check out the song above! It's a ukulele cover of the song La vie en rose, it was on the TV show How I Met Your Mother, which is one of my favorites!

The view from Sacrécoeur

L'arc du triomphe

Le Tour Eiffel

La cathédrale Notre Dame

Le Louvre

The Louvre's geotag, in case you were wondering

I think that's about it.... Have you ever been to Paris?

À trés bientôt!

♡ Everything Changed... ♡

Last time I blogged my life was completely different and that is something so difficult to grasp that I can barely describe it. By my last post, some of you may be aware of that fact that I have moved... I'm now living in southern France and my world has turned upside down, in both a good and bad way..

I remember being at home and dreaming about this experience and I'd think to myself that it'll be amazing and I'll have all the freedom/independence I've ever wanted. I, truly, do but I never gave much thought to the consequences that would come with this. Like missing everyone at home so much that it physically hurts... Not to get all poetic and stuff but it's a feeling I've never experienced to such extent... It feels like my heart is so tight in my chest that it'll implode.. Not explode, implode. 

The whole experience changes you, there's no way that it won't. You can feel yourself changing and maturing and you're not sure if it's for the best or for the worst. Personally, I spend lots of time wondering if when I go home in a few months if my friends will recognize me when I go home. Not physically but personality-wise... I used to get angry at the smallest things but now I learned that I need to learn to keep my cool because if I were to get upset over everything, I'd always be sad and I'd take away nothing from this experience. 

It's strange because there's things that I miss that I NEVER thought I would. For example, fighting with my mother... I know it's terrible but my mother and I used to fight everyday and now when we talk we only tell each the good stuff because we want to spare each other feelings but I secretly wish that she'd yell at me for not cleaning my room or for throwing my wet towel on my bed. Just those little things. I also miss hanging out with my friends at Starbucks and drinking iced coffee all afternoon. But I'm excited to hug them when I get back since absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

I know I don't usually make personal posts but I figured I should start making more posts like this since after all, I am not only a beauty/fashion blogger but also lifestyle and who knows? Potentially a bit more travel as well..

Let me know in the comments how you're doing! Have you ever lived abroad? If so, what was it like?

Thanks for reading!