Wild like the Weather!

Remember- hug a tree, they are your friends :D

As the title suggest, the weather was wild! Surprise, surprise! Well. Not really. This is England, and in terms of weather-anything goes. Just really sucks that we are nearly in April and this is what we are getting!! Rain, sleet and snow, and all that jazz that comes with them. I just want to be a on a beach already!! Who’s with me??

Today was the last day of the semester- oh my! The end in drawing so so so nigh! It is the time of year for me to buckle down and focus solely on revision and making sure I know my stuff for my upcoming exams. So apologies in advance for the lack of posts in the upcoming months. I hope you understand that that will be my main priority. I will however post for respite- my blog will now become my stress ball! Haha.

I kept it pretty simple with dress today. Just saw in on my rail and bunged it on! I haven’t worn this dress (from RI) in a while, its thin, so I wore a mini under it. I paired it with my khaki jacket and my go-to wine colored cardigan. I love this garment, I’ve had it for years. Brought in the Topshop sale for £20, from £40 (!!!!). It goes well with lots of different outfits. Finally, I went for my cheap and cheerful flats from Primark. Now, I’m not one to be getting shoes from Primark, especially because they inevitably have a short life expectancy, but with flats, its fine I reckon, I’m just not expecting to have them long!

As you can see, I went a little crazy this photo shoot, getting in the midst of the greens and getting my model on! It was fun!

Have an awesome week lovelies.

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Flashback Friday!!

I was given the fantastic opportunity to study in China at East China Normal University for  summer school last year. I had the most amazing, remember able time out there, exploring Beijing, Shanghai and other incredible towns. Experiencing such a vivid culture first hand was just awesome- from the food to the people, I loved every minute of it! (even if I fell asleep in Chinese Politics occasionally, I still appreciated every moment haha). And as you can tell from this picture, I loved the rain too!! The rain in China is different to what I am used to with British rain- I can wear flip flops in it! It’s a rain where it is still warm and not too unpleasant. But don’t get me wrong, when it rains, it pours!

This photo was taken after a really long day of visiting Confucius temple and spending the afternoon with our assigned Chinese families. My mate and I wanted to walk through the buzzing streets despite the rain, and we were a little peckish- so we got ice creams! It was delicious, even with the added flavor!

Have you been to China? How was it for you?

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The day after the fun.

After all the fun that occurred last night, it was back to school for me. I have to say, I was quite tired for most of the day, doing my best to listen in lectures (I ended up dozing off in Mandarin- just for like 5 minutes though!). Today I went for a simple put together outfit. The weather was crap, and by default I went for my khaki parka coat! I love this bad boy, it has been in my life for a good 5 years now would you believe?! I feel like I wear it all the time! It is so warm and comfy, and in this weather, I can’t think of anything else I would want to rock.

Do you recognize the t-shirt brand? It’s a clothing company called ‘The Hundreds’. I discovered them whilst I was studying in the States and copped this piece when I was shopping in San Francisco. ‘The Hundreds’ are pretty dope. I like the versatility of the brand and it how can be easily rocked by guys and girls. I also got this bag whilst in the States. I went shopping in Miami and saw this bag in 'Coach'. I really like the brand ‘Coach’ – well, the mature, elegant side of me does haha. I saw this and thought it would be great for when I return for final year to carry all my books- and it is! It’s durable and a great size! I went for flats to give my feet a little rest from wearing heels yesterday-wrong choice in this sucky weather!

Here is the information on what I got, where:

• t-shirt: The Hundreds
• skirt: Forever 21 in America
• flats-Primark
• Parka jacket: River Island (all those many, many years ago!)
• bag: Coach

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