happy new year!

happy new year everyone! i know it's been a minute in a half since i've blogged here (tumblr has been taking up all of my time and attention) but i will do my best to blog more on here as we enter the new year.

blogger will probably be used more extensively compared to tumblr, and i want to change up the content on here as well.

i hope that the year is starting off great for you and that you are laying down the foundation to make this the best year of your life.

cheers!

-*csc.

flash forward : six months from now.

hi friends!

i know it's a minute since a solid update from me, but i've been seriously thinking about what the next move will be for me will be.

while i'm not worried because i've got faith that i will land a job in new york city, chicago or washington d.c., i just need to make sure that i'm adequately prepared to take on the real world. college these last three years has been such a comfortable cushion, and while at times i would find myself stressed out about an upcoming exam or organization event, it will all be much of a memory six months from tomorrow. (may 14th, 2011 kids, it's coming with a swiftness!)

i guess you could say i'm in this trance of transformation -- i've watched how a number of my peers have grown up and matured in the last few years, and it's just astonishing. i know i've grown a lot since stepping foot on this campus three years ago too, and i know that i've got more growing to do. it's hard to believe that i've accomplished certain things, for somtimes i still feel like i'm that 8-year-old girl fresh off the plane from houston, texas. but like the saying goes, "success isn't a destination, it's a journey." and i've learned to rely much on my faith to fully understand why i have reached the point i am at right now.

that's why recently i've been thinking about somewhat changing my blog, but i think for the longest, i've used this as a medium for me to communicate my thoughts and feelings about the world around me. while i need to be more frequent with my posts (which i will be because writing keeps me sane) i also want to push myself to be even better; have more substance in each of my posts. i've acquired so many tools throughout my college career and now it's time for me to put them to good use.

these next six months will be an interesting ride, but i'm ready to have the time of my life. i can't let any confusion, worry or anxiety hold me back from enjoying the rest of my career here at syracuse university.

for my seniors out there: what are your thoughts on what the next six months holds?

☮ and ♥, 

-*csc.

dreams are real, all you have to do is believe.

happy fall everyone!

i know it's been a minute in a half since i've posted, but the school year has officially started! meetings, classes, hanging out with friends - it's reminding me how blessed i am to have such a rich college experience like this. over the last few days, i've witnessed so many of my friends have their dreams come to reality and i thought it would only be right to highlight them. it's also allowed me to put in perspective my own dreams and aspirations, and what steps i need to take in order to achieve them. so without further lining, here we go!

first and foremost, my home-girl Aryn Terry was chosen as one of six young women to be Torrid's House of Dreams winners! she has been granted the opportunity to go to LA at the end of October to participate in a number exciting fashion events put on by Torrid. You can check out her blog emBODY beauty, she is such a beautiful spirit...congrats love!

as many of your fashionable people know, last night started glorious Fashion Week in NYC (one of my dreams is to attend, and I will be going in the near future) and i have the privilege of knowing SO many awesome journalism and fashion students and SU alumni who are down there doing their thing. with too many to name, just know that you are totally an inspiration to me and many others who hope to live that dream some day.

and for my final thought, I recently put out there that i have a very achievable goal that i want to reach by my 22nd birthday (january 18th, 2011 my friends) and by putting that out in the atmosphere for the very first time in my life, i'm starting to see it come true. i've become more conscious about the things that i do put in my body and while i do have a slip-up every now and again, i'm really set on becoming the better person that i want to be. my "quest for 22" will be not mainly about slimming down a few dress sizes, but my growth and maturity over the next four months. i'm so excited for what is to come, and i thank God for the opportunity to be able to continue to share my story and learn from those around me.

and i promise, i will do my best to post at least twice a week to keep you all updated. :)

☮ and ♥, 

-*csc.

let's see the world & never look back...

so as i was sitting in my new fave cafe here in madrid journaling (faborit, it's a better version of starbucks in my opinion), i began to think about the different places that i would like to travel to. it's still very surreal to me that i'm in spain right now, but i know that this is only the beginning of my travels around the world. originally, i have given myself 12 years to achieve this, but i'm pretty sure that i can do it in ten years (that's when my passport expires!)

in no particular order, here are my top twelve...

1. sydney, australia - not only do i want to go to the opera house, but i also want to throw a boomerang, hold a koala and see a kangaroo too. =]

2. paris, france - the city of love and romance. i want my photo in front of the eifle tower and to people watch while snacking on crossaints.

3. london, england - this seems like a pretty simple one, and achievable like the rest but there's something about the english culture that i find very intriguing. i also want to have tea with the queen *a girl can dream right?*

4. capetown, south africa - this needs no explanation whatsoever. the motherland, period.

5. hong kong, china - just seeing pics from my friends who have studied there, it just looks like it's poppington. and being a business major, i want to embrace the professional culture there as well.

6. tokyo, japan - like hong kong, the busyness of this culture seems very captivating to me, and i want to experience their transportation system there as well (the bullet train? i think so...)

7. egypt, africa - another one that needs no explanation. the pyramids, the history...just seems too good not to be on the list.  

8. mexico - yes, i know it borders the U.S., but i don't just want to go to cabo, cozumel or puerta vallerta, but the historical sites in mexico city, guadalajara and monterrey.

9. central america (jamaica, el salvador, costa rica, panama) - i know it's a long shot squeezing all of these places into one, and forgive me if i'm wrong for that. i just think that they are all beautiful and have very rich culture. island hopping will be necessary.

10. south america (peru, argentina, chile, columbia) - another beautiful country full of culture. i love the spanish culture even more after being over here in spain and i want to learn about another perspective of it by going to these places.

11. rome and florence, italy - the fashion, the monuments, the gelato. what else more is there to say?

12. india - let me just first say that i love bhangra and bollywood #boom. secondly, vividness and boldness of indian culture interests me a lot. lastly, the tahj mahal.



i'm going to try to remain a college student as long as i can so that i can be able to go see a few of these places *LBVS* -- who's coming with?

what are some places that you would like to see?



-*csc.