Five Things

1. I read the Sunday Styles section religiously. I read every article and look forward to it every week. It's really amazing. Because I am fascinated with advice columns, love stories, fashion, and New York City, there's no better option (except perhaps living there, and working for the paper itself?).

2. I love having nothing planned on the weekends. A day where I can make a lazy lunch and read a book is the best kind of day. I am stretched so thin during the week that I covet weekends with nothing to do and no one to see. Does this make me an introvert? I dunno, but it's just me.

3. I use wooden pencils (exclusively), and sharpen them with my little sharpener. I don't care if it makes me look like a first-grader, I simply cannot use mechanical pencils. Everyone in my school uses "Sumo Grip" pencils but I think every one that I ever bought I broke within a month. I have a old plastic box filled with sparkly or princess or Halloween pencils that I have collected over the years, and replace the small used pencils continually. My math teacher (whom I adore) pointed me out in class one day, saying something along the lines of "You never really did transition into mechanical pencils." #true

4. The Great Gatsby is amazing. Sorry not sorry for jumping onto that bandwagon but actually I just really connect with it on such a personal level. I feel like I can be an observer just like Nick Carraway, and his oddness is really refreshing. And on another note, I love love love Leo in the movie. Love! And my love hate relationship with Daisy Buchanan is as real as life itself.

"All the bright precious things fade so fast… and they don’t come back." --F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 

5. British accents are my addiction. Guilty as charged. So the fact that I want to study abroad in London really should not be very surprising. I love watching youtubers like JacksGap and Will Darbyshire for my weekly dose of British culture.

Cheerio! Hopefully more posts about ME in the future.

Kisses,
Kelsey

Coachella Obsession

Somewhere that I have always wanted to go is to the Coachella Music Festival. Its the perfect combination of fashion, music, and great weather! Here are some of my favorite looks from Coachella, both this year and in 2013! (Courtesy of Vogue and Harpers Bazaar)

And Coachella would't be Coachella with out the... music (of course!) Here are some of my favorite videos from Coachella!

Bastille: Things We Lost in the Fire

Bombay Bicycle Club: Luna

Disclosure: Latch

Enjoy lovelies!

XOXO,

Kels

Georgetown University

I visited Georgetown University this weekend!

I honestly had no idea what to expect with Georgetown. It has 6,400 undergrads and 8,200 graduate students, so it is a medium sized school with a large graduate student presence. It is a jesuit school, with D1 Athletics, and 12% of the student body is International. It's a lot different from a lot of the schools that I have visited. The area is stunning around it, and the campus is okay, but I think that Georgetown would be a better place to live than to go to college, for me. The area of Georgetown has so many shops, the cutest buildings, and is obviously located in Washington, DC so it's close to everything political! The school is really selective and very challenging. (They have a 16% acceptance rate) There are so many amazing things about the school, but unlike some of the other schools I have looked at, it really didn't "wow" me!

Wish List Observations:

1. Study Abroad: I think they said that 60% of their student body studies abroad. That's an amazing number. I really want to study abroad in England I cannot even describe my obsession with the country. Jack Wills, one of my favorite clothing brands, has a location in Georgetown and one of the people working at the store was British and I just about flipped out because he was just that perfect. We talked about the differences between Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, where there are Jack Wills locations on each island!

2. Small Classes: Their class size is a lot bigger than some of the schools I am looking at, with "small" classes considered to have 25+ people. Still, the classes are not ginormous, so that's not a huge problem.

3. Traditions: There was a seal which is forbidden to be stepped on, which I think is pretty funny. I feel like a lot of colleges have something similar to this, and I am not a very superstitious person so I think it's funny. Attending athletics is a huge thing at Georgetown, so I guess you can consider that a tradition as well!

4. Honor Code: No one on my tour or info session mentioned an honor code, so I am assuming it does not exist! If they do have one, I really think that they should be highlighting it.

5. Liberal Arts Education: They have some core classes that are supposed to follow the "liberal arts tradition," but overall Georgetown is a research university, not a liberal arts one. More emphasis is placed on what you want to study than immersing the student in multiple subjects.

6. College Town (with trees!): I love Georgetown, but I would not really say that it's my idea of a college town, because in my mind college towns are places where everyone really appreciates the students and everything is about that college. Washington DC has tons of colleges, so it's not like my idea of a "college town." Again, I'll emphasize how obsessed I am with the area of Georgetown, though! I would be interested in living in Georgetown after college!

7. Greek Life: There are no official greek organizations affiliated with Georgetown, which was one of the biggest problems that I saw from my perspective. I would love to be involved in Greek life wherever I go to college, and I think that having Greek life would have provided more of a community feel to the school.

I have not decided if I will apply, but I am glad that I visited because I am learning more about myself the more college visits that I attend!

I wore this dress on my college tour! I bought it in Georgetown, and I wore it on easter as well!

See y'all later!

Kelsey

My Junior Spring

Tonight I can finally catch my breath. Since coming back from France, every night has been hectic and stressful. Honestly I have been stressed out of my mind, and seeing all of the seniors getting into colleges has been both motivating and at the same time really freaky. Next year, I won't have any seniors to look up to, no older people at all. It's really strange to think about.

I have finally made up all of the things that were pushed back from my trip to France. HUGE weight lifted off my shoulders, but I also have two huge projects that are literally right around the corner. But I just have to keep working my hardest, and eventually it will all be finished!

Everyone in my school right now is deciding what courses to take next year. Its kind of stressful and kind of exciting at the same time. (I keep saying that. I feel like that is basically my life at this point) I can't decide which science I am going to take, but I am pretty sure that I will be in the highest level math that my school offers, because I was recommended for it and I trust my teacher's judgement pretty soundly.

Recently the little amount of free time I have had has been completely wasted. I really want to stop wasting my time scrolling through Facebook and tumblr and actually doing something a little bit more concrete, like working ahead, reading a good book, writing a blog post, or baking!

Oh and prom is in like 10 days or something. I am going with my best guy friend, and I am really happy about it all! I have honestly no idea what to expect going into this! I am wearing an "erin erin fetherson" dress that's not mind-blowing, but I like it! Not too showy or anything.

Another thing that has recently come to my attention is that I have barely any clothes for this spring! I need to get on this ASAP. Literally all of my dresses are too short which is bad considering that I am like 5'9" or something so that makes it even more noticeable. I have been looking online for weeks but I have not found many cute, affordable, and unique options. #constantstruggle

Plus, since coming back from France my style has changed yet again. I have such random outfits everyday people probably have a very hard time defining my style. One day its preppy, one day its literally "what is she wearing??" Sorry, I honestly need to decide what my style is and just stick to it!

I really want to buy some cute rompers for the summertime! Thats one thing that I keep seeing and I am getting so inspired! I have the cutest outfit ideas picked out for when I go to Italy and England this summer!

And on top of all that, I have early dismissals from school at least two days every week until mid May. So busy, but I can't wait for my birthday thats coming up and OMG SUMMER.

Oh and if you are in the mood for some really good music to listen to, check out this full set of "Of Monsters and Men" from Coachella last year. I wrote this blog post with it playing in the background. I love listening to concerts on youtube. So entertaining.

Later peeps,

Kelsey