Not posting, saving money and travelling

How you doin'?

Once again i've been pretty absent, having about zero time to post here, between class and working at a clothing store, i wasnt having much time at all for me, for my health and even for all the paper i should deliver whatsoever.

Being a complete nerd like i used to be and not being able to do both (work and study - studying fashion is not as easy as it seems after all!!), i chose over my studies, of course :).
Did i say i already started two other courses before this one and didnt finish?? Well, you see my despair to finally finish this one, dont you?! Haha.

Of course that along with my job went my possibilty of saving money to travel for a long while like i was planning. It's already hard to save anything with a job, imagine without it =/. Like the curious unquiet soul i am, i cannot give it up already, so i'll keep saving somehow and i will go travelling, mark my words! ;)

In the end, all the real good things are not that easy to get, right?

The good thing is? I'm going back to my hometown in my looovely Bahia for a few days soon, can't tell how homesick i am!! It'll be  a breath of fresh air moments to relax and happiness, that's for sure, cause all is good in Bahia.

Happy Friday Thirteen for you all :)

Cheerie Cheers,

Jess E.

Quick day trip to Búzios and Arraial do Cabo...I want more!

I've been out for a while, i finally got myself a job so i can save some money and do some REAL travelling by the end of the year...where to? Honestly i dont even know yet! I do know, i'm going somewhere far for a change. :)
This time on the other hand, i went to spend the weekend with my family for my brothers birthday in Macaé, where there's not really much to see or do and the restaurants are all posh.
Well, saturday we went and spent the day in two beeeeautiful places in Rio, i just wish i had more time, to really discover these places.
First we did a quick stop in Arraial do Cabo, amazing beaches!! I only could see one though...got some great photos anyway :)

Búzios has the most cute little village center, much less simple than arraial do cabo's and i also only had time to see one of the great beaches they have to offer, the one close to the famous "rua das pedras" where's all te restaurants, one club or another, etc.

My mother's poor attempt of taking a shot of me with Brigitte Bardot statue in Búzios :D

Oh, yeah...this is not the proper review of those two places, i'll write about both when i have the chance to go there for longer! :) This is just a glimpse really, haha.

Cheerie Cheers,

Jess.

I literally just finished reading "Silver Linings Playbook" and i must say that considering how the film went out, the book surprised me quite a lot! Must i say that i loved how the story of the misfit Pat Peoples kept going on and on through his crazy "delusions" and just how things turned out beautifully in some way ^^" I wont spoil it here guys, don't worry! You have to read it yourself if you wanna know the true story =P 

You know what? I think in the end life can be really crapy, but if you look hard enough you'll see there are some silver linings ;) And oon to the new nice place i went to visit todaay :) 

Paquetá is not a very exciting place considering the dirty water from the beach and the smell of horse poop/dog poop....it is though such a calm place that you put these things said before aside so you can go there for a day relax a bit, get out of the crazy daily rush from the city of Rio.

 It is a really small island 50/60 from Rio, you get a ferry from Rio (Praça XV) to Paquetá and only pays 4,80 reais for the ticket. You can go there for a great relaxing weekend as well, one of those you want to just lay down all day without the city sounds, read a good book and again, relax. 

Overall is not such a bad scenery, see?! :) Even though, there are some other places in the state of Rio, like Ilha Grande that will serve you the same way and it's a hundred times prettier and enjoyable than Paquetá, then again, since it is this better, it is more expensive and there are a lot more tourists, etc etc. (I'll make a post about Ilha Grande here some time in the future ;) )

Anyway, my next travelling destination will be Bahia, my lovely homestate and on to my hometown, Salvador :) Maybe i'll make a post about it as well, if i'm not too busy being lazy enjoying the comfort of my home and my parents food :D 

I'll see you soon,

Cheerie Cheers, 

Jess ;)

End of Semester

The end of the semester is here and i am honestly going insane, between trying to apply for an exchange program and finishing the university semester nicely (wich is not happening), things don't seem very promising sometimes...but maybe that's just me whining around =P Turns out that studying fashion design is more troublesome than most of you might think, you trade day for nights, but not so you can go party, no sir!!

 

It was all about days staying up all night, researching abou the sea, florals and pastel colors, so i can make a full collection for a determined brand out of it.

Well, i guess all the hardwork paid off in the end, i'm loving my collection despite all the hours of sleep i have to catch up!! hahaha
I am only concentrating all of my energies on the fact that a week from now, i'll be FREE, VACATION wohoooo, i'll be able to go travelling around, maybe go to Minas Gerais here in Brasil and travel around the state or maybe i'll just travel around the small cities of the state of Rio de Janeiro, either way, i need a good vacation!!
I'll post all about that here (promise) since i'll have plenty of time to do so :)
Thought i'd leave you with a little preview of what came up to be my "CampoMar" collection for the brazillian brand, Checklist.

Cheerie Cheers,

Jess.

Places You Should Go At Least Once | Arpoador - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro

Amazing views of the amazing city of Rio de Janeiro, one of the most beautiful sunsets you'll ever see and beautiful people! These are some of the great perks of going to the Arpoador Stone to watch the Sunset. (or,  you can go to a Lual and maybe see the sunrise :), i'm sure both night and daily views of the city from Arpoador are just breath taking!)

During the weekends, the place will definetly be pretty crowded, but if you go on a monday afternoon for example, it will be much more confortable and you'll have more space to admire the views from the stone.
Let me tell you the water of all the beaches in Rio is just...well, ice cold for me! (i'm too warm blooded) also, the waves are almost always rough and strong so, if you're a surfer, feel free, but if not, i do not recommend =P
The sun on the other hand, is always available! So make sure you enjoy it properly!
Is very easy to go from Ipanema to Copa walking, but with a sight like that...why bother?!

Anyways, i've decided i have to enjoy more life and the surroundings, i mean, i am lucky enough to live in Rio when sooo many people would like to be in my shoes ^^" BUT, Since i have a life and can't just travel all around or just enjoy days like that everyday, i'll still make myself a promise, that at least once a week, i have to go somewhere beautiful, fun and simple, like that....and then, i'll keep the registration of that here. :) In case you are wondering why, it's just i realized i spend too much money on parties and bars, etc.(superficial things and places) while i spend almost nothing going to beautiful, enjoyable places like Arpoador, or even making small trips to places nearby, even though i absolutely LOVE to travel and think that i can learn and gain MUCH MORE from travelling and seeing good places than spending money with material shit or alcohol, also, i do believe that doing that, my daily happiness will increase and thus i'd be more relaxed hahaha. (cudos for me, lol)
That being said, hope you enjoy the tip and can put that place on your list ;)

Cheerie Cheers, 

Jess.

Out in the World

So, i must begin by saying this is my 3rd attempt of having a blog...or something like that. That being the case, i wont promisse that i'll keep this one for long, let's just..see how it goes :)

The thing is, now that i'm out of my parents house and into the University Dorms, i found out that being on your own can suck a whole lot sometimes ^^" Specially when you get ill (my case) and have to suddenly make a surgery but have no one to accompany you, how nice is that?!
Well, i started to put myself down a lot about it,but then i remembered that, "Hey! This could be worse, so cheer up!", yeah, i think that being this ill made me re-think a bunch of stuff, like the "i'm never getting married" thing, and..no, that's basically it! hahaha Kidding, but really, it makes you stop and think that in life it's not always just about partying and good memories, we all have our share of bad, unfortunate happenings, but then again, most of the happenings, if not all of them, are quite fortunate, after all, there are bad that comes for a greater good. (that's what they said!)
I've never been the kind that dreams of getting married and having kids really, GOD NO, i mean, c'mon! Having a great career and travelling all around just always seemed more appealing to me, go figure.
But i started to think, now, that if you're travelling all around and always focused on work, who's gonna be there for you when you need? In the end, i do not wanna die alone, lol, but i don't want to get married either, does it make any sense?

Aside all this philosophical stuff (NOT), i've been thinking that for this blog, i'll try and post experiences of trips and places i've been, or that i will be, etc. As well as some daily happenings that catches my attention and such. :) I might also make a post about myself, but only if posting here become something regular, otherwise it just makes no sense to me that i do so.

Anyways, enjoy my mental breakdown, lol, you might hear from me again :)

Cheerie Cheers,

Jess