Update + Favorite Winter Outfit

Thought of just writing an update post of the past 2 weeks and what is happening in my life right now. Well not much actually, I have been extremely busy with school, we started finals week last week and it is just going to end this next friday. But happly this is going to be the last week before the school games, the last week of tests and there is less than two weeks for our winter break. 

You can be sure that I will be posting a lot of times on my blog this winter break, writing some interesting and creative stuff, because I been noticing the lack of contenent on this blog. I am usually doing some easy and simple posting just to keep the blog active, because if I didn't I'd probably not post for months. 

So my plans for this 2-week break is to read alot and do some new things around my city. I am curently reading Throne of Glass by Sarah J Mass, and I am loving it. The characters are so likeable and the story so different, but I not going to say much about my opinion on the book because I want to save it for a review.

My friends and I are planning on doing like a city tour and visit some museums and new cafes in the city. I think is so much fun to explore the city you live in and discover new things and places, I love doing that on a Saturday specially.

So now for my favorite winter pieces... I am a very basic person, so there is nothing special about my taste of fashion, specially in the winter season. My favorite sweater rigth now is this knit grey one from Hollister. I got it a few years ago and it is still my favorite. I love the cool way it look, The of the shoulder style makes it look effortless.

And for the bottoms, this pair of basic dark blue distress jeans. They are from Aeropostale and I got them for like 6 dollars on sale, but the speacial thing about them is that I made the rips myself. They were just a boring pair of jeans and I rarely wore them at all. So I decided that I would make a little DIY project and make these jeans look cool and modern. So that happend and they became my favorite pair of jeans ever.

So I hope you enjoyed this little update post and I promise you all that I will be more consistent on this blog when in winter break. Have a great week,

Ana

Netflix Favorites Review | May & June

If you are searching for a new favorite movie to watch or an awesome Tv series to become obsessed with and binge-watch during the weekend, I might have got you covered. In the past months I have discovered some new tv shows and movies that I loved and actually have still been loving. They are 5 in total, 3 series and 2 movies and they are very different from each other, so there's probably one for every taste. 

So let's start, shall we?

1. The Blacklist

This is my N°1 Tv show right now, I loved this show. My mom and I watched together the first season in a week and we were hooked. Sadly there isn't the next season yet on netflix, but when it comes, I will probably watch it in a weekend. 

I couldn't help but notice the small similarity between this show and the movie Silence of the Lambs, the relationship between the criminal and the FBI agent in both, of the movie and series, are very much the same. Although that would be a problem for most of people, that actually made me like the show a lot more, because I am very fond of the movie. So if you enjoy Silence of the Lambs or just FBI, government and political shows with lots of action, you will probably love this show too. 

2. Downton Abbey

After finishing The Blacklist I was kind of lost, you know that feeling that you get when you finish a series and you don't know what to do? So that was me, I didn't know what to watch next and I spent weeks looking for a good show to watch...then last week I found Downton Abbey and I'm already in love with it. I just finished the first season and I've got two more to go, I was reliefed when I noticed that there were already 3 seasons on netflix. 

What made me like this show was of course the history. The story happends in the early 20th century, when the WWI kind of begins. The show is just beautiful, the costumes are amazing, the history accuracy is outstanding and just the story and characters in general makes the whole show a hundred times better. If you are a fan of movies that have lots of history and ones that shows the life in another century, this might be the tv show for you. 

3. Dance Academy 

I found out about this series a few months ago when I was researching some ballet stuff, and I actually really like it. It is not like a love relationship compared to the other series above, but I really enjoy it. What made me watch this series was of course it's connection with ballet, it is very fun to see how is the dance and ballet world through this show, and you can actually learn some tips and tricks for dancing. I would recommend this series for eveyone who likes dancing and some light teen drama.



4. Flipped

This was such a cute movie, i've never seen anything more adorable. I've already watched this movie a few years ago before, but I didn't remmember the name of the movie so I never watched it again. Until, it came out on netflix, what made me very joyful. I told my little brother to watch this movie too, because I think is suitable for young kids above the age of 10, and he enjoyed it too.

In my opinion this is the type of movie that you get some lessons off of it about life. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a cute and lovely romantic? I think, to watch in a saturday afternoon with your family when there's nothing to do.
WARNING! You will die of adorableness.


5- Horns

Gosh, this movie was crazy. I'm not saying in like in awesome way, I'm saying actually like in a crazy/lunatic way. After finishing the movie, I caught myself thinking for a few minutes about what in the world was that film. Is not that I didn't like it, I enjoyed it a lot actually. The plot was very cool, and the twist in the end was very good, kind of predictable, but still very good.
Yes, I watched this movie because of Daniel Radcliffe. What can I do, I always take the change if I can see Harry again. Ok lets go back to the movie now, sorry.

The story was different of course, you don't see someone with horns in that much in movies, but I think in my opinion, there is a much deeper meaning in this movie, but I could not find out what. If you have already watched this film, and want to express what you thought of it, you can comment down below.

I recommend this movie if you are just looking for something unique and kind of crazy to watch. If you are like bored in watching the same old thing over and over again, give this movie a try. It might not had been my most favorite, but it could be yours.




Thank you guys so much for 170 followers on Bloglovin. I hope you are having a great saturday morning. And if you watch any of these filmes, please feel free to leave a comment down below about what you thought of them,

Have a good day,

Ana

My Travel Bucket List | Top 10

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I love to travel. It is a great opportunity to meet different people, learn about cultures, do different and fun things, eat some tradicional food, take beautiful pictures... well I love everything about traveling as you can see, but unfortunately I am only 16 and a high school student, so I don't travel that much at all. But it doesn't mean I can't plan and have a list of places I want to visit one day, when I am older and independent.

So today I am going to share with you guys the top 10 places that I want to visit in the near future. Of course I have more than 10 places that I want to go to, but if I showed all of the the countries and cities that I want to travel to, it would take probably the whole day of typing this post. They are kind of in an order of the ones that I want to visit like right now to the ones that I can wait until next month. As you can tell the compition is hard.

And one more thing... If you read the city and the country together, it does not mean that I just want to visit that especific city, it is just to be referencial.

Ok, Let's start with the list, shall we?

1. Amsterdam - Holland

I think this place is just beautiful. I want to do every single turisty stuff that there is there. The culture is so beautiful, the tulips are amazing and the museums seem so lovely. I want to visit the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank museum so bad, that is why this has to be my first destination. The country is just so magnificent it self, that I think I couldn't handle just going to one city.

2. Paris - France

Main reason that I want to visit France is probably the museums, there is so much history and so much art that I couldn't just leave this place behind. It is the home of the revolution that inspired a lot of other countries to break free from what was hanging them down, and start a revolution themselves. 

Well, I'm not just going for the history and the art, but I expect the food to be good. I heard that there are a lot of mixed feelings about french food, but for what I have tasted it is pretty good. The language is beautiful in my opinion, it is just so elegant and chic, I hope that one day my french will be decent enough that I can talk with confident in Paris.

3. Stockholm - Sweden

I was mostly influenced by my father in wanting to visit this country for his obssesion with ABBA. Yeah, that's right, I want to visit this place because of a 70s band. But in my defence, I think the country and the city are beautiful, and very organized compared to Brazil.

4. New York City

I know, very cliché, but there is a reason why people love so much NY and you just discover it when you go there in person. I never went there, but in my opinion New York is the city of independence, it is where everything and anything can happend, the city that never sleeps and the city where dreams come true. Well probably not in that order or not even that at all, but I want to go there next year, it is probably the must visit place for a traveler.

5. Sicily & Verona - Italy 

I couldn't choose between these two italian cities, they are both just so beautiful, so I had to put them both in the same number. Sicily is a place my father always wanted to visit, so I kind of got influenced by him. The city is beautiful, very tradicional, it has and amazing architecture and it is very near to a celestial blue ocean, that is a bonus. 

And Verona, there is not much to say. It is just as beautiful as Sicily and as wonderful as the whole Italy. Verona is the city of Romeo and Juliet so that already says it all.

6. York - England

I had never heard of this city until I started watching Claire's channel. I fell in love with the city, it is just so old looking and historical. I just want to live there. The streets are like labyrinths, you never know where you are going to end, and they are very tiny looking too. 

If I would describe myself as a city, it would be York without a doubt.

7. Salem - Massachusetts

I always felt intrigued by the Salem witch trials that happend almost five centuries ago. And I really enjoy reading books that have some similar theme. I think the city is mysterious in a way , and that makes me want to go there so bad. 

I learnt about Salem in a funny way actually, I watched a Scooby-doo episode that was about witches and stuff and that was when I knew that I wanted to visit Salem.

8.  North Korea 

Well, you probably think I'm crazy wanting to go to a country like North Korea. But I have a reasonable explanation for it... well I don't actually, I just want to visit it. I've always been interested in the Koreas story, and visiting the country would be a good way to learn more about it. 

9. Budapest - Hungary 

If you are thinking about that movie The Grand Budapest Hotel and thinking about it being the reason why I want to visit the country? You are absolutely right. Yes, I want to visit a country just because of a movie that is probably not that acurate at all. You can call me crazy now. 

That movie made me want to know more about Budapest and probably go there one day. And other reason, actually not a reason at all, is that I really like the word Budapest.

10. Salvador - Brazil

It is just such a marvaleous city. It is kind of far from where I live here in Brazil, probably the reason why I've never went there, but that will probably change in a few years. They say that Bahia (the state where Salvador is located)  is kind of another country, because of it's different culture. 

If you are thinking of visiting Brazil I recommend you visiting various states, because every state is different, like very very different, it is like you are entering another country each time.

I hope you enjoyed this post and that it encouraged you to make your own bucket list. Have a great weekend and day,

Ana

♫ Music I'm Loving ❤

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Thought of just sharing with you guys some songs that I've been loving a few weeks now. So I hope you enjoy listening to them.

I'm kind of in a 50's and 60's mood right now, I love listening and dancing to this type of music because it is so lively and fun. The first three songs are from these decades, and they are those type a songs that you imagine listening in those 50's snack bars or that you can totaly hear in the movies Grease or Cry Baby.

The fourth song is by Cage the Elephant. I have already talk about this band in another post before, but it was about another song of theirs. But this one is just as amazing as the other one. The next song is a Mozart piano sonata by Christian Blackshaw. I don't understand much about classical music, but I really like listening to the piano when I am reading or studying, it gets me more focused in what I'm doing.

And the last song is by a brazilian singer, called Chico Buarque. I have to say... this man was a music genius, his songs are filled of historical secret meanings and his music was a symbol against the dictatorship that happend here in Brazil in the 1960s.

      



       



        



         


        



      




Hope you all had a awesome weekend and that you enjoyed this post. Feel free to listen to any of these songs.

Ana

The Alchemist | Book Review

I first read this book when I was in 6th grade, but I didn't understand it as much as I did now. For me, at the time, the novel was just crazy and it didn't make sense at all. So I decided that I would read it again to see if I would interpret it differently that when I was 12. Well, of course it would be different, I was so young so I didn't think as much about the book, but as I was reading it this week I couldn't help but thinking how amazing the book is.

The Alchemist is a novel written by Paulo Coelho and it was translated in 65 different languages. I didn't think that a brazilian author could be so well knmow in the internacional community, it kind of got me by surpreise. The novel is about a young man named Santiago and he is a shepherd from Spain. He's dream is to travel the world, visit different places, learn diffent languages and cultures, and meet new people. But he almost gives up in his dreams. 

The whole story is around the fact that he had the same dream twice, and that the dream said that he should go to the pyraminds and find a treasure. So the book is about his journey in finding his treasure and his Personal Legend. He learns about the meaning of life and about the soul and the language of the world. This book is filled with meaningful lesoons, that is easily relatable and can be integrated in our lives. I leanred a lot from the book, that you should never give up on your dreams, and that everyone has a unique path, you just have to be courageous and find it yourself.

You can take in so much wisdom, all the details in this book have a true and powerful meaning. There is a big moral in the end of the story, but I won't tell you because it would be spoiling you about the ending of this magnificent book. If you liked this short review and is debating in reading it or not? Totally do. This book is like a must read for everyone that is searching for their path in life and want to go after their dreams or just want something totaly different from the conventional stories.

So I hope that you enjoyed this really short review and it convinced you in reading this book. Have a great weekend,

Ana