The girl from Ipanema

                         

                             

Ahhhh Brazil! The moment I landed, I knew I was going to like it there. 

The streets of Rio De Janiero were buzzing with excitement and you could feel the infectious energy even from the inside of the car--people drinking beer on every street corner, juice stands every few blocks and a very cool beach scene! 

We spent 5 nights in Rio, 2 nights in a small beach side town in Buzios and then one last night in Rio!  Highlights include: sipping on Caipirinha's ( traditional Brazilian cocktails), accidentally booking a hotel in the Favela (but liking it!), hang gliding off a cliff and landing on the beach ( no big deal), meeting up with an old roommate from NYC, trying the best coconut water I have ever tasted, eating "chicken hearts" (actually), learning to say cheers in Portuguese (chi chi!), spending a night with some locals (in their favela home- sorry mom), and taking in as much as the culture as I could.

I can't wait to go back when I have more time to see other parts of the country....perhaps during Carnival ;)!

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Just a picture perfect day that lasts a whole lifetime

Dress: Walmart, Shoes: Forever 21, Hat: Zara, Sunglasses: Venice Beach

You know one of those days that you will always remember? Yup...this was one of them.

My LA roomie gifted herself with a polaroid camera a few weeks before I was set to leave town and decided that the best way to de-virgin it was to have a little photo shoot on the beach. Not only was this day dedicated to that but it was also dedicated to us spending one of our last weekends together in LA.

We rode out to Malibu and rolled around in the sand listening to some favourite tunes, had a beach side lunch with another friend and finished off our day at a BBQ with an infinity pool looking out onto the ocean. Not real life in the real world but definitely real life in California.

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