Wake Up Call

These past couple of days I’ve been trying a lot of new and different things. Meeting new people, studying in new, innovative ways, heck, even looking at life a little differently than before. Perhaps this new outlook has been brought upon me by my excessive desires to do anything but think about my final exams coming up soon. Or maybe, it’s a way the vibes of the universe are preparing me for summer and the new experiences to come. Either or, it’s exciting. Today, I did something I hardly ever do. Never in a million billion years do I do this…at least not happily. Never.

That, my friends, is waking up early.

Don’t laugh. It’s true.

Today I decided to seize the morning, get to the coffee shop before they stopped selling breakfast, and made my way to the common area at my school to get down to business. It is from here that I write this and reflect.

Just on my early-morning walk over here (and yes, I am going to milk that phrase—its new and different for me), I relished in the beauty that is a quiet campus, ran into 3 friends of mine, indulged in a delicious freshly brewed cup of coffee, saw someone design a tattoo for someone else, and get to my favorite spot for le studies. It’s been an hour and it’s been absolutely glorious. Perhaps I should do this more often? My roommate would certainly agree. The poor soul wakes up at 6 am for practice but claims there’s nothing more rewarding than accomplishing everything on her to-do list before 10 am. Such a foreign idea to me. But now, after the morning I’ve had, I deem it rather intriguing. Inviting, maybe.

So, as the party-planner I love to be, I invite you all (if there’s anyone out there this early) to try it with me. Try something new, first of all. But also, try getting to bed before you get completely wasted. Try waking up at the time the baristas are opening their doors and setting up the croissant display. Try getting dressed, walking outside, and experiencing the other parts of the day the world has to offer. You might be just as surprised as I am.

Wishing you the pleasantest of mornings,

Ale

So I Gave My Blog a Facial...

Happy Saturday my lovelies! Hope you're enjoying the weather as much as I am! I admit, I have never been much of an outdoor person, which is why I'm celebrating this wonderful spring weather by admiring it from the inside of my favorite coffee shop. The sun is a truly beautiful thing, but I think I can admire it much more from the comfort of an old wooden chair in an air-conditioned space. I'm just saying.

ANY WAY, I have gathered you all here today to introduce a few additions I have made to my blog. If you're half asleep and haven't really noticed the new tabs located at the top of the page, I would encourage you to do so now. 

See them? 

Great. 

Here's a quick run down of these new "avenues of creativity!"

Photos: So you think journalists deal primarily with words, do you? HA! I am here my friends to prove you wrong! Turns out true journalists (pft, like I really know, but let's just go with it for now) look for a story in the every day. They look to capture the truth, whether that be through words, photos, videos, or whatever other medium they choose. Considering the complete STRUGGLE that was my video journalism project the other day (more complaints on that later, I promise), I have decided to gear my creative juices more towards photography. As historian at my high school, the camera has always been a dear friend of mine. That being said, I would like to share with all of you (if there are in fact people out there reading this) a few photos I am particularly proud of. A few disclaimers before I begin:

1) I have rather ratchet skills when it comes to photoshop so rarely do I use this tool to edit my photos. 

2) Many of these photos are not related to each other. The only trait they share is that I believe them to be pleasing to the eye. Or my eye. But this is my blog, so...

3) Things you'll see in my photos: People, nature, fashion, random things I find worthy of the snap of my camera. 

4) I technically have very little experience when it comes to photography. And yes, I am studying to be a print journalist. So all of you enviable photography/art majors out there, give a girl a break. 

Woah there. That was long. Let's try and emphasize the quick in quick-run down. Gosh, Ale.

College 101: It is in this tab that I would like to share with you all the highs and lows of being a typical (but maybe not so typical) college student. I plan to keep these posts short and sweet and brutally honest. So brace yourself, young high school folk. This is the real deal.

Be Inspired!: If there's something you should know about me, it's that my favorite thing in the world is to be inspired. I am inspired by anything and everything that may cross my path. Odd-looking objects, talkative people, awkward situations, delicious looking foods... the list goes on and on! In this tab I hope to share with you what video, photo, person, book, etc I find to be most inspiring. Maybe it'll have a domino effect or something and we can all fall in mutual weirdness and inspiration.
But that could just be my little fantasy world. Who knows?

PHEW! My fingers hurt. But my heart is happy and my mind is inspired. I hope you all enjoy!
Now go outside and enjoy this beautiful weather for real...in my name. ;)

Xoxo
Ale