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I get to my shoot in Lancaster and find that I will be modeling a seweed nude swimsuit in a giant human size fish tank, which was definetely not something I do not get to do every day. The shoot was with the renowned Guess by Marciano photographer, Delaney Bishop. Although the water was super cold, the shoot was definetely worth it!

1. Setting up the lighting and the tank.

Step 2: Takin’ the plunge! About to climb the latter into the tank!

Step 3: Goin’ underwater and turning into an ursula-type being

These are just snapshots that the make-up artist took, but once I get the full shots, I will be sure to post them! This is definetely one of my most interesting photoshoots yet!

There is now a new necklace in the shop, showing a preview of the upcoming fall collection! This necklace features charms of both Mother Mary and Saint Madeleine. To find out more about this necklace go here!

Check out Shopflick’s launch this Wednesday May 14th! Here is a lovely video featuring the Pink Pansy necklace:

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I came back from Costa Rica a month ago, so there is just sooo much to tell! Where to start? Well I went there as a graduation trip with me and my 4 best girlfriends. We’re all moving to different parts of the country after graduation, so this was our last trip together *tear* We had such an AMAZING time, it was a really great place to go to take an action adventure vacation!!

First stop, La Fortuna, known for its volcano, The Arenal Volcano. Although that was my least favorite region on the trip (too touristy!) the hotspring were amaaaazing. We also went horseback riding to the waterfall, which was supa fun.

Hiking to the waterfall

From La Fortuna, we took a jeep, then a boat, then anoooother jeep to Monteverde.

PARTY BOAT!

In Monteverde we went to a coffee plantation. I had NO idea that one coffee bean off of the plant was equal to SIX cups of coffee!

AHHHH turanchula!!

Next day we went to Selvatura for canopying!! That was one of the main highlights of our trip. You basically are harnessed to a cable and zoom 80 ft over the rainforest!

Ahaha Fong’s face in this photo is priceless:

Next stop was Manuel Antonio! This was such a beautiful place, I really want to come back here. There were sloths and monkeys everywhere!

Before we left we also went canyoning, where you climb up and rappel down a 90 ft waterfall

After everything, it was super nice to just relax on the beach!!

This last Spring break was craaaazaaay. First I visited my little sista Yena in Paris for 5 days, then Costa Rica with my gf’s for 8 days, and now I’m in Breckinridge Colorado with Moosejaw shooting for their winter catalog! Fun times! I stayed in the most adorable little appartment in the Marais:

If you’re ever going to Paris, come stay here! Here’s more info if you are interested: click here

Yena in the famous Shakespeare bookstore. I can’t believe I never went here when studying abroad!

I love the way that the Eiffel Tower looks at night:

I heart Paris!

Installation in Palais Tokyo

Beautiful.

Can’t be in Paris without wine!

I luv Yena!

While we were in Paris, Easter was quickly approaching, and you know what that means: CHOCOLATE!! Mmmm Chocolate Lava fountain:

Towards the end of my visit my mom also came to visit Yena. Here were are at an adorable French bistro:

More photos from Costa Rica and Breckinridge comin’ soon!

Oh how I miss Japan, but I def don’t miss the prices!! Here at Kyoto open air market, strawberries were 120 dollaaas!!

Lanterns are beautiful

This tangerine decor represents the new year and brings good luck and prosperity

foolin’ around in front of the pagoda

For new years eve, we had a geisha (no not an actual geisha as portrayed in hollywood) serve us a traditional new year’s meal

In the evening on new years eve, the Japanese go to Temples to catch a rope on the bonfire, and bring that fire on the rope back to their homes to start their own fire.

temple at night

Arrows prevent calamity in the new year

Everything is so perfect and precise in Japan. Even the berries in the Gold Pavilion Garden were perfectly ripe!

Teddy Bears waitin’ at the bus stop

biggest teddy bear of MA life

beautiful and peaceful shop in kyoto

Shrines dedicated to shintoism

so many cute thingies in Japan!

Tanuki: half raccoon half bear that brings good luck for the new year. Yep, it took me foreevvvaaa to figure that one out!

praying

so cute!

More Tanuki’s!

Beautiful hidden shrine in the hills, one of the highlights of the trip

Shrine next to waterfall

little cookie offered to the Japanese gods/ancestors!

Geisha district of Kyoto

Staying at the Ryoko Inn, Shiho was our geisha/attendant, she was so sweet!

in full attire

mmm dinna.

daddy passed out at tha dinna table, hmm a lil’ too much sake . . .

Exactly where the atomic bomb hit Nagasaki

Peace Cranes

Goodbye beautiful Japan.

Okay, I will blog about ma ENTIRE Japan trip over break soon, but I just wanted to share my AMAZING experience with the Japanese Snow Monkeys in Japan first. It was one of the best days of MA life. A family of more than 200 Japanese Snow Monkeys inhabit the Mountain/Plateau of Monkey Forest, and you hike to the top to see them and feed them. Here were some hilarious signs along the way, warning of their whereabouts:

Uh oh warning!

Sketchness

When we arrived at the top, we see that there’s a house, almost like a cage, that humans go in to feed the monkeys. The Monkeys hang to the outside of the house, waiting for food

Baby monkey! I tried to feed the baby ones as much as possible, since the older ones usually scared them away from the food

best job eva!

Feeding from ma cage

little monkey on the telescope!!

mating+rainbow+ma dad

Yep that’s right peeps, this necklace now comes in gold in addition to silver! Perfect for the lovely Valentine’s day coming up!

For me and tony’s anniversary we took a trip through napa! yeeeehaaaaaaw! It was amazing. It was super nice to be out of LA and in the countryside. I luuuuuv wine so much too! Unfortunately I can’t drink much, and I actually got drunk by mistake on our second stop for wine tasting

I found our wine tasting amaaazing deal through Travelzoo.com: for $139 you get to stay in a resort suite at Silverado resort, get 5 free wine tastings AND a free wine picnic!!! The wine picnic was ma fav. You can find the deal here do it!!

Lovely Scenic view:

Fun lil’ road trip

This is where we had our picnic mmmmm so good! We bascially just got to pick $20 worth of food for lunch from their gourmet deli!

Wow I had no idea Napa Valley wineries were this old!

Lovely picnic area at Sattui

There was a little adorabl black kitty who sat with us that always had his tongue out. hmm I don’t think he liked me too much haha

This is such a funny picture, I don’t even know what to caption it!

After that we had to say goodbye, and go back to real life and civilization. Goodbye Napa!
So beautiful.

Yeeeeeah I really haven’t listened to them since I was in 6th grade, but they are still AMAZING in concert, just as great as I remembered them 10 years ago. Ma fav is baby spice, although I think I have a little posh and scarey spice in moi . . . The entire show was amazin’ and fab, best concert I must say I’ve ever been to! If they come to your town, def not a show to be missed!

I was the only of of ma friends who didn’t dress up, ya I know I’m dumb

For some reason we got upgrading from the 3rd tier to aaaaamaaazinnn seats RIGHT next to the stage! In our section was Perez Hilton, Lauren from the HILLS and Paula Abdul!

Ya these pics really do not do the concert justice. Spice up your life people!!

Last song was wanabe, and confetti exploded everywhere!!! I was so sad it was ova. :’-( boooo