Boho.

I was surfing the web recently for interior design/architecture/decorative things for my room, as any almost-ordinary, college-age girl would do at this hour (it's called Pinterest), and happened upon one quote that I thought defined my "style" well and even myself as a whole (with slight tweaking). So, bam. Here it is.

"Defining 'bohemian' (boho)

as an interior style is really attempting to label something that can’t be labeled, so dependent is it on the individual. It has elements of Shabby Chic and eclecticism, mixed with an artistic and theatrical flamboyance that has nothing to do with trends. Boho is witty, whimsical and highly reflective of the mind and lifestyle of the person who embraces it. In its way it is an antistyle, but at its heart is a love of art, color, contrasts, creativity, travel, adventure, the past and, above all,
freedom from convention."

Also today, the Italy (YAY!) students had a chance to ask the previous study abroad students about their trips and tips for us at the student panel meeting today. It was great to talk to them about some extra things we had yet to think about until today. You could see their eyes light up whenever someone wanted to talk about their trip, and could tell they were always thinking about their previous awesome/hilarious/memorable adventures through the main cities and hill countries of Italy.

Obviously I had to start reading the Italy book my aunt gave me directly after. Now, I'm learning Italian and Italian history. I may or may not be using this as a study-break (aka: procrastinating tool), but at least it's a highly educational study break. ;)

Some quote

I was talking to a friend of mine today, and (whether these are his words or not) I wanted to save it:

          "I hardly see bad architecture.

          All I see is misplaced elements

          of a design that did not come

          together as I personally would

          have preferred them to."