Harvard, iExperia Boston, and Newport Polo

Still exhausted from the weekend...

I left for Boston early Friday morning to catch up with a friend over lunch. Ricky was visiting Cambridge for the week after coming back from a two-year stay in Brazil. After lunch, we went to Urban Outfitters, walked around Harvard's quad, and checked out an all-natural market on campus.

Life-size game of chess at a market on Harvard's campus

First time at Harvard: would not have guessed the quad would be this colorful

Friday's Outfit: Faux Leather Jacket, New York & Co.; Vest, Nally and Millie; Jeans, Express; Bag, Steve Madden; Shoes, H&M

From Cambridge, I took the T to Downtown Crossing to meet Ryan. We shopped around for a bit--he got dress pants at Macy's, I got a few things at H&M--before heading back to the apartment. The reason why I visited Boston in the first place was to go to iExperia at the House of Blues, so we went to that later in the evening...

Yes, that's a giant robot walking around the House of Blues

Friday Night's Outfit: BOYS graphic high-low mini-dress in white, $10.00, H&M
The go-to dress for the rest of the semester

I went back to Newport early on Saturday to get back for the Newport Polo finals match in the afternoon. Needless to say, it was an awesome experience seeing a polo match for the first time.

Best seat on the field

Polo with the roomie!
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Filling in the divots

The typical college student spends Sundays going to the gym, doing homework, or (gasp) sleeping in. Instead, I spent my Sunday promoting the honors program, speaking with prospective students and their parents. Now about that homework...

Nearly a semi-pro at honors admissions

Newport/Narragansett: Dreaming of a Paris Summer

For the past few days, I have been so preoccupied trying to figure out what I am doing this coming summer.

Am I living and working at university? Or am I working and/or interning  in Newport then commuting from home?

Or, should I find an internship in Boston and commute from home?

Or maybe I should take courses at RISD or FIT for fashion and ditch interning for the summer, wait to do so in the fall?

Can my ultimate dream be realized--is it possible for me to study or intern abroad at La Sorbonne in Paris?

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There is an all-inclusive program with AIFS Abroad that has courses in French language and a course on French Fashion held at Institut de Langue et de la Culture Francaises (ILCF). It includes excursions, board, and has the option to include airfare with a three-day orientation in London before classes start. 

Not going to lie, this winter break has been more agonizing than restful, but I am happy to start planning now.  I have also started scholarship hunting like crazy...

Besides work and repose and daydreams, I plan on trying to catch up on some beauty sleep. 

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I spent most of Friday updating Facebook and Twitter for work. I used Instagram to make nice profile pictures.

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Window-shopping at Pleasant Surprise in the Brick Market Place on break

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Friday's Outfit: Sweater, vintage; Scarf, (handmade); Jeans, American Eagle; Boots, (from Tropical Gangsters)

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Today's Outfit: Sweater, H&M; Scarf, H&M; Jeans, American Eagle; Boots, Dolce Vita

New York: Macaron Cafe and Shopping in SoHo

Every time I go to the city, I go with my dad. While he's in meetings, I hang out with my friend Julia and we go around town shopping. My dad and I come in early in the morning, which is a struggle for Julia because she likes sleeping in late in the afternoon...

We met up at 8:30 this morning.

Since it was so early, I looked up nice places to have breakfast in the area and came across Macaron Cafe on Third Avenue--we absolutely fell in love once we found it. I ordered a pain au chocolat and Provence green tea and Julia ordered a crepe. After a few hours of catching up, we decided to split an order of six macarons for $14, $7 for each of us.

We ordered and Nutella, Lychee Rose, Matcha Green Tea, Passion Fruit, two Honey Lavender. I would have to say Honey Lavender and Lychee Rose were my favorites, but there are so many other macaron flavors to try in the future.

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Macaron Cafe at 750 Third Avenue

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After leaving Macaron Cafe, we headed down to SoHo for some shopping. We went to the MoMa gift shop, C. Wonder, Madewell, Scoop NYC, H&M and TopShop. Julia found a cute cobalt dress at TopShop and I scoured the sales rack at H&M for a great bargain: a moto-style sweater jacket for $20 and a large grey flounce scarf for $7. 

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The beautiful fashion books at the MoMa gift shop

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To learn about the controversy of C. Wonder vs. Tory Burch, please click here.

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Julia's Dress--Cap Sleeve Flippy Tunic, Topshop: $40

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I'll be back, SoHo!

Naturally, a visit to the city is never complete without a wrap-up of the day over a short White Mocha at Starbucks. A perfect end to a perfect day with a friend.

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Today's Outfit: Sweater, Jack Wills; Scarf, Gap; Jeans, Gap; Boots, Forever 21; Tote, (from Wish Newport)