My room in pictures

Hey guys! So, as you probably all know, my life isn't the most eventful right now. I pretty much spend my time at the gym, studying Japanese, watching movies, etc... One of the things that I've started doing to pass the time is watching a lot of vlogs on YouTube and one of my favorite vloggers just did a "room tour" video. So, I decided to kind of copy her idea and do a room tour of my own, only that instead of a video, I took a bunch of pictures in my room and will explain what's featured in each of them. Most of my readers are friends that I've left behind in Miami (and who have not come to visit me in Honduras, BY THE WAY!!!) so, I figured that you'd enjoy seeing my natural habitat. Some of you did get a chance to see my room in Miami, but you'll quickly see that my room in Honduras is VERY different. While my room in Miami was Japanese/Asian themed; the one in Honduras doesn't necessarily have a theme, but it's much more girly, and I'd say sophisticated, too. Anyways, let me know what you think! Love and miss you all!


This is the entrance to my room. I like to call it my "Hall of Fame," for it's got most of the awards I received for excellent academic achievement during high school. Out of all of them, this is my pride and enjoy, my Valedictorian one:


Now, this is the view of my room as soon as you step through the door:

For those of you who don't know, that white thing in the top right corner is my air conditioner. We don't have central airconditioning in the house, so all of the rooms have one of those babies! You've probably also noticed the dark paint on the walls. From the ages of 12 to 21 my room was actually teal (you're not the only teal lover, Jenny! hehe), but then I decided that I wanted a change and went for a purple! :) Also, the furniture I have has been with me since I was 3 years old. The only thing that changed was the bed. I used to have a beautiful canopy bed, but I outgrew it. Well, I didn't really outgrow it, it's just that it was a personal bed, and I wanted at least a full or queen bed (which is what I believe I have now.)


This is my bedside table. I have an iHome, of course - that's where my iPhone spends most of its time, actually. (While I was taking the pictures, however, it was doubling as my camera.) I also have a lamp with a customized shade. The lamp shade was actually made for me by my mom, and I really love it! You can also see that I've got 2 teddy bears: one I got from Victoria Secret's Pink, when I spent like $50; the other was a parting present from one of my dearest friends, Paolita - she just loves giraffes and gave me a mini giraffe when I was leaving Miami to always remember her by. (Love you Paolita!)

This is just a front view of my bed. I got the covers at Bed, Bath, and Beyond about 5 years ago, and I still really like them!


This is a Paris-themed storage box I got at Burlington Coat Factory about a year ago. Before I became obsessed with Japan, I actually used to love everything about France (I even took a French course at Tulane University.) So, I guess that when I bought this, my love for all things French was starting to make a comeback.

However, if you open it up, you see:

Hehe. I'm using it to store the Japanese study materials that I use everyday. I actually study sprawled out on the floor because I find it to be more comfortable (don't ask.) So, when I'm done studying, I just throw everything in there and I'm done with the cleanup.

This is my yoga mat and some dumbbell sets. This is pretty obvious from the picture, so I don't know why I felt compelled to explain what they were. LOL. For the record, I use these things about 4 times a week. :)


These are my new Nike Free 2.0+ (Livestrong edition) running shoes. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm trying to become a runner, and so I bought these shoes because I've read fabulous reviews for them everywhere. I must say that they were one of the best $100 I've spent in my entire life. They're so comfortable that you don't really feel like you're wearing shoes and they're very shock-absorbant. If you're a runner and don't have them yet, trust me: GET THEM!


Now, on to my TV table. I actually got the TV as a Christmas present from my family this year, so it's relatively new. I don't have cable in my room, but that's ok because I don't watch that much TV. I do, however, love the fact that I can just hook up my external hard drive to the TV (by means of a USB port) and watch any downloaded movies I might have on there. This is something that I make us of almost every night! Just last night, I watched "From Prada to Nada," which I'd downloaded a few days ago. The movie was okay, but then again, I hardly ever HATE any movie. As you can see, my TV table also doubles as a bookshelf - I ran out of space on the bookshelves on my desk, so I had to improvise. :)


Tada. On to my desk.


This is a closeup of my bookshelves:


I like to call this area the corner of goodness. Why? Because it's where most of my jewelry and watches are.


I'm a huge watch person and these are just some of the ones I've got in my collection. However, I don't keep them all here (because they don't fit.)


This is some sweet matcha powder that my brother got me from Whole Foods when he went to Miami (he just returned a week ago.) My friend Paolita gave me some green tea latte powder back in January and I fell in love with it, so I asked my brother to look for something similar. If you haven't tried green tea lattes yet, you absolutely must! They are divine. A cup of milk plus a spoonful of this sweet matcha powder and you're good to go! Simply delicious.


Also in the corner of goodness you can find my HUGE Hello Kitty. I got her as as birthday present when I turned 16. I absolutely love Hello Kitty, always have and probably always will. In fact, and this is a little known fact about me: my family calls me "Kitty" because of my childhood obsession with the cute feline. It's actually interesting, because as much as I adore HK, I just can't stand cats. (Sorry to all cat lovers out there, they're just not for me.)


This is the last piece of furniture I've got in my room, and it's also my least favorite. It's just bulky and takes up too much space. But again, I've had most of this furniture since a young age, so I find it hard to part with it. Although it's meant to serve as wardrobe, right now it's just storing things I no longer use or can't find where to put.


I do really like the lamp that sits atop it, though. It's a dolphin lamp (my favorite animals) and I got it at Dolphin Mall in Miami about 10 years ago. I don't remember the name of the store where I bought it, but it was really trippy. LOL


That's pretty much it for the room itself, so I'll just go ahead and show you some of my favorite things: perfumes, shoes, etc.

I absolutely adore these shoes. I got them at Nine West about a year ago and they're very me. They're black (duh!), but they've got lace (which I find to be very sexy.) I also love how tall I look when I'm wearing them. They're about 4 inches tall, and for my 5'3 height, 4 extra inches is just fantastic! Hehe.


Hanae Mori is one of my favorite perfumes in the whole wide world. I discovered it during the holidays in 2004. My brother, grandma, and I were doing some shopping in Miami (at Dolphin mall, actually) and my brother asked for Hanae Mori. As soon as I smelled the male version, I knew I had to try the female one, and it was love at first smell. It's not very popular, which I'm surprised for it's an exquisite fragrance.

Dolce & Gabbana: The One is my newest signature scent. I first got it last summer, as a birthday present. This is actually my second bottle, which I got for Christmas.


So, yea, that was my room tour. I probably showed you all too much, but since I figured not many of you will actually come to Honduras to visit me (I can't really blame you, hehe), this was the next best thing to give you a glimpse of my post-Miami life. Now, get out of my room! The princess is in.