A lady in her pyjamas

A bit of Cody

After hours of travelling, I finally arrived at Cody !!!! Hurray~~~
It was a pure relief after what I have done in SF (previous story : when I arrived San Francisco)

The weather was so comfy, unlike the moist the hotness you get in Taiwan, the first thing I have noticed was the aqua blue sky, it just feels amazing.

My employers went to the airport and picked me up and told me everyone is there except me. I was half nervous, half excited on my way to the place I was gonna stay for more than 3 months.

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在無數個小時的飛行之後，我終於抵達柯迪了~~~ 歐耶~
心中大大的嘆了一口氣，覺得過去發生的那些都不重要了啊~~ ( 上一篇: 抵達舊金山 )

天氣真的超級的好，不向台灣那麼的濕熱，第一件發現的事情就是美國的藍天，簡直藍得不像話，真爽快~

我的雇主來機場接我回去的時候跟我說其他的人都到了，一路上我都是有點半緊張，半興奮，一邊看著風景，一邊想著接下來我就要在這裡待上三個多月。

The room I stayed with other 3 girls.

20/06/2012

This was actually just bits of things I put on my Facebook at the time, so I am just gonna do it as something like a collection of my old diary.~

didn't know how long had it been since last time I woke up at 6 am, tired but feels good. The view was amazing, I could probably see 500 meters or something. The living pace is really slow and relaxing, and you can see a lot of animals. 

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這些是我當時放在臉書上面的狀態，所以我會把他們集中在這裡。

已經有不知道多久沒有早上六點起床了，雖然早但是心情很好
我愛這裡 好悠閑
能見度五千公尺 一山還有一山高 一馬還有一馬多哈哈
嘻嘻嘻

Gordi and Barkley, cutest pair ever

21/06/2012

In our employer's house, which was 2 minutes walk from where we stayed, there were 4 dogs and 1 cat, therefore, when ever we were having food, they were always staring at you, targeting you, humming around and see if you would spare any food. 

At this moment, I was still in the fresh experiment of all the new food in the US, not missing food in Taiwan just yet. 
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我們雇主的家，就在宿舍隔壁路程兩分鐘的地方，他們有四隻狗(黑色辣不拉多，兩隻臘腸，一隻混血的鬆獅)，一隻貓咪，超可愛，無時無刻追逐著你，尤其是吃飯的時候，他們會不停的擠來擠去，求你給他們一些食物，真可愛~~~


我這個時候才剛開始享受美國的食物，沒有很思念台灣美食，還沒有。



So this is the first week of my life in Yellowstone, the work wasn't very tiring, it was a bit bleak, but it was fine. I love my roommates, they are all lovely and we got alone really well. We are still very nice friends even now. Now I kinda miss my time with them.

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這就是我在黃石的第一週，工作其實沒有到很辛苦，但是比較平淡就是了，我覺得平淡比較好，下班後也可以有很多自己的時間。跟室友也相處得很好，很長一起發瘋，而且我們都現在都還是朋友，只是我們都在不同的地方~ 好想他們啊~~~


Thanks for your reading xx
下集待續~~

This year is the busiest year ever, I have got so many unexpected things happening. I will make up all the old stories I want to keep recorded. I am using both Chinese and English in my blog, but please don't be too judgmental on my English. xxx

It's been a year since last time I wrote anything, luckily I am more available recently so I plan to write down more things~

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今年是個很充實的一年，大學的最後一年有很多計畫都不在預期中，之後慢慢地補上，當初開部落格的時候是想要一邊分享時尚的資訊一邊分享生活，同時也一直猶豫要用中文還是英文好，畢竟我也不會很高深的英文阿，請大家多擔待了。


趁最近比較有空，來記錄一下三年前的故事，記憶力太差，只好記錄下來。

18/06/2012

A picture I took when I decided to spend my night in the airport

The first summer vacation in my uni, I decided to go to the US doing a programme called Work and Travel. It's a temporary job that gives students in the uni  a 4-month Visa(J1)  staying in the US and work for 3 months, the extra month is my free time to travel around.

The place I was gonna work is in Yellowstone national park, my flight from Taiwan was pretty tiring. First from Taipei - Tokyo - San Francisco - Denver - Cody.

19 year old feels sooooooo far away, and I was pretty fearless, it was my first time going to the US and first time going abroad on my own self. Now I actually think I was quite brave x.

I was a bit excited/nervous on the day I left, because I had 4 boarding passes in my hand, worrying if I can make the timing work. and no luck, my flight was delayed for hours, it was 6 hours late when I arrived San Francisco, Plus somehow my US mobile phone number can't be used yet :(. I was unable to contact my employer in Yellowstone at the moment so I had to borrow a phone from a stranger next to me.

They gave me the voucher thing you can stay in a hotel nearby the airport for free and the vouchers for breakfast. The time I arrived at the hotel was roughly 5 pm. I laid on the bed and fell asleep accidentally and woke up at 8 am the next day.

I was like 'oh flip, gonna miss the flight!!' and jumped of the bed, rushed out, off to the airport. However, they told me there was no flight to Denver today , I was really shocked, and then I looked back, starred at the windows, and realised something I don't want to admit, and asked : Excuse me, what time is it ?

'It's 11 pm' she said.

what! what! what!!!!!! so I actually only slept for 2 hours, it was only 8 pm, not 8 am. How would I not know it was 8 pm?! The truth is, in Taiwan, our day time and night time are pretty much equally long, 12 hours day time, 12 hours night time. The sunset in Taiwan is always around 6 pm, not like the US, when I woke up at 8 pm and open the door, it was still sunny and quite chilled, that's why I thought it's 8 am in the morning.

 Therefore, I had to spend my night in the airport and wait for the morning to carry on my journey to Yellowstone.



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大一的暑假我決定要去美國打工度過我的暑假，當時拿的是J1簽證，J1簽證是個短期的簽證，是給正在就讀大學的學生暑假前往美國幫助美國的旅遊旺季提供相當的勞力，但是去年開始大一的學生不能去，要大二才可以，想去的人可能要注意一下，規定常常改變。這張簽證基本是三個月，但是簽證到期後可以多待一個月旅遊，台灣大部分的學生是六月底左右前往，九月會結束，有些學生因為不想跟開學時間衝到，會大四在去，因為到時候已經畢業了。

我那個時候工作的地點在黃石國家公園，聽起來雖然是個大地方但是飛機真的超難搭，從台北出發，到東京，再到舊金山，再到丹佛，再到柯迪，還沒去就覺得疲勞哈哈哈。

19歲的當年(好遙遠阿)什麼都不怕(現在也沒在怕哈哈)，是第一次自己出國也是第一次去美國，其實現在想想都覺得自己很勇猛阿。

其實我的行李滿多的，記得打包前一天來回秤重了很多次才抓到剛好的23公斤，後來去紐約跟洛杉磯沒有體重機，所以用手提提看，半猜測的在機場擔心很久，沒想到剛好22.5公斤，哈哈哈。

回到主題上(咳)

出發的當天有點緊張，但是參雜興奮的感覺，每一個動作都小心翼翼的，很怕自己轉機出現什麼差錯，我的飛機位置是在走道，內側做了一個台灣女生，拿著iPad在看日文的資料，飛到一半的時候，她突然想到自己該吃中藥還是什麼的，就把中藥倒到嘴裡，舉起手來跟空姐示意說要一杯水，但是突然在拿水的時候嗆到大咳嗽一番，全部的粉末就咳到我臉上，媽~~~~的~~~~~，而且她還沒道歉，想到就覺得真是缺德阿~~不可取不可取~

(突然想到，歐先生人生最慘的飛行經驗是他隔壁坐了一個腸胃不舒服的男子，每隔五分鐘就放一個世紀大臭屁，然後不停地跑廁所，回來又不小心放了數個世紀大臭屁，因為人家也不是故意的，所以歐先生就故作鎮定，在聞了臭屁跟起身讓對方去上廁所兩個小時之後，那位男子因為太尷尬了，就把自己藏在廁所裡面直到飛機抵達目的地。 實在是個無奈又痛苦的飛行啊~~~)


回到我在飛機上的那個時刻，大概在抵達的半小時，機場就很含糊的廣播說我們會delay40分鐘，一邊看我在機場拿到的登機證，手上四張登機證其實非常緊湊，這個40分鐘就會讓我趕不上下一班飛機，而我當時的工作合約是有日期規定的，加上我在台灣辦的美國電話號碼不知道為什麼沒有被開通成功，所以我當時很緊張。

好不容易到了舊金山，我已經比我本來預定到達的時間晚了6個小時，當天已經沒有其他飛機了，我一邊緊張的擔心沒有辦法跟雇主聯絡，一邊跟路人借電話打回台灣跟媽媽說我要在舊金山過夜，要記得幫我詢問我的電話號碼等等的。

在機場領托運行李(當時行李沒有直接拉到黃石公園)，機場人員給我一些住宿券，我搭乘免費的接駁巴士前往住宿的旅館。抵達旅館的時候大概是下午五點，經過十幾個小時的飛行既累又想睡，把盥洗用具拿出來之後就躺在床上休息一下，一休息就不小心睡著了。

睡得迷迷糊糊的時候突然驚醒，但了一下手錶，媽的~ 什麼我竟然從下午五點睡到德天早上八點!?!?!?! 我的飛機是早上11點的，一下嚇死彈起來，也沒刷牙直接拉了行李就衝去機場，在機場經過長時間的排隊等待之後，機場人員跟我說: 現在沒有前往丹佛的飛機喔~

什麼! 什麼!!! 你說蝦米~ 那你昨天給我的那些機票是什麼意思?!

我一邊試圖解釋我手上有機票而且不能再錯過第二班飛機，講得口沫橫飛的時候，餘光看到旁邊的窗戶，我愣了一下，盯著窗戶三秒之後，問機場人員: 不好意思，請問現在幾點?

'現在是晚上11點'

蝦米蝦米又花生什麼事~~~

所以我在旅館是不小心睡著兩個多小時而已嗎? 我怎麼會分不清白天跟黑夜?!

其實是因為我在驚醒的時候打開門一看，外面是有太陽，而且風有點冷的感覺，我覺得完全就是白天啊，在美國這種緯度偏高的國家，夏天的日落時間都是八九點，而且是九點就莫名瞬間全黑。

發現自己搞錯時間的時候覺得很傻眼，加上我衝出旅館的時候已經退房了，如果我現在要去找旅館的話，就要自己出錢，當下不知道哪根筋不對勁，想說那麼我就在機場過夜吧!

一邊上網查'舊金山機場過夜' 之類的，看起來沒有什麼大問題，我就找了一個角落，坐著，趴在行李箱上面睡覺，其實根本睡不著，很怕東西被偷，連去上廁所都要把全部的行李塞進廁所裡面，後來跑到樓上的美食街，發現其實滿多人都在機場過夜的，一邊沖手機的電，一邊畫畫，一邊等待早上搭飛機到丹佛，在到柯迪。


P.S

So this is my first story when I arrived in the US, thanks for reading xx

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這就是我青春的19歲，到美國的第一天的故事~感謝你們的閱讀  x

Everyone knows trench coats. At the very first second of hearing trench coat, we think of Burberry. However, there are some more approachable brands such as ZARA, H&M and Esprit etc.
Trench coat also has couple different patterns, which is mostly different length.

Next, I am showing some various ones and give some tips of how to choose a proper trench for you.

Knee Length Trench Coats.

#kneelength #burberry

A classic double-breasted design with a center belt, the standard length of trench coat is 2 inches above knees   The advantage is that you can wear it as a dress (or do some surprise for your boyfriend). When it's knee length, the style and the cutting makes you elegant and mysterious. Also create a sense of maturity as well.

Street looks
Warm light tan colour and mustard yellow scarf on top with a short skirt inside.
Be aware that don't let your inside apparel be longer than your trench coat.





Mid-length Trench coat

#midlength

A mid-length trench coat brings up a spring whiff and a leisure feeling as well.


If you want  to try something fierce? This is definitely one of your top options.




I would say that trench coat is the modern the little black dress. there are also maxi-length coats or short ones, depending on the impression you want to create. What is your favourite trench coat?

Trench : Suggest to EVERY woman in the universe.

photos by Burberry and google.com 

Giselle x

I like that they kinda made the high fashion jumped out into a ordinary civil life. Also, they brought the sport wear in as well. (Thank god these models finally can rest a bit) But in general, I like that they used some colours which were not that winter, but I really don't like that kind of pink. :(



The idea of making there bag as a food is very impressive.

If you look closer you can find the special colours and texture of this shoes. I would say it  is not for a daily outfit because it's too vivid, but this is very good for just jogging. (Though I can't find the reason of grabbing a chanel sneakers rather than just go for nike.)


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Giselle