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H&M MOTORCYCLE JACKET, SANDRO SHIRT, PAIGE JEANS, CLUB MONACO BELT, ALEXANDER WANG CLUTCH, MICHAEL KORS WATCH
The title is self-explanatory. Went to see my friend and hairstylist, Calvyn, for a much needed cut last week. I really am growing my hair out.
The best thing to ever come out of starting this blog is all of the wonderful people I've had the privilege of meeting, both online and in real life. I was thrilled to recently have the chance to meet Matina of Angela Matina as she was a tremendous help in getting me prepared for my trip to Nepal. Having lived there for 10 years, Matina kindly offered to answer any questions I had via email. I instantly connected with her in a way I couldn't with anyone else.
In regards to my last few posts, I was asked an interesting question by Santina of Style by Santina, who had also spent time in Nepal: "Is it strange to step right back into a life that is so far from the one you were living in Nepal?" The answer is yes. When traveling abroad, one naturally worries about culture shock, but nobody warns you of reverse culture shock. The moment I stepped off the plane at YVR, the environment was simultaneously so familiar yet so foreign that it threw me completely. Even now, when I wander the downtown sidewalks, I feel both at home and displaced. I want to be somewhere completely new again, where nobody knows me and yesterday and tomorrow doesn't matter.
Maybe it's true what they say about how you can't ever go home again, or maybe you can and that's the problem—nothing ever changes. Everything carried on just the way it did before I left. This all seemed so wildly different and difficult to me because it was I who had transformed. My time in Nepal has definitely given me a new outlook on my life and how I want to live it. I'm still struggling to make sense of it all, but I know that I'm not back in Vancouver permanently. For more highlights of my journey, you can read my interview with United Planet here.
PHOTOS BY MATINA OF ANGELA MATINA
XOXO,
The best thing to ever come out of starting this blog is all of the wonderful people I've had the privilege of meeting, both online and in real life. I was thrilled to recently have the chance to meet Matina of Angela Matina as she was a tremendous help in getting me prepared for my trip to Nepal. Having lived there for 10 years, Matina kindly offered to answer any questions I had via email. I instantly connected with her in a way I couldn't with anyone else.
In regards to my last few posts, I was asked an interesting question by Santina of Style by Santina, who had also spent time in Nepal: "Is it strange to step right back into a life that is so far from the one you were living in Nepal?" The answer is yes. When traveling abroad, one naturally worries about culture shock, but nobody warns you of reverse culture shock. The moment I stepped off the plane at YVR, the environment was simultaneously so familiar yet so foreign that it threw me completely. Even now, when I wander the downtown sidewalks, I feel both at home and displaced. I want to be somewhere completely new again, where nobody knows me and yesterday and tomorrow doesn't matter.
Maybe it's true what they say about how you can't ever go home again, or maybe you can and that's the problem—nothing ever changes. Everything carried on just the way it did before I left. This all seemed so wildly different and difficult to me because it was I who had transformed. My time in Nepal has definitely given me a new outlook on my life and how I want to live it. I'm still struggling to make sense of it all, but I know that I'm not back in Vancouver permanently. For more highlights of my journey, you can read my interview with United Planet here.
PHOTOS BY MATINA OF ANGELA MATINA
XOXO,
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Lil, my darling bestie, I love the new look. It's kind of a new take on your old style, but with a 20s-modern sort of feel. I really do love it.
I mostly love that you have changed so deeply and sensitively, that your environment feels different... I know there's a deep yearning in you to continue learning how to change the world, and thusly, changing yourself. That deep-seated desire will only lead you to amazing, enlightened, and wonderful places.
So proud of you.
xx{ish.},
Mae Lu @ thereafterish.!
j'aime beaucoup ton blouson
gorgeous look, have to find a perfect white blouse as yours too:)
zolicious
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I know I tell you this all the time, but I TOTALLY feel ya honey. OC is this tiny little bubble that I've always been so ready to just burst out of at any given chance...extended trips turn into long time stays, which inadvertently leads me back to the bubble where sometimes I'm suffocated yet have no idea when/how I'll get back out again...*sighs* story of my life boo...
...but recently really been thinking about this quote that somehow resurfaces time and again...
"Bloom where you are planted." -Anon.
Words I seriously need to start adopting.
p.s. LOVE the bangs! Reminds me of the first time I met your bloggie :D
xo-Julie
Peace. Love. LOL!
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I thought I was crazy when I experience that phenomenon of reverse culture shock the first I returned to my hometown after living in the US for a couple of years. But then, the strangest thing happened. It kept happening, this reverse culture shock deal! I seriously thought I was going nuts because it worked both ways, when I arrived to my hometown and when I returned to the US every time I made this trip. It continues to happen even after ten years of the same. You just told me I am not crazy when it comes to that, so thanks for sharing!
You look extraordinary with your new hair. Reverse culture shock is quite something difficult to get over, and yet sometimes we don't want to let it go, as what we experienced was far too precious to forget.
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Lily! Thank you for the kind words in this post. You are truly so inspirational and wonderful and I am SO glad I got to meet you!!
I totally agree that it feels so strange to step back into life here after being in a completely different place... and I know that you will continue to do so many amazing things in life and change the world a little bit at a time. You make me so happy.
X
Matina
SO cute and so nice photos !
xx
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Hey Lily! It seems like I haven't been here in ages but I just read about your Nepal trip. It seems like such an amazing experience and it's awesome that you got to give back.
The bangs look great! Those pants are an awesome colour!
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You look so cute with those bangs and the outfit is bangind (no pun intended ;)
I am going to LA and NYC next month. It's not the same as going to places like Nepal, etc but I also need to shake things up in my life. I love London but sometimes it feels like a fishbowl !!
The bangs are back!
I understand what you mean. Nepal must have been such an experience that home wont ever be the same again.
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I love how casual and smart this outfit looks, it just goes to show you really can pull of a smart/casual look :)
Hayley xx
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Awwww, you look SUPER cute with Bangs!!!! I love the outfit too!!!!
7eventh Letter
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I THINK YOU'RE PERFECT WITH FRINGE !!! I LOVE YOUR NEW HAI-CUTE !!! THE OLD LILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KISS FROM ITALY www.thelastillusion.blogspot.com
you look amazing
could you be any hotter right now? I LOVE the new hair! suits you perfectly!!!
I LOVE this cut! So beautiful, I can't wait to see this in person on Friday! Sent you a little msg, let me know if that's okay :)
Alex xoxo
Hi Lily! Thanks for answering my question. For me, the culture shock upon returning "home" is always harder to deal with, and you're definitely correct that no one ever warns you about that!
Your hair looks amazing by the way, and this boyish little look is totally something I would love to wear!
Santina
You look really happy! I've always loved your clothes and style but I think with this new found happiness, your smile really suits you.
That H&M moto jacket is pretty tight.
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I love the haircut - it's my favourite kind.
But more important than that is the fact that it look extremely cute on you, especially when accompanied by the eyeliner and the smile!
I came here for the first time, but I'll be coming back thanks to that smile - it just radiates positive feelings :) .
(Oh, and I must say I love the logo idea - nifty!)
I look forward to seeing what you do post-Nepal.
You're so adorable! <3 & I love your style!
littleivory.blogspot.com
great hair! Love that motorcycle jacket as well!
Vanessa
http://thepinkmateproject.blogspot.com/
I WOULD SO SWAGGER JACK (but that is not in my nature lol)!!!!!!!!!!! That is how much I am in love with this look. You look amazing!!!!!! Love the red! Thanks for sharing =)
those bangs look soooooo good on you!!!
And I totally feel ya on the reverse culture shock. Well it's not so much reverse culture shock as much as becoming more aware of the things I took for granted (hot water!)
I like this outfit, you look so cute!
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Nice haircut.
The Queen of Hearts
I really like the way your hair looks. This cut really compliments your face. It is making me wonder about taking some scissors to my own hair :)
love your style
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That jacket is very cool.
Sara Ottavia C.
woww it looks like a great collection.. i have my eye on them blue kitten heels..
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Thanks for sharing that perspective! I want to travel at some point, just experience life and living somewhere totally unfamiliar.
I'm loving the hair and outfit. You look great!
-Kris
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You look SO stinkin cute :)
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