Three Languages?

 As I mentioned in one of my previous blogs, I was born in Iran. Where I was born, there were quite a lot of Arabs that lived there. My entire family was raised and grew up with that language, which is the reason they all know how to speak Arabic. I still know quite a bit of Arabic, but I speak very little since I started going to Persian and American schools. My older family members know the traditional Arabic and how to read and write in that language. I still think that I should try to prefect my Arabic, but every time I try to speak I sound like I'm trying to speak Chinese and my cousins make fun of me. Overall, I'm very thankful that I am able to have the ability to speak a few languages and have the influence of all three cultures in my life. 

DIY Rhinestone Cord Bracelet

 So for today's blog post, I'm going to be showing you  how to make a DIY rhinestone cord bracelet. This is my first time doing a DIY on this blog so bare with me. I honestly think this is a really cute and subtle accessory for any outfit, so if you want to learn how to make it, read along..

• Materials:

1. Sew-On rhinestones, amount depends on how many you want on the bracelet
2. Stretchy cord, with the color of your choice
3. 2 clamp ribbon ends
4. 2 jump rings
5. pliers
6. scissors
7. 2 crimps
8. a lobster claw

• Steps:

1. Cut two strands of the cord, each should be about 8 inches. String the cords through the holes of the rhinestones.
2.  Then, loop the crimp through both cords and do this for both sides of the rhinestone. Take some pliers and flatten the crimps, make sure to leave a bit of space from the rhinestone.
3. Adjust the cords to fit your wrist size.
4. Add a clam ribbon end to each side of the cord using pliers.
5. Add a jump ring to one clam ribbon, then go to the other side of the cord and add a jump ring and a lobster claw

Hope you guys enjoyed this blog post, all pictures and information is from http://www.swellmayde.com/2013/07/diy-rhinestone-cord-bracelet.html .

Coachella

Many of you have probably heard of Coachella and it's currently happening right now. For those of  you that don't know what it is, it's this really popular music festival that happens once a year. It's in the  Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Since it's located in a desert, everyone dresses in a bohemian and very vintage type of way. The music played there ranges from  Rock music, Independent music, Hip hop music, and to Electronic dance music. It's always extremely crowded and crazy there, there's also a bunch of celebrity appearances such as Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner,Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lana del Ray, and Vanessa Hudgens. All I see in my feed is pictures of people at Coachella and the hashtag, #coachella2k16 has been trending over and over again. Overall, I think Coachella is a really cool festival that I hope to experience with my friends when I'm older.   

Theo James ♡

So this is a long over due blog, because literally everyone who has ever met me knows that I'm head over heels obsessed with Theo James. How I first discovered him was last year in Mrs. Ballabio's  class when we were reading Divergent in our Lit Circles. After I finished the first book, I was disappointed and had the same "what do I do with my life now?" type of feeling like when you finish your favorite show on Netflix. My friend, Rena Sharim was also in my class last year and she read the Divergent series so I borrowed her books and finished reading the series. Then, I started watching the movies and I had already fallen in love with the character Tobias or "Four" so seeing someone like Theo James playing him was the best thing in the world. So then I obviously started ranting to Rena about it and we still hardcore fangirl over him to this day. I follow like 50 million Divergent and Theo James fan accounts on Instagram, I guess you can say I'm obsessed. I want to give a huge thanks to Mrs. Ballabio for introducing me to Divergent.  

My Journey to California

So as some as you might know, I wasn't born here, I was born in Iran. I was born in Ahvaz, Iran and moved at a very young age due to my parents wanting a better future for me and more freedom. Since at that time America and Iran weren't on the best terms, we decided to first make a stop in Europe since a lot of immigrants like us went there first in order to get to America. 
 I was about three years old when we arrived in Austria, Vienna. Vienna is now kind of a blur for me, but I still remember parts of it like the snow, the huge parks, and using a bunch of maps to get to each metro. We stayed there for about a year and a half exploring and meeting new people. Then, we decided it was time to move to America. 
 My uncle and some other relatives were living in Texas and convinced us to give it a try there to see if we liked it. I went to pre-k there and we stayed for about two years when my other uncle along with my aunt and other family members who were living in California told us how much better it is here in LA and said we would like it a lot better. So once again, we moved, and we came here. That's the story of how I came here to California.  

Spring

So lately the weather has been getting warmer and I've been getting super excited. Spring is my favorite season out of all of them. It's the season that my birthday is in and the weather is absolutely perfect. I love spring clothing and all the color that goes in it. And honestly, being able to go out and wear tank tops and flip flops is one of the best feelings ever.
 Another great thing about spring is the fruit that is harvested around that time. The different berries and watermelon and gojesabz (for the Persians reading this). The days are also longer, which means you have more time to do the things you want and things you have to do (like English homework).  Spring time also means Nowruz which also means money. Okay I'm sorry, but the only good thing about spending 5 hours at a relative's house is the eidi (or the present/money) they give you afterwards. That's all I have to say for this blog post.

Seriously?

So yesterday I went to the park, and no, I'm not going to be talking about my time at the park because no one wants to hear about that. Instead, I'm going to talk about one of the rather disappointing things that I saw there. So I was on the swings and then I saw a little boy who looked about seven years old and chasing his little brother, but he was on a freaking IO HAWK. Now I have absolutely nothing against them, and I think they're one of the coolest things our generation has invented, but the part that really got me the most was how a seven year old was playing tag with his brother at the park WHILE ON THE IO HAWK. 

 It's just really sad how lazy this generation has become that even a little kid would rather get on a machine rather than to physically run. The mother was on her phone taking selfies the entire time and didn't even care. And then it hit me, this is only the beginning.