dear, dear Paris...

{Bergdorfblonde}

In 2009 I...

En 2009, je

fell out of love with a boy, fell in love with fashion, fell over and over....

est tombé de l'amour avec un garçon, est tombé en amour avec la mode, a chuté de plus et plus

got hurt, got up, got on with it...s'est fait mal, se leva, s'entendait avec elle

took a chance, change of heart, followed my dreams...

ont pris une chance, un changement de cœur, puis, mes rêves

Found fashion, found passion, found happiness, found myself...

Trouver la mode, a trouvé la passion, a trouvé le bonheur, je me trouvais

My year has been bitter-sweet, full great happiness and of trails & tribulations....

Mon année a été douce-amère, grand bonheur plein et de sentiers et dur d'endurance

I am stronger, wiser, and better for having endured it...

Je suis plus fort, plus sage, et meilleur pour l'avoir enduré

I have this fantastic feeling, of knowing that 2010 will be a fantastic year for me and everyone I love...

J'ai ce sentiment fantastique de savoir que 2010 sera une année fantastique pour moi et tous ceux que j'aime

I will grow as a person, as a friend, as a fashion student, as a sister, a daughter and an aspiring designer...

Je vais grandir en tant que personne, comme un ami, comme un étudiant de mode, comme une sœur, des filles, et un designer en herbe

{close your eyes, open your heart}
I have begun planning my trip to Paris in the Summer of 2011

It's going to be si magnifique!

I am planning to study French lessons in the evenings on top of continuing to study fashion full-time at MSIT in 2010.

I am refining my fashion portfolio for entrance into The PAA: School in Paris (Paris American Academy) for their Summer Fashion program, I am choosing to specialise in Design Process and Couture Techniques.

I am renting a gorgeous little authentic french apartment on rue St Jacques walking distance from the Academy and in the heart of grand Paris

I can not express how excited I am...This is what keeps me focused and drives me to work even harder on my second year collections and work at school and to give it my all!

Paris American Academy