Beating the Heat

And I'm not talking about the one without LeBron. Summer in the city is always the funnest (even with all that humidity fooling with your do), so it's bittersweet to be leaving the city in a couple weeks back for home sweet home. Speaking of home, a sense of nostalgia swept over me this week in almost the same fashion as this heat wave has caught up with the city. As I chatted away with old friends in cafes and then over countless pussy drinks known as the Cosmopolitan, we came to the epiphanous conclusion that burgeoning into adulthood ultimately means teaching our conscience how to look at the bigger picture all the time and tuning out the minuscule. Uncomplicated as it may seem, but that realization culminated from hours of recollecting our stupid and trivial high school-college dramas.

Back then our "relationship" issues were petty, we didn't make the best out of college, we hung out with the wrong people at some point, trying to please our parents could have been the worst thing for us, and that no matter what it doesn't get any easier. Oh and we blamed others way too much, especially our parents. Our problems today won't matter tomorrow, as the saying follows. I think our mid-20s is a time to clearly define our values/goals, and shape our personalities, behaviors, and principles to fit our mold. Changing the things we have control over. Cut the complaining and the bullshit, save your energy on the things that really matter. Unpack your bags and quit the soul searching, dig deep for what's important to you and work hard at it. 

Unless of course if you're Brazil in the World Cup. Oof hot damn.

Go Argentina! 

I was at a shoot with the guys at W Concept and Cream Style, so stay tuned to updates on that end! 

Dress: T by Alexander Wang / Shirt: Elizabeth & James / Shoes: Sigerson Morrison / Shades: Ray Ban

Photos by Michael Ha :)

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