Phillip Tracy...

   Hats, Hats, & More HATS!!   

My Religion...

The Catholic Faith has been a part of me since I was born...I stand strong in my faith and I was blessed to be able to see the Vatican in my life time. It was amazing! 

Style.com!

http://www.style.com/

Best website for watching fashion shows online. <3

Gaga, Armani, V&R...

Lady Gaga wearing Armani and Viktor & Rolf...

Giorgio Armani...

 

 ---One of the most respected and well known designers is Giorgio Armani. Well known for his classy menswear. Armani is my idol, I'm so influenced to follow in his foot steps. I want to go into menswear also. 

Viktor & Rolf!

 http://www.viktor-rolf.com/_en/_ww/index.htm

One of the coolest websites I've seen. Viktor & Rolf are two of my most favorite designers, they are genius! Their designs inspire me so much, not to mention they reach out in their company and are always looking for new discoveries. I Love V&R! 

Music Inspires the Fashion...<3

Inspired Sketches..

 

      This sketch was just an idea that popped into my head during our train ride on our way to Switzerland. I could feel the Swiss culture seeping through my veins and I became inspired. My family is from Switzerland and I for some reason ended up sketching this design. The hat in this sketch really made me think about how much I might enjoy being a hat designer someday. I love this design!

Fashion=Life!

Vintage Fashion...Love it! <3

I can feel it...

I feel that I have become so much stronger since day one here in Milan...I have been keeping a journal the whole time we've been here and I was reading back to the first week a few days ago. Its so weird to see how much you change as a person in just a few months. I mean I know trying to adapt to living in a foreign country had a big impact on me, but its still amazing how much I've realized. 

I look at life with a whole new perspective it feels like...I'm so much more aware of my surroundings and life itself. You never know what is going to happen day after day, if everything will always be good or if you will have challenges. You have too take every bad experience and look at it as a life lesson, so you remember not to do that again and you get smarter for the next time. 

I'll have to be honest. I've had lots of troubles over here and its been hard being away from home and what I've been use to my whole life. But stepping out of your comfort zone makes life even more amazing! You should try it sometime. ;-)

Progressing in College.

Since I started college I have wanted to be a Resident Assistant at Ai Indy. The first time I applied I knew I had a lot of good competition, but I still applied for the experience...I didn't get the position that quarter, which was okay, I was really new to the student housing ways of living anyway and I needed to get more involved.

This past quarter another RA position opened up. The Housing Director was taking applications again and holding interviews, even though I was studying abroad in Milan, Italy, I still applied. I'm so glad I tried it again. I've always believed in that saying, "Try Try Again." This time when I applied for the position, I could feel a big difference in myself. I was filling out the application and writing my paper with full confidence. I think being in Italy for the past 10 weeks has caused me to grow up so much and just take everything in life as a good lesson learned.

Last night I had my interview for the position, and I feel so proud of myself for the outcome of my interview. Sometimes its just little things like an interview that can make you feel so accomplished, even if you haven't received the results yet.  

Life is precious...

Yesterday as I was at school here in Milan. I was on Facebook just reading some statues of my friends. I came across a status that said, "There is a gunman loose, traveling up and down Raider Rd., he has shot 7 people, including an 8 year old!" When I read that status I was shocked, but still it hadn't seriously hit me as hard as it has now.

What actually happened in my small hometown, between November 29th and 30th, 5 people we're killed. A young man of age 25, went mad a killed 2 young women, a young man, and himself. He was also suspected of killing a young girl, the night before killing his other victims.

I had no idea what was going on, all I could think about was my family! I was worried about them and my friends. The shooting took place next to my high school on Raider Rd. in my home town. The school was put on lock down in the midst of these traumatic events.

As I sit here, looking at the online journal, reading the stories of the police men and the eye witnesses...I'm thinking to myself that life is precious, but when things like murder/death happen is the only time we recognize how fast life can be taken away from us. Its so scary and saddening to see evilness take over a person's life and even worse to see that person killing other innocent people. 

God bless to those who lost their loved ones & God be with them in their time of sadness. 

Life is never easy...There will always be hard times, but good times as well. Pain brings Strength, Happiness brings Peace. Just know that you are never alone, keep the Faith & trust our God....<3

http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/

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