Livin' in Copenhagen way for a month was (still is - I have like 5 more days here as I'm writing this) an awesome idea. Besides the fact I work a lot (a lady gotta make her own money to be able to spend it later on crazily expensive London accommodation), I feel like everything is so chill and relaxed here, the weather sucks but still you can breathe that fresh and clean air (I mean it - I seriously can feel the difference between that and Warsaw) and meet so many cool people literally everywhere. It's super international as well which I love. And speaking about that, Superkillen is one of my favorite places in CPH - combined of objects from all around the world is one of the most creative and fun open-air facilities I've ever seen, especially in the summertime. Michał and I did our best to take some pictures without using my usual lens since I broke them in Budapest, so I hope you'll like it.
So I ended up working for the summer in Copenhagen. I mean, if everything goes with the plan I'm gonna study the thing I've aways wanted to study in the city I've always wanted to study starting in September, so what do I have to loose? I guess this is my way of meeting different culture, seeing the real ambience of the city and talking to locals - living there for a while, making some money to afford another adventure and, uhm, I must admit I love it so far. It's small, quiet, not crowded (usually), you can go basically everywhere on the bike since you have the paths everywhere, you have the seaside, the canals, friendly people speaking english fluently, what else is there to ask for?
A few days ago, in between some of my interviews, we went with Ola to the Olympus creative exhibition and took those pictures (you know how much I love neons and any other type of lights) so it was definitely fun. We got the cameras, SD cards and played around in space prepared especially for photography lovers.
Hot days filled with cold drinks are my absolute fave. I'm talking iced coffee, iced tea, iced juices, smoothies, cider, like - I'm obsessed with ice. Not to mention I cannot force myself to get back into studying mode (and keep inventing new cold drinks lol), but to all of us taking finals now - it's just a few weeks more and we'll all be free for the whole time of holidays, let's keep that in mind.
I personally can't wait for the upcoming months since I have some traveling/work-related/university-changing plans and it thrills me so much I sometimes avoid thinking about it. But hey, here I am, with some vintage-y pictures I may not be totally happy about (not a model body as I am) but on the other hand felt like I should update it over here at least from time to time. Oh, and the shoes? I wore them for the first time that day and as long as they are quite... weird (?) there's something I love about fake fur on basic slip-ons.
Hi everyone, shall I say we heaven't seen each other for a while? No? Okay.
So I've been working. And meeting people. And studying, making life-meaning decisions, planning trips and turning plans reality. Sounds cheesy? I know.
I haven't even publish on my blog's birthday, which used to mean a lot for me in the past, but let me say - I do enjoy making videos a lot these days. And, try as I might, you cannot really do everything at once, can you?
I sometimes feel like I should post something but then I realize it's not good enough. This crazy stupid pressure for something to be good enough actually makes you do nothing or share nothing unless you forget about it for a minute and enjoy the things you used to enjoy A LOT.
(Sony Centre, Potsdamer Platz. I regret it wasn't dark yet when we've seen it but still - colorful lights and palms on point)
So yay, I've been to Berlin with two of my friends and yet to say, I'm now sipping on a third coffee today pretending I'm almost about to start learning this freakin' boring roman law *gasp*. This seems like a perfect time to share with you jus a few pictures from our stay there which I totally loved. I've never been to Germany and as much as I love West London vibes I knew Berlin would be a place a bit similar, edgy, cool and engaging. We've experiences very welcoming and kind-hearted people, beer drinking game, we were offered to buy weed on the street and lied on the grass full of flowers. But what's more, I've realized how historic Berlin is, how much of what I've studied at school is to be seen there, how you can still spot the differences between the certain areas in the city itself.
(blue walls + me = inseparable couple)
(Kuba & Ola outside Berlinsche Galerie, where we sat for an hour taking pictures and laughing)
I have a thing with street art and colorful walls but also I enjoy people. Wherever I go, I always try to meet them and talk to them and it's just so great to hear about their adventures. This was also my first time staying at couchsurfing so I'm probably going to talk about this a bit more on my YouTube (as soon as I pass all those exams, ugh).
I hope you'll like the pics and that you missed me (lol XD) AND I'll try to take some real fash pics soon, xx.
I just love the feeling spring provides me with. Like, I'm changing so much, have power to work, meet new people, open my mind to new opportunities and, lol, be willing to dress up in something else than my dinosaur onesie. By the way, how's my new hair? I've never done anything so drastic to it in my whole life. The moment I saw 30 cm of my *dramatasing here* life falling down I was like hell yeah. It's fresh. Fresh's good.
Woah. It really feels like I grew to rather write my thoughts in my calendar or discuss them over a pint of cider with my friends than share them here. Seems weird. Kinda mature as well, I must say. So where do I begin with? Oh, let's try it that way: I bought this jumper in the Design Museum in Copenhagen las month, on Valentine's Day (gotta get myself a treat, apparently I am the person I love the most rn) (just kidding, I'm just trying to be funny) simply because I'm not superficial at all and I love when my clothes say something tricky and totally weird so I figured out I need another Local Heroes statement piece in my wardrobe. Especially when it's on a sale and the discount code is 'SELFLOVE'. Another thing is, we were shooting with Jacek, the day after we partied together, seeing each other for the second time in our lives. He came to Warsaw especially for the shoot and I was the one to come up with the idea of taking the pictures in the Neon Museum. If you know me or follow my social media you must be aware of my love for the neons (dear future husband, our living room will be another Neon Museum, so be prepared) so I was like yeah whoop neons neons neons *snaps 1384891 pics*.
What I also learnt recently is that you never know when you'll meet people full with passion and willingness to create something, or help you in some fields. So never say no to a party, open up to the others. As hard as it may seem, it helps. I know, I love the people I'm surrounded with already and I don't need any more c l o s e friends. I guess it's called a comfort zone. But from time to time (after too many shots, usually) I bump into someone and then I get to gain some opportunities or simply a nice person to talk to sometimes. And here we are, went to the party one night accidentally and finished with a photoshoot I'm really satisfied with. How superficial of me!
wearing: Local Heroes jumper & socks, Zara shoes & pants ph. Agnieszka
Zaczynałam pisać ten post w Kopenhadze, w Warszawie, a finalnie zabrałam się do niego w moim rodzinnym domu, najwygodniejszym łóżku świata i wypranej przez mamę pościeli (shoutout dla wszystkich mam piorących pościel regularnie - ja normalnie nie mam na to ani czasu, ani chęci). Zdjęcia robiłyśmy z Agą już dawno temu, kiedy nadal trwał szał wyprzedaży, a do półrocznych egzaminów było daleko. Mimo wszystko, zarówno kurtkę, jak i spodnie (o golfie nie wspominam, bo to akurat stary łup z second-handu) nadal noszę na okrągło. Chociaż bardzo lansowane obecnie jeansy 7/8 ciężko jest nosić zimą (ah te zmarznięte kostki), najłatwiej po prostu założyć pod nie rajstopy (w moim przypadku kabaretki), to pomimo mrozów sięgam po nie nawet częściej niż po spódnice. Zresztą, kogo ja oszukuję, ja nigdy nie ubierałam się szczególnie ciepło zimą. I tak przy okazji, wiem, że mało tu publikuję, ale obecnie częściej znajdziecie mnie na YouTube, więc zapraszam tam :)
Na co dzień śledzę bardzo dużo osób online. Uwielbiam Instagram i jego lepszą wersję codzienności, szczerość YouTube i estetykę Tumblr'a, ale czasami zastanawiam się ile historii musi stać za publikowanymi treściami. Nie wiem jak u innych (a przynajmniej nie u wszystkich), ale u mnie 3/4 blogowych sesji łączy się z wydarzeniami pieszczotliwie mianowanymi przeze mnie Kardise i jej faile (oh, powinnam kiedyś zrobić o tym film. Wyszedłby pełnometrażowy) i dlatego też wielokrotnie mam do zdjęć po prostu duży sentyment (co może tłumaczyć fakt dlaczego ściany w obu moich pokojach (w domu rodzinnym i tym w Warszawie) obklejone są fotografiami). Wracając jednak do punktu wyjścia - te zdjęcia robiłyśmy jakiś czas temu (o, zmoro postprodukcji!) z Agą i jako że ja za tło wymyśliłam sobie wnętrze jakiejś kamienicy, a Aga jakąś kamienicę znała, połączenie tych dwóch funktorów dało (wybaczcie, za dużo nauki logiki w ostatnim czasie), łatwy do przewidzenia przy naszym duecie wniosek, że stary kod, kiedyś obowiązujący do wejścia na klatkę, już nie obowiązywał. Stałyśmy więc dwie, nieco zmarznięte, zdecydowanie głodne i spragnione zrobienia tej drugiej tego dnia sesji i skonsumowania ustalonego wcześniej falafelu i wpisywałyśmy zapamiętaną sprzed lat przez Agę sekwencję cyfr. To znaczy ona wpisywała, a ja próbowałam nie zapomnieć, pod którymi numerkami mieszkań już próbowałyśmy. W końcu już zdesperowane, spróbowałyśmy zadzwonić (już bez kaleczenia nieistniejącego najwidoczniej kodu) pod losowy numer i poczęstowane uroczym przekleństwem mającym nas odrzucić od ponownego dzwonienia, jakąś liczbę wybrałam ja. I oto, drzwi się otworzyły, sesję zrobiłyśmy w miarę szybko, nawet zdołałam się przebrać na korytarzu (przynajmniej było ciepło) i całkiem reprezentatywnie powyginać przy balustradzie. Mam nadzieję, że się Wam spodoba :)
Karolina Tworkowska - 20 year old weirdo, currently based in London, who cries while watching fashion shows and old romantic movies. Addicted to peanut butter and Spotify. Relishes writing (no matter if it's a quick note in a calendar or a long-winded story), rambling on the YouTube videos and going to University (yep, I am boring).