Saying goodbye is never easy // fever dreams

Hey sweeties!

I normally should be in bed, sleeping and getting myself healthy again. I've caught a bug and it caused
trouble literally the last few days. Yesterday I felt much better and took it kinda too far . Today it was quite ok until like 1 p.m. and I ate pizza and all. The whole afternoon I was suffering like hell and now I got fever, so I really shouldn't be blogging.
BUT I can't....there is something I have to get off my chest now or I won't be able to rest at all...
my little (ok, he's the same age as me, don't judge) cousin - the closest thing to a brother I will ever
have ('cause I don't have siblings, duh) is going on a big journey tomorrow.
He will leave us for a world travel that will take him away from home for a year and I kinda feel it in my gut that he won't come back. He is a free soul, he isn't meant to be stuck in one place and I think he will find a new temporary home somewhere else after that year. Well, his travel route is quite impressive:
Ireland, USA, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, UK. He is supposed to be back home next March.
I was always pretty close with him and he was always the "little" brother I wish I had and the one I could
give advice to. It kinda turned out that way, 'cause after I returned from my travel he kept asking me about it and he told me how much he dreamed about leaving home and travelling the world. Ever since he dropped that sentence I kinda pushed him to travel himself, I brought it up EVERYTIME we talked.
When he spilt the news to me a little while ago that he plans on travelling and that he finally (!!) got proper plans, I was and I still am so excited for him.
Now tomorrow is the big day for him, but I can't be at the airport to say goodbye. I should be at work, well now I am at home with fever and stomach ache.
Anyway I wrote him a letter a while ago and I cut some parts out over time to make it shorter than the original version, 'cause he's a boy afterall and we all know that they have the concentration of a fly. No, I am kidding, or am I not?

"Dear my beloved favourite cousin,
You're leaving tomorrow, oh my God! I really hope you're not TOO excited. I can't be there tomorrow to say goodbye, but I wish you all the best for your travel, may all your wishes, hopes and all your dreams come true on that travel. Walk with open eyes through the countries you travel to and take everything in what you see, hear and smell. Be curious. Learn about each and every culture and its oddities. Skate wherever and whenever you can. Bend the rules and break some. Learn whenever you find something special that is worth to be learned, because you will learn the small and really important things without noticing it anyway. Make friends with everyone on the road, but stay loyal to your friends at home. Never stop believing in yourself when times get hard and believe me it will be difficult from time to time. Stay brave and strong. Send a few photos home every now and then and let us know that you're safe and sound. I know how you feel, I've been there too. Don't have doubts in yourself and if it was the right decision to leave everything behind for travelling, it was the best decision you've ever made in your life. Take care of yourself, you're the only one you have and trust your instincts, they will help you make the right choices.
I will miss you so much, eventhough we had some tough times in the past and haven't seen each other as much as we wanted to. You inspire me. xx"


I have to say, I teared up a bit, when I wrote that. OMG, it's really time for me to head to bed now.
xoxo Eva

I'm back! And there is much more to come.

Hey, sweeties!
A lot of time has passed since my last post, because my life was taking the best out of me, in a good way.
Work kept me entirely busy and having your own flat brought more work to me than I've ever expected.
But I miss blogging and I miss telling you guys my thoughts on latest news in fashion.
So, I'm back and I already have some stuff to talk about. Stay tuned for the next post.
xoxo Eva


Hallo ihr Süßen!
Seit meinem letzten Blog-Eintrag ist seeeehr viel Zeit vergangen, aber mein Leben hat mir alles abverlangt,
im guten Sinne. Meine "neue" Arbeit hat mich auf Trab gehalten und die erste eigene Wohnung zu arbeiten hat mehr Arbeit und Tätigkeiten mit sich gebracht, als ich mir je erwartet habe.
Aber, ich vermisse das bloggen und ich vermisse es euch zu erzählen, was ich über die Neuigkeiten in der
Mode- und Beautywelt denke.
Also, bin ich wieder da und ich weiß auch schon ein paar Sachen über die ich reden werde. Bleibt dran, der nächste Post kommt bald.
xoxo Eva

My Life Is A Rollercoaster Ride

Hallo ihr Süßen,

in meinem Leben geht es drunter und drüber. Vor 6 Wochen bin ich kurzfristig operiert worden und
war deshalb im Krankenhaus und dann bin ich nur auf dem Sofa gelegen und hab im wahrsten Sinne
des Wortes Däumchen gedreht.
Ich arbeite seit 1 Monat auf meiner ersten richtigen Arbeitsstelle und es ist so perfekt. Ein Traum, der wahr wurde. Weiters lebe ich seit 2 Wochen in meiner ersten eigenen Wohnung, so spannend.
Letzte Woche war ich spontan tättoowieren (ist nun schon Tattoo Nr. 6 und wirklich das letzte Tattoo
jetzt!)
Heute war ich wieder einmal shoppen bei FOREVER 21 und hab viele tolle Sachen ergattert und
bin zur Erkenntnis gekommen, dass ich diesen Winter nicht ohne Nieten leben kann!
Und gestern habe ich mir vor dem Nachtdienst spontan die Haar gefärbt. Seit ca. 1 Jahr wollte
ich schon den Ombré Look haben, hatte aber nie das Geld und die Zeit dazu. Naja, gestern
ist es dann passiert und ich bin so stolz auf mich! Es ist unglaublich gut geworden und ich fühle
mich so gut damit. Obwohl ich mich schon fast ein bisschen sehr edgy und grunge damit fühle,
aber egal.
Also, ich hab euch denke ich icht zu viel versprochen - mein Leben ist derzeit chaotisch, bunt, aber
unglaublich spannend.

xoxo Eva

Hey, sweeties!

My life is a rollercoaster ride at the moment. 6 weeks ago I had to undergo an operation and was in
hospital because of that and after it I was just on the couch for around ages and didn't do anything
at all, haha
Since 1 month I have my first real job and it truly is a dream coming true. I love it, it's so perfect.
Ok, since two weeks I'm happily living in my first own flat, an adventure.
And last week I spontaneously went to a tattoo artist and got my 6th tattoo - it's going to be the
last one.
Today I have been shopping at FOREVER 21 and bought so many sweet things and I realized that
I can't live without studs this season!
And yesterday I spontaneously dyed my hair. For 1 year I wanted to have the ombré look myself, but
never had time or money to do it. So yesterday I did it and I'm so proud of myself. It looks incredibly
good and I feel so happy. Eventhough I look a bit very edgy and feel grunge, but who cares.
So, I think I didn't promise to much - my life is very chaotich, colorful, but so thrilling at the moment.

xoxo Eva

ALL TIME LOW tattoo!! <3

Best day in India?!!

Today was a very special day here...if not the best day so far.
After breakfast and helping in the kitchen (cutting vegetables), the 3 other volunteer girls, two
staff members and me went to the Murugan Temple in Ilanji, which is just a 15-minutes walk away
from the Ashram.
There lives a real temple elephant! She is from North India and was a present to the temple. A 'blessing' of her - touching your head with her trunk - brings luck and happiness. I am so in love, I swear.
Sad thing is that she does not seem to be happy. That's not a life worth living, the one she lives. The man that took care of her beat her without any real cause.
We brought 7 bananas with us, which we fed her ourselves, that was amazing. The skin of an elephant feels pretty weird, kinda soft, but at the same time kind of rough.
I will definitely not forget this moment for my whole life! :)

f**k the hiatus - A Big Hello From India! :)

Hey ihr Suessen,
Es ist schon 2 Monate her, seit ich meinen Blog auf 'Hiatus' gesetzt hab...aber es ist so viel passiert und ich MUSS euch eines einfach sagen:
Indien ist total verrueckt, bunt und laut!
Ich hab 1 Woche in Mumbai, der wunderbaren schrillen Metropole, verbracht.
Danach bin ich im Flieger weiter nach Tamil Nadu, in den Sueden, gereist und war fuer 3 Wochen in einem Ashram, das eine oesterreichische Frau und ihr indischer Mann aufgebaut haben, es ist eine Mischung aus Kinderheim mit 55 Kindern und Altenheim mit 20 alten Menschen. Das Leben ist ruhig und entspannt. Zeit is wirklich relativ.
Dann war ich fuer 2 Wochen in Kerala, genauer in Alleppey, und habe einen Ayurveda Massage Kurs absolviert - ja, ich darf jetzt offiziell alle 'durchkneten'. Am 15. Mai bin ich dann wieder zurueck ins Ashram gereist und werde dort bis 28. Juni bleiben.
Hmm, was kann ich euch sonst noch sagen....ich esse mit den Fingern und trage nie Schuhe, haha
Das ist hier so Tradition. Sowie, dass eine Frau die Brust mit einem Schal bedecken muss (wie ihr es auf den Fotos bei mir sehen koennt) und ich klebe mir jetzt immer so einen roten Punkt auf die Stirn, der KumKum genannt wird, der ist das Zeichen der Frau. Anfangs hatte ich ziemliche Probleme mit allem und echt rebelliert, aber die Zeit hat meine Einstellung geaendert und ich akzeptiere das als ihre Tradition.
Es ist echt nur eine Frage von Respekt.
Ich hab nicht viel Zeit zu schreiben, deshalb poste ich nur ein paar Fotos...ein paar Eindruecke...ein paar Erinnerungen der letzten zwei Monate meines Lebens 'on the road'...
xoxo Eva
p.s. Ich unterrichte eine Gruppe von 5 Kindern in Englisch, die noch nie in ihrem Leben was von Englisch gehoert haben. Das ist wirklich spannend und eine wahnsinnige Herausforderung! :)


Hey sweeties,
It is already 2 months since I put my blog on 'hiatus'....so many things happened since then and I have to tell you one thing:
India is crazy, colourful and loud!
I spent one week in Mumbai, the wonderful glittering metropole.
Then I travelled by plane to the South, to Tamil Nadu and stayed in an Ashram for 3 weeks. The Ashram was founded by an Austrian woman and her Indian husband. It is a mix between a home for orphans with 55 children and a old-age home with 20 old people. Life is silent and relaxing! Time is just a amount of numbers on the clock.
Then I spent 2 weeks in Kerala, in Alleppey, and did an Ayurveda Massage Course there. Yes, now I am really allowed to massage everyone, yaaay!
On the 15th May I travelled back to the Ashram and I will stay here until the 28th of June.
Hmm, what else can I tell you?! I eat with my fingers and never wear shoes, haha
That's a tradition here. Women also have to cover their boobs with a scarf (you can see it on the photos of myself that I post) and I stick a red point, called KumKum, on my forhead, that is a sign of femality.
In the beginning I had real problems with all of that and was very rebellic, but time changed me and I accept their traditions. It's all about respect.
I don't have much time to write, so I post a few photos...a few impressions...a few memories of the last two months of my life on the road...
xoxo Eva
p.s. I teach a group of 5 children English and they have no idea about English at all, so this is my excuse for every spelling mistake in the previous text! ;)

Oh, and I try to update as much as I can. But there is always an electricity problem, so I don't know when or how much I'll update, but I surely will!