My Spanish Experience

Today's blogpost is a compilation of some of my favorite holiday snaps (completely unedited because i'm lazy) of my visit to Cadiz, Spain! as made obvious by many of my other posts, photography is a casual hobby of mine, and whilst I know I'm not brilliant at it I love sharing my photos with you guys.
So enjoy(?), get inspired and get your bum over to Cadiz, because it's one of the prettiest, interesting places I've visited in a while. 

The view from our apartments balcony

The Cadiz City Hall Square

One of Cadiz's many beaches at sunset

Us getting lost in the pretty (but confusing) old city streets

THE PRETTIEST APARTMENT I'VE EVER SEEN 

Day visit to Seville!

Seville Cathedral

Another Cadiz sunset

Strolling along the city walls of Cadiz

One of the beautiful white villages we visited

The view of the white village from the tower of an old castle

Me strutting it across the Cadiz Cathedral square

Me again, emerging from the sea in Tarifa after once again attempting to surf
(key word is definitely 'attempting') 

Music

I have a really weird taste in music that ranges from bubblegum-pop to hard indie rock, and I'll pretty much listen to anything. I thought today that I'd share some of my favorite artists and bands with you covering as many music genres I can think of. I love finding new music, so hopefully this will help you discover bands and new types of music you wouldn't usually go for. I don't know about you, but my playlist is a definite summer essential and I'll probably spend 99% of my 6 six weeks with my headphones in. So here goes...

(Highlighted ones are must-listens!)

Pop - One Direction
Iggy Azalea
Lorde

Indie Pop - The Vamps
McFly

Punk Rock - 5 Seconds Of Summer
The Stiff Dylans
All Time Low

Rock- Paramore
Blink 182
Tonight Alive
A Day to Remember
Arctic Monkeys
Fall Out Boy

Indie Rock - Imagine Dragons

Kodaline
Mumford & Sons
Of Monsters And Men
the Vaccines
Oasis
The 1975

Alternative - Biffy Clyro
Dog Is Dead
Little Comets
Vampire Weekend
Imagine Dragons
Alt-J
Coldplay
Of Monsters and Men

Singer/Songwriter - Ed Sheeran
Gabrielle Aplin
Paulo Nutini
Tom Odell
Passenger
Jake Bugg
Daughter
Andy Jordan

Electronica - Bastille
Marina & The Diamonds

Weekend Away

Last weekend I went to visit my family in Exmouth, Devon. Sadly it was for a funeral, but it was really lovely and I had a lot of fun. The weather was also gorgeous, and thankfully the pretty seaside town wasn't at all busy so we spent a lot of time on the beach. I took a few photos so I thought I would share them with you! 

                                                 


                                             
                                                

Future Plans

This is just a quick post to tell you about everything I have to look forward to within the next year or so. Being bogged down with school work and exams hasn't put me in the best mood recently, so I thought I'd take some time to stop and think about everything that's coming up.

• In the summer holidays I'm off to Spain for a week of surfing and a week roaming around Barcelona. I'm completely in love with that city and I've always wanted to surf, so this should be an experience. 
• After the most stressful hour of my life, I managed to get 2 tickets too see McFly (one of my favourite bands- check them out) at the Royal Albert hall on September 21st, for their 10th anniversary celebration. Due to high demand me and my friends weren't able to all get tickets -sigh- but it should still be amazing! 
• I also decided, rather spontaneously, to buy some very cheap tickets to see Kodaline in Oxford on November the 9th, as I've recently been loving their EP. The tickets are still going so if you live nearby check them out, their sound is quite folky and alternative and I promise you'll love them. 
• I turn 16 in December which is incredibly exciting but also scary, I'm looking forward to the new freedom but not so much the exams. But I'll also be able to get a job, meaning more money to spend on pretty things, ooooooh.
• My parents have promised to try for Glastonbury tickets for next June- whether we'll be successful for not I don't know- but what I do know is that it will definitely be the most insane experience ever. I know I want to go at least once in my life. Fingers crossed!
• Luckily I have a pretty decent back-up plan if the likely happens and we fail on getting Glasto tickets. Reading Fest! I'll be 16 by then, meaning I can camp the weekend with my friends for both days of music. If the line-up is as good as this years, I'll be rolling on the floor in excitement. It's an alternative/rock festival normally including bands like Bastille, Imagine Dragons, and Green Day.
• And finally, I'll need to start applying for sixth-forms and colleges. The way it's looking at the moment, many of my friends will be going to different places to me, which will be pretty rubbish. However, I'm looking forward to a change, and it'll give me the opportunity to meet new people. 

This list turned out to be longer than I thought, racking my brain for future events made a few ones crop up that I hadn't even thought about yet. It's definitely put me in a better mood, although a couple seem slightly daunting. I've always been a fan of change though, and I can't wait to try new things. (This all sounds quite cheesy so I apologize for that.) 

Experiences

I feel unbelievably privileged to have experienced some amazing times with some amazing people over the past two years, and it's important for me to keep these memories close to me. These are just a couple of examples, as I know I have so much to look forward to in the future, whether that be near or far.

 In June 2012, I was given the opportunity to go on a trekking adventure across Morocco with others in my school year. It was the scariest, funniest and most unbelievable experience of my life so far! I became close with so many great people who I still talk to now, and we were able to get up to so many hilarious and exciting things. The thought of it is daunting, but I recommend grabbing any opportunities you can to experience something like this!

 This photo was taken in July 2012 at Bournemouth beach. I took a day trip to the seaside with a group of friends and it was such an amazing day! It was a nice change of scenery and allowed us to run free and wild doing whatever we wanted to do, no adults and no restrictions! The perfect summers day.

 My first ever concert was on the 26th of October 2012, and I was lucky enough to see Passenger and Ed Sheeran front row (after hours and hours of queuing in the freezing cold!) I'd never experienced live music like this before and it honestly took me away. No exaggeration. Given the opportunity I would definitely see Ed again, and I would definitely endure waiting in extreme weather to get so close to the front.

On the 24th of January 2013, I went to see One Direction live at the O2 arena. Despite being so far back, the atmosphere was amazing, the music was great and the lights were absolutely stunning from our view. I've been a big fan for a while so it felt surreal finally being this close to them! The people I was with definitely made it all the more enjoyable, I love my friends so much and being able to spend an exciting day in London together was great. 

Finally, and most recently, I spent one of the best nights of my life seeing McFly and the Vamps live in concert. The 23rd of April will definitely be a date to remember, as after 10 years of listening to their music, I had McFly singing live right in front of me. I can't really explain the emotions you feel when you finally get to see who you grew up with, because these boys bring back so many memories from my childhood.









This may all seem unbelievably and unbearably cheesy, and I'm sorry for that, but I'm such a sucker at things like this. I'm the type of person that can easily get stuck in the past, and sharing my experiences is always something I try hard to do. But remind yourself that memories are important, but the making of them is even more.