shea sylvia [blog edition]

My sister is officially in Vietnam - eating amazing food, riding a motorbike, sweating (Ha! It’s genetic!), and meeting the kids at the orphanage.

I am so, so proud of her.

In which my younger sister saves the world while I drink too many lattes and play Words With Friends on my iPhone

ashleyjoyce:

I just wanted to let everybody know (if anyone is actually checking this) that I made it safely to Vietnam! And it only took 26 hours of traveling to get here :)  I will write a better post within the next few days once things settle down a bit and I start to recover from the jet lag and culture shock. Overall Da Nang seems like a great city and I am excited to start my new life here!

My 23 year old sister is spending the next six months in Vietnam to work with orphans. 

Her life goals > My life goals. 

My trip to California, in pictures.

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Tomorrow night, I head to San Diego (via Los Angeles) to spend a weekend with my beautiful sisters (who you may remember from their epic Just Dance video last summer).

Even if the forecast is right and the weather completely sucks, I have no doubt that we’ll have a blast. There really isn’t anything better than being with my sisters, period. No one else has shared the same experiences and ridiculousness and childhood memories. No one else understands the significance of brown overalls with green t-shirts, “Ur mom,” Hooga Buttray, “That’s your boyfriend,” Slapping Cheeks, Spits in Face or Giant Moon.

Other than quality sister time, my California to-do list includes:

• An In-N-Out cheeseburger, animal style
• Iced coffee and a vanilla ice blended from Coffee Bean
• Nordstrom Rack
• Fresh fish tacos
• The beach
• And if I can swing it, a drive through West LA. I haven’t been back there in five years and I really want to see my old ‘hood.

I can’t wait to step foot in my homeland. I’m afraid I won’t want to leave.