Michaela Grace

Hey guys! So I've been on a bit of a braid kick lately since they're super easy to do and they look gorgeous.  This side braid is one that I have been wearing a lot on my trip and its super simple.  For this look, I did a side part and gathered all my hair to one side.  Then I started a French Braid right at the front of my head and continued adding all my hair into it.  Once I had all my hair braided, I pulled the braid apart a little bit and took out some pieces to frame my face.  Hope you enjoy!

Hey guys! I love waterfall braids because my hair is on the thinner side so I like to leave as much down as possible when pulling my hair back because I can tend to seem bald (especially with the blond hair).  I'm not skilled enough to do one continuous waterfall braid around my entire head so instead I braided on each side to the middle of the back of my head and tied both braids with a clear elastic. For my braid, I started off with 3 sections at the front of my head and started a normal braid.  After I started it, I added some hair to the top strand and then crossed it over towards the middle, then you drop the bottom strand and pick up a piece of hair next to it, and cross that towards the middle.  I kept repeating this process until I got to the back of my head and did the same to the other side.  Waterfall braids can be confusing and I'm debating on starting a YouTube channel so I could post a video for you to be able to see step by step.  Lemme know ...

Hey guys!  I had to pack light since I'll be in Spain for 5 weeks and my checked bag could only be 50 pounds (somehow I managed 45) so I decided to pack a lot of simple dresses that I could dress up or down to wear multiple times.  This one is one of my favorites.  It has a beautiful crochet pattern over a floral slip and I decided to pair it with a jean jacket for a more casual look.  You can't see me feet, but I wore black and gold sandals. 

Hey guys! Being in a foreign country it can be difficult to use curling irons and straighteners since they can either overheat or not be hot enough from the difference in wattage, so I have been doing many heatless hairstyles.  For this hairstyle, I started doing a normal French Braid with all my hair and did not create a part.  I finished the braid until I got to the end of my hair and then tied it off into a ponytail.  I then took a small section and wrapped it around to hide the hair band and pinned it with a bobby pin.  Finally, I took out some pieces to frame my face and that was all! It held up all day through my hospital shift and I got many compliments!

Hey guys!  So on Wednesday we traveled to the Ruidera Lakes in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.  There are about 15 of these lagoons that vary in colors and are all interconnected through small canals.  We hiked first to the main waterfall, but it is so surrounded by nature that you can only see it from afar and cannot get too close to it.  Then we continued our hike until we came upon a bat cavern, so we put on our helmets and headlamps to head down under.  I couldn't see any bats, but it was interesting to see the layout of the cave and the beautiful crystals that formed in the ceiling.  Our visit was on a rainy day so we took cover in a restaurant for lunch and luckily it cleared up so we could go kayaking!  We kayaking around the lagoon and then had to drag our kayak through a small canal so that we could enter a new lagoon and swim around there.  The water was a clear blue and in some areas it was even turquoise, and it was p...

Toledo, Spain Day 1 in the ICU Scrubbing in! The main Cathedral in Toledo My hilltop city! Palace at Aranjuez, Spain Gardens at Aranjuez, Spain Hey guys!  So about a week ago I started my internship where I am shadowing doctors for the next 5 weeks IN SPAIN! After being here a week, I was able to get settled in and am able to give an update. There is a group of 10 of us from my university living in Toledo, Spain and working in the local hospital.  This city is beautiful and contains so much history that there are even buildings here that date back to the 1st century.  On Sunday, we arrived in Toledo and settled into our hotel since we would have a busy week ahead of us.  We are all stationed in different departments each week and this allows us to get an up close view of what it is like being in the healthcare industry.  This week I was in the ICU and was able to witness a few surgeries throughout the week.  I got a little nau...