Anquanette Gaspard in Plaza de Espana in Seville via onshegoes.com By Anquanette Gaspard It was 8:30 a.m. and I was standing at a bus stop in Valencia, Spain, trying to figure out why Autobús 41 wasn’t running that day. With signage in a foreign language and Google Translate failing on me due to shoddy cellular service, it took every…
Last weekend was the realest. Awanda and Captain Alvaro Sparrows welcomed us to Galacia, La Coruña- Read More>>> and we sipped on baby coffees- and peered through the window to America- and took in amazing views of the city- apparently if you kiss here you get knocked up! ha! and partied like frickin’ rockstars… #TearItUp #TurnDownForWhat #WeStillInThis #HairInYoFace …Awanda,…
I’m ‘On The Couch’ with a few more ladies of the GoNaturalSpain movement. These ladies are gorgeous, accomplished and #TEAMNATURAL! Enojy! Dr. Kattia M. Tejeda Why are you in Madrid? Are you from here? I was born in the Dominican Republic, but I came to Spain 8 years ago for work. I started in Galicia, and then moved to Madrid…
They made me put it down! #SheStayWorking Yesterday we jumped on a plane for a weekend trip to La Coruña, Spain. A small, coastal town in the north of the country that’s home to our new friends and founders of Go Natural Spain– Alvaro and Awanda. They invited us up to talk about the ‘Go Natural Spain’ initiative. They were…
“If something is magical, it is fair to share it with more people.”- Awanda Perez Awanda, the co-founder of ‘Go Natural Spain!’ is from Madrid, but born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She currently lives in the north of Spain, in the city of A Coruña with her love and project partner, Alvaro Lago. She says, ‘he is everything to me and…
this was a particularly chunky wash-n-go because I put in about 9 twists that I had to unexpectedly remove when I was only 60% dry… to go kick it. They KICKS IT over here. Anyway, on your next wash-n-go attempt, put in some twists and take them down while your hair is still wet for some clumpy awesomeness. << long…
Shirt- Gifted from Shoxie Pants- Gifted from Shoxie Pumps- Nasty Gal Jacket- Zara Things were real chill last night. We kicked it with new friends, talking Black culture in Madrid over good food, drinks and music. Read More>>> Paola, pictured above, shared a bit of her story with me over a glass of vino rojo– “I was born in…
Romwe.com So this is day 4 of my Spanish adventures. We’ve been going jamón (Ham-on) since we touched down in this strange new place and our time (which is totally warped… I have no idea what day it is) has been filled with hella walking, sightseeing, breathtaking views, tapas and new friends. No matter what time of the day we wander out…
Longest. Post. Ever. #ItsNotAPartyUntil This. This pic right here. Read More>>> This entirely embodies my 30th re-29th birthday celebration… let me set the scene. Actually, let me back all the way the hell up. We arrived in Madrid at 9am on May 11th, the eve of my burfday, right on the heels of the E.P.I.C. Curl Power celebration in ATL…
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