I'm just crazy about Tiffany's

Who saw the Glee season finale? Thoughts..?

So today..

my Economy teacher told me that he was going to watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s in honor of me graduating tomorrow! :)

My reaction?

My teacher’s reaction?

maybewhenmidnightishere asked: WE ARE REAL FRIENDS BECAUSE WE USE CAPS LOCK THIS IS TRUE FRIENDSHIP

I MIGHT JUST CRY EVERY TIME I USE CAPS LOCK.. BECAUSE ITS EITHER BECAUSE I’M YELLING AT SOMEONE, OR BECAUSE I’M TALKING TO MY TRUE FRIEND !! HAHA

I could be doing an Audrey Hepburn movie marathon.. instead I have to study for finals! LIFE SUCKS! who agrees?

Audrey: a great inspiration

A few months ago I was applying for colleges all over the country and I was asked to write about someone famous who has inspired me throughout my life. Who else but Audrey Hepburn <3 It took me three hours to write the essay, editing, re-editing, and editing again. Finally, after days of pondering on what I should write and three hours of actually writing, I WAS FINISHED. And to this day, I believe it is the best essay I have ever written, and I would love to share it with all you darlings who love Audrey as much as I do.

All about Audrey

     When we think of Audrey Hepburn, the first thing that comes to mind is fame and glamour. However, the real Audrey Hepburn story begins with a little girl in Holland suffering the cruelty and consequences of World War II and who would be forever grateful for her and thousands of other’s liberation and aid.

          After being separated from her parents at age five to attend boarding school in England, her mother Ella arranged for her to begin ballet lessons, which sparked in her a passion for music and dance that would never cease. However, when England declared war on Germany in 1939 Ella decided that Audrey was to be sent to Holland, a neutral country. Her father Joseph, who had abandoned the family, put her on one of the last planes out of England, but when Holland was invaded by Germany on May 10, 1940, Audrey’s childhood would change forever.

     During this time period, Audrey suffered in many ways. Although she was reunited with her mother in Holland, she knew nothing about her father and brothers. Her mother tried to make the best out of those horrid times, enrolling Audrey in ballet lessons. This encouraged her to participate in “black-out performances” held to benefit the resistance and give ballet lessons to refugee girls. Unfortunately, in 1944 the notorious “Hunger Winter” set in Holland. Audrey was then too weak to continue with her passion for ballet and spent her days drawing pictures of better times.

     On May 4, 1945, Audrey’s sixteenth birthday, liberation came knocking on her door. Although she emerged weak and extremely sick from the war, this experience served to refocus her dreams and goals. Over the years, she was part of various important dance studios across Europe. When she was studying in London, she often took modeling jobs and auditioned for cabaret acts but eventually she was told that her dreams of becoming a prima ballerina would never come true due to the physical damage the war had caused her. Although this was an enormous disappointment for her, she decided to put her talents to good use. She landed minimal roles in small movies and after being discovered by a famed writer she was cast in the New York Broadway play Gigi as the leading character.

     After Gigi, she starred in her first big film Roman Holiday as Princess Anne, role that would launch her into the limelight and earn her the 1954 Academy Award for Best Actress in her first American motion picture. Many films came after Roman Holiday, such as Sabrina, during which she met her first husband Mel Ferrer and developed and everlasting friendship with French designer Hubert De Givenchy. After the enormous reponse Audrey received from the public, she was able to work with some of the finest actors and directors of the time in films like The Nun’s Story, Funny Face, Charade, My Fair Lady and perhaps her most famous and notorious movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s in her spirited portrayal of Holly Golightly and her high sense of fashion and sophistication, which even nearly fifty years later, are still a synonym of Audrey.

     She dedicated her last five years to travel around the world on behalf of UNICEF, visiting third world countries and helping children in need. She felt that she was given the opportunity to survive her childhood during World War II in order to help those who suffered just as she did. In 1988, she accepted what she considered to be her greatest award of all: the role of UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador. Audrey’s work on behalf of UNICEF has inspired many others, including me, to reach out and help the children of the world.

     Audrey Hepburn has inspired me in many ways. Her dedication to what she loved, the way she turned bad situations into a new beginning and her enormous affection to the most vulnerable are just some of the things that have influenced me. As she once said, “I feel so strongly that’s where it all starts, with kindness. What a different world this could be if everyone lived by that”.