If your store has run out, or doesn’t have the dress, go to another store, or make your own dress. Get a purple dress and stick fabric/felt flowers on it.
In the movie, Isabela wears purple diamond earrings. Try to obtain a pair of purple, diamond earrings. Get clip-on earrings if you aren’t ready to pierce your ears, or get regular ones if your ears are already pierced. Wear a purple flower in your hair. If you have a purple flower clip you could use that. If you don’t have a purple flower clip, glue on a purple fabric/felt flower (or a real one) onto a hair clip.
To make your own, get an indigo dress, paint it with colored splatters everywhere (of any color - yellow, red, green, blue, etc. ), and put a few flowers on the waist and chest of the dress.
In the movie, Isabela wears purple diamond earrings. Try to obtain a pair of purple, diamond earrings. Get clip-on earrings if you aren’t ready to pierce your ears or get regular ones if your ears are already pierced. Wear an orange flower clip in your hair. If you don’t have an orange flower clip, glue an orange fabric/felt flower (or a real one) onto a hair clip.
Don’t be pressured to give up on something you really like and enjoy. If you enjoy painting, don’t listen to people who tell you that it’s a bad hobby and you need to give it up. If it doesn’t interfere with your job, grades at school, and relationships with friends and family, you don’t need to give it up. Similarly, don’t be pressured to get into the best high school or get the best grades. You are yourself after all, and you aren’t some sort of perfect robot genius. Humans tend to make mistakes when they are stressed, tired, or just unhappy. Don’t be pressured to do dangerous or unethical things. Don’t listen to people who tell you to steal, drink underage, gamble, do drugs, vandalize the school, etc. These things may be against the law, or at least banned in your school or area. This harms your reputation, and others aren’t likely to trust you after doing this.
Go outside on a nature walk in the park and see what plants and flowers you can find. Go online and research some familiar and unknown plants. Read a book about plant parts, photosynthesis, and all of a plant’s functions. Grow some flowers in your backyard or garden. Some plants are easier to maintain, while some need more maintenance and care. See which ones you like best, and are well suited to your environment.
There are many references of Colombian culture in the movie. For example, when Isabela complains of having to be perfect all the time while singing the song What Can I Do?, her dress transforms to include the Colombian flag colors - red, yellow, and blue. The song itself is also inspired by 90s Colombian music (confirmed by Lin Manuel-Miranda). Isabela’s dress also contains Colombia’s national flower - the orchid. The inspiration for her dress was from bambuco (a type of Colombian music genre) dancers’ dresses. Experience the culture by eating Colombian foods (e. g. Bandeja Paisa, Colombian arepas), dancing Colombian dances (e. g. cumbia), learning Spanish, etc.
Spend time with your family, whether it’s just talking about school and life for a few minutes, baking with your mom, dancing and having fun with your siblings, etc. If your family is far away from you, try to host an online call using applications like Zoom and Google Meet. You can also call your relatives if you need to. Resolve family conflicts. Keeping a hatred for someone isn’t good for you, and it can leave relationships strained. Your family members might be sad, and your relationship with them will disappear. This will make others dislike you, and you will be very lonely after many broken relationships and hearts. Learn that everyone makes mistakes sometimes, whether it’s accidentally breaking your favorite mug, to yelling at you, or saying hurtful words.
