The school year has finally ended. I have finished my tests and my essays and the stress has magically disappeared. So I did what I do at the end of every year, I packed up and went home. Home being in Northern California. As I drove away I felt different than the year before. I … [Read more…]
Every time my parents come down to Southern California they try to take me somewhere new. The most recent time they came down we decided to go to the Santa Monica Pier. I expected it to be like pier 39 in San Francisco, but it wasn’t quite what I anticipated. The pier is the end … [Read more…]
During my last few weeks of school I was writing papers and studying for finals and overall completely stressed out. The one class that stood out from all of this was my American Indian Studies class where we were listening to guest speakers discuss sustainability. Of course towards the very end it would begin to … [Read more…]
About a week ago I got to go see the Queen Mary, a ship docked in the Los Angeles Port. While there are many ships there the Queen Mary certainly stands out. Most of the ships are cargo ships bring goods in and out of the harbor, but the Queen Mary is an old passenger … [Read more…]
This past week I had the wonderful experience of picking my sister of at Los Angeles International Airport. Although I’ve been to international airports before Los Angeles is certainly the largest I have been to. As I was trying to get to my sister’s gate while avoiding buses and crashing into pedestrians I found myself increasingly … [Read more…]
The past two weekends I have spent my time enjoying Disneyland with family. We think it’s a great way to spend time together doing things we all love. Disneyland is known throughout the world as “The place where dreams come true”. It’s filled with fun characters, cool entertainment and some great rides. There are some … [Read more…]
Today I sat in traffic on I-5 for what seemed like forever. I was getting frustrated because heavy traffic has never been a large part of my life. At home the most I can be delayed because of traffic is 2 hours and that only happens when there is construction. Just driving around Long Beach … [Read more…]
This week I found myself at the beautiful El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The El Capitan Theater was opened in 1926, as one of three themed theatres in Hollywood, and was originally used to show plays. These plays lasted until the late 1930’s when the depression caused the play to open itself to new entertainment. … [Read more…]
Puvungna means “the gathering place”. Today, students at CSU long beach recognize it as “that old Indian burial ground”. The story behind it is so much more than either of these two phrases can convey. Puvungna is a large empty lot with an amazing story behind it. Years ago the Tongva people habituated this area … [Read more…]
I come from a town called Stockton in Northern California. My knowledge of L.A. consists of big buildings, heavy traffic, and pollution. To me it’s just another big, intimidating, and easy to get lost in city. I’ve never thought about visiting or exploring it; it has only ever been somewhere to drive through t get … [Read more…]