This is a bittersweet blog that I started writing in late January. By the time this is posted, today is the day before I am leaving Ventura County and relocating to Los Angeles, specifically Pasadena (that's another story for the next blog). I knew this moment was coming for about 7 months now. The scenic [...]
Hi guys! I know I haven't blogged in forever, that's because I have been busy with school and I also got a new job! More on that later ;) I really wanted to get away from the pressure of school and a place I could go that was affordable during the Thanksgiving holiday. Death Valley [...]
Remember when I went to Lassen and Mount Shasta I was saying, this is the last place in California I wanted to visit? Well apparently, I was wrong! My friend had told me about this place called Julian, CA, an historic town that was part of the Gold Rush era and is known for their [...]
Hi guys! So today, Aug. 16, 2020 is a very important and special day for me: it is my 10 year anniversary of living in Southern California. I've gotten asked in the weeks leading up to my anniversary how it feels to be living in California these days. It's so interesting, because when I first [...]
So I know I just did a trip to Sedona just a month ago, but this birthday trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park and Mount Shasta (staying in Redding) kind of had to happen for two reasons: Reason #1: Back in April, I was supposed to go to Missoula, MT and attend a Wildfire Journalism Workshop [...]
For my annual President's Day Weekend getaway, I decided to become one with nature: Redwood National Park. This was also the last of my "bucket list" items to visit for the state of California, so I am officially excited to say that I have seen most of the state and really the last place I have [...]
Over the past few weeks I have had the opportunity to visit two beautiful gardens in the Glendale/Pasadena area: Descanso Gardens and Huntington Botanical Gardens. With all of the rain LA has gotten and what is currently in bloom, I decided to visit both of them and take in the beauty of nature. Descanso Gardens [...]
For Labor Day Weekend, I decided to go back to a couple familiar places and explore them all over again: Paso Robles and San Francisco. Plus, I wanted a very affordable and cheap getaway and this fit the bill just fine. The last time I was in Paso Robles was for my 32nd birthday in [...]
I celebrated my 7 year anniversary in SoCal yesterday, can you believe it? Time really does fly by! I have had so many amazing experiences, lessons learned and memories that have been made. I decided to "celebrate" by sharing the top things I have learned about living in SoCal: 1. Traffic is a bitch. It [...]
Over the weekend, I finally went to Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park. I have been wanting to visit these national parks since I first moved to California. I cannot say enough about how gorgeous the scenery is. Even though I am blogging about how beautiful it is, the pictures do not do it justice, these [...]
