Let’s go back 4 years ago, I was visiting Los Angeles for the
second time with my family attending a Red Hot Chili Pepper’s concert at the
Staples Center. As many of you know the Chili Peppers are from LA therefore we
knew this would be a special show. When they performed “Californication” and
the whole stadium sang in unison, I got chills. I knew right then I wanted to
live in LA at some point in my life. This last week has been surreal. Finally,
following in my siblings footsteps… I made it to the West Coast.
My first week in LA has been great! Needless to say, I am
not missing the Georgia heat and humidity at all. I moved into the Oakwood apartments which have been pretty nice... We even have a fireplace!
The biggest adjustment for me
has been driving. Coming from Perry, GA, where the only traffic we have is when
the fair is in town, to this jungle has been kinda scary. I have learned to
drive defensively, parallel park, Waze everywhere, and to always go to the
bathroom before you get in the car.
(haha) Finally, I’m getting use to being honked at all the time.
- I can't figure out how to make this smaller.... oops...
One of my first free days in LA I went and explored Griffith
Park with some friends. We had planned to go for a hike but instead ended up
going to check out the views from the Griffith Park Observatory. The park is beautiful
and huge. I definitely want to go back one day and hike to the Hollywood
sign. Later on, I went to the
Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. They were displaying special exhibits
for Otis Redding and Bruce Springsteen, which were both awesome. Although, I
thought the coolest thing was seeing Michael Jackson’s Thriller jacket. Earlier
in the week I went to Santa Monica. Personally, this has been my favorite part
of LA. I think it is a nice, beautiful area. I walked around the promenade and
the pier absorbing all the scenery. Friday morning I went to Amoeba Music to
purchase the new RHCP album “Dark Necessities.” First off I totally recommend
giving it a listen; the album is very diverse. Secondly Amoeba is coolest music
store I have been in. I definitely will be spending more time and money in
there…. (Sorry Dad) Friday night a few of us from the group decided we would
hit the town. This was very fun and I had a great time getting to know people better while exploring
the LA scene. Although, I learned that downtown LA is much different from downtown
Athens.
I can tell I will learn so much this summer and make many
memories. I love exploring different parts of the city and I am excited to see
what else I find in LA.
Sounds to me like you have a great start going to LA. I think it's super neat how you came here when you were younger, and that you got chills and new that it was destined to me. I admire how hands on your internship is. It's neat that you are learning both promotion and press. That's pretty darn cool! Your adventures sound fun as well, and I'm glad that you have taken advantage of being outside because it's absolutely beautiful!!
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