Posted in USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Jan 24th, 2013
One thing I love about being in Los Angeles for school is how easy it is to go on adventures! Last semester, I joined SC Outfitters, a student organization that plans outdoors trips in Southern California. It’s open to the whole USC student body. In September, I went on my first trip with them – [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Oct 23rd, 2012
I’m a fan of great views. Whether it be from my dorm room last year (We could see the Hollywood sign from Pardee Tower’s 6th floor!), or on top of some huge mountain, I am always excited to stare out into the distance and just appreciate the beauty of the world around me. With that [...]
Posted in Academic Life in USC Dornsife, Campus Life for USC Dornsife Students, Research in USC Dornsife, USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Sep 13th, 2012
Welcome back, everyone! This is my first blog post for the new school year, so I just want to tell you a little bit about my summer. As the title of this post suggests, I spent 78 days here at USC through a generous grant from the Rose Hills Foundation, continuing the research that I [...]
Posted in Academic Life in USC Dornsife, Uncategorized, USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Sep 10th, 2012
The year was 1771. In what is now San Gabriel, California, a menacing group of armed Tongva Native Americans approached a group of Spanish missionaries and soldiers. A bloody battle seemed inevitable. But of the padres unrolled a painting of “Our Lady of Sorrows” (La Dolorosa) for all to see, and the natives were so [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Jul 28th, 2012
“Don’t mess up!” Uh…okay. I only memorized this music today, I’m wearing sunglasses in a dark room (translated: I can’t see anything), and I’m about to walk onto a stage with only three other people to play in front of about 6,000 fans. Don’t mess up? At this point I’m just willing myself not to [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Jun 29th, 2012
Even as I enter the second half of my time at USC, I still feel like Los Angeles has a lot of sights I haven’t yet had the chance to experience. Although I have hiked the hills surrounding the city, gone on a few culinary excursions in the heart of downtown, and even toured historical [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on May 30th, 2012
Over the summer, many USC students go on all sorts of incredible trips abroad, whether it’s through a Maymester, Problems Without Passports, summer study abroad, or research. As a result, my Facebook feed has been blowing up with pictures from Australia to Ireland to Beijing. Meanwhile, I’m in LA for the summer to do [...]
Posted in USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on May 15th, 2012
As a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, I have a quota of service hours to fill each semester. This semester, my very first service event was an adventure to Skid Row, which is home to the majority of LA’s homeless population. Generally I try to stay away from places like this, especially [...]
Posted in Academic Life in USC Dornsife, USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Mar 10th, 2012
Sometimes, I feel like I’m ALWAYS on campus. It’s like I never leave the confines of SC’s gates. Campus is great and all, but being from Seattle, I do want to explore California since it’s so different from where I grew up. I found a way to see some of the most interesting parts of [...]
Posted in Campus Life for USC Dornsife Students, USC Dornsife Students in Los Angeles on Mar 5th, 2012
When you think of retreating, you think about people running away from their problems, right? When I think of retreating, I think about all the amazing times I have been able to attend retreats thanks to my participation in various USC groups and organizations. Yup, I did turn the noun “retreat” into a new-age verb: [...]