Flipping Through the Pages

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books used to be held at the UCLA campus. I still lived in the dorms during the first time I visited the event and I was glad that it was an easy walk to get there. A few years ago, for whatever reason that I haven’t researched to figure … Continue reading »

Blood, Sweat, and No Tears at the Mud Factor

I finally got to experience my first mud run! Yes, Astrid and I did the Mud Factor in San Bernardino last Saturday and I wound up with muddy clothes, bloody scratches, and a pretty nifty medal featuring the Mud Factor’s bandana. Before doing the run, I was a little cautious about what the experience would … Continue reading »

Challenge Nation: Ozcapades in L.A.

Earlier this month, my friend Evelyn and I did our first urban scavenger hunt developed by Challenge Nation. We donned our Wizard of Oz costumes that we put together from stuff we got at a thrift shop and headed to Downtown LA to meet up with the hundreds of other teams that were participating. In … Continue reading »

Art and Architecture in the Los Angeles Central Library

After going to Little Tokyo to visit the Japanese American National Museum, I decided to stop by the Los Angeles Central Library on the way back since I haven’t been inside in a while. I was too late for the free public tours that they offer, but I decided to just do one of one … Continue reading »

Japanese American National Museum

Target was sponsoring a free family day at the Japanese American National Museum, so I decided to take advantage of that deal by making my way over to Little Tokyo using the Metro Gold Line. The museum features a lot of information, photographs, and artifacts related to Japanese-American culture and history and it’s amazing to … Continue reading »

Like Vines We Intertwined

Earlier last month, I went to see Augustana in concert for the second time in my life. Augustana was the first real concert that I went to so it was pretty special to see them after so long. The second real concert that I attended was The Hush Sound at the El Rey, back in … Continue reading »

Chinese American Museum’s 12th Annual Lantern Festival

It’s March and I just got through with my first adventure of the month yesterday by taking a public transpo trip to the Chinese American Museum and their 12th Annual Lantern Festival. The plaza was full of arts and crafts booths that were fun to experience, but before I stopped by those, I decided to … Continue reading »