The Giant Artichoke

Poem I wrote while at a produce market called "The Giant Artichoke" during spring break. We were at the artichoke capitol of the world...

Reds and yellows, greens and blues

Bright offending plastic hues

Hang like fruits from ceiling beams

Housing rows of produce pews

Sun creeps in to Spanish sounds

Of flip-flops on the concrete ground

I'm in the Giant Artichoke

And can't believe the scene I've found!

Bomb Threat...

An especially exciting Wednesday. A ticking package shut down the offices and the classroom building for an hour or two. As you can see above, the police blocked off the road and the helicopter kept circling. The bomb squad finally opened it and discovered... a metronome! The girl in the red is my friend whom it was for. Hahaha, funny day. We got to have class at a coffee shop after some deliberation... so good does come from bad :)

Hiking

Just another plus SoCal has to offer!!! Absolutely incredible scenery, especially at sunset.

Santa Monica Beach Day!!!

Kite flying, sand castle competition, swimming, walking the pier... what more could you ask for? This college is incredible!

First Avodah - LA Tour

We saw a ton of really cool stuff, including the oldest house in LA, Olvera street (I ended up buying one of the mini guitars), Chinatown, a huge Cathedral, the Disney Concert Hall and the Capitol building, as well as some grafiti and homeless people... I had taquitos for lunch - mmmmm! It is so accessible from campus, I want to go back sometime, whenever I find someone willing to hit the metro with me on a Saturday :)

Broomball!

An old Providence favorite at a new location! Our teams were closely matched so it was a very fun time - I actually got a few good shots!

Moving In

Back in Cali! I arrived Saturday and we had Student Senate meetings until Monday when everyone else came. During the SS retreat we also had Fosselman's famous ice cream, so that was fun! When everyone else came and I had my roomie settled with me, there was a bbq that night and an ice cream social later. It was so good to see everyone again and meet some smiling new faces!!!