pHOTO COLLAGE
I smile even as I look over these photos, at the end of my (nearly) complete academic year, my first year in Los Angeles. I see the photo of Venice beach that I took in my first week here -- as I stood behind my mother and we marveled at the waves. I see the first image I ever took of UCLA upon my recruitment visit -- before I even accepted the offer to attend here -- and how I already knew that I was where I belong as I stood before the library. I see the shore of some unknown beach along the PCH that my partner and I stopped at and it feels like falling in love. I see the roof of the Oviatt Building, taken just a few weeks ago, and marvel again...this time, at how far I have come and how much this place is starting to feel like home.