California was a BLAST

I went to California with a bunch of people from my school a week ago, San Francisco to be exact. It was both an interesting trip yet a sad one. I am a city girl. And I literally thought I have seen it all. Until now. San Francisco is nothing like the postcards paints it to be. It's super rainy and cold. (Surprisingly). And the fact that there were tons of homeless people and even more abandoned buildings put the icing on the cake. Fortunately, I was not there for mere pleasure and had workshops discussing race to keep me distracted.


I learned a lot of new techniques to deal with multiculturalism on my ALL white private college campus in PA. The workshops were helpful but the conversations I had outside of the workshops were more life changing, I must say. I spoke with a law professor who explained the struggles of going to law school as a muliticultural student. She was right on the ball about everything she was saying. I went to dinnner that night already filled with so much...knowledge and questions.

The real excitment came when I visited Oakland. I was surprised at how...sweet and nolstalgic I was walking through neighborhoods I have never been before. One of my professors and two other students and I went soul food shopping. We tried atleast five different soul food restaurants and met soooo many people, gay and straight. For the first time on our California trip, I felt somewhat at home.There were BLACK PEOPLE. *laughing*

Our Oakland trip had to end before nightfall, which was a disappointment but the people we met mad the trip worth the travel. A few rainy days later, we left California to return to New York City-my home. I was sad to leave but was happy to be home. I learned so many things that really, honestly, changed my life. I am hoping that once I arrive back at campus in the fall, the things I learned are as widely received by my classmates as they were to me.

(Photos to come soon *Hopefully)