<b>The City of Angels</b>

Not many people are aware that I spend eight years of my life growing up in California. I was born in San Diego, what I consider one of the greatest cities I have encountered thus far. What many others don't know is that throughout my entire upbringing, I had never traveled to Los Angeles. Shocker, I know.
This holiday season was spent with my family in San Diego, which is always a nice contrast from the rain and sleet I have the pleasure of waking up to in Detroit. From there, I took a train up to L.A. where I could celebrate the New Year and of course, depart for the spring semester in Bangkok, Thailand. I will admit, the city wasn't as impressive as you see on television but then again, nothing seems to be nowadays. I spent most of my time taking pictures of the city and staying with a friend of mine, Ben Duffy, who I met when I attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He moved to L.A. to pursue his passion for skateboarding. We ventured off to Venice Beach where I had a chance to photograph the sunset which certainly was the highlight of my time spent in L.A., next to frolicking about the Santa Monica Pier.