The Golden State

After taking a Journey in Literature class and learning about traveling, tourists and travelers, I can't help but to see a potential adventure in the most trivial matters. I also can't help but want to travel. So much so that I decided to go to Poland over the Summer, but not before making a family trip to California. I've been to California twice before when I was younger, and still manage to remember bits and pieces. However, my younger sister wasn't even born for those trips. This time around, she is a lot older than I was when I first visited the state and she will surely remember it for a very long time. The reason for this trip is that my cousin is pregnant and she's due sometime mid-June. My dad's brother is my cousin's dad so of course he's coming on the trip too! We are going to visit my cousin in L.A. and eventually making our way to San Francisco. We did this the last time we visited Cali, for my cousin's college graduation. But, besides from spending time with my family, I had a secret reason I didn't want to miss this trip. 

Ever since I graduated high-school my parents wanted me to check out schools in the West Coast, but I was too much of a home dweller to actually have the guts to move out there to study. But, time has passed since then and I feel that I may want to check out potential grad schools for my master's in California. I am almost done with my bachelor's degree and, although I have no idea what I want to pursue a master's in or even where I would want to achieve one, I want to start looking for options. After a failed attempt at Boston, maybe the East Coast/New England area wasn't right for me, but sunny and warm California just might be what I need. I've been doing some research and there are some extremely high-ranked colleges in the state of California that I would definitely not mind being a part of. Our trip is roughly two-weeks long and we're making a road trip from South to North so maybe I'll convince my family to make some detours along the way to scout for my future alma mater. 

An awesome vintage postcard from California