Santa Monica, California

Immersion, each group was assigned a community in which they were to assess. One of the communities visited was the city of Santa Monica. Santa Monica is encompassed in 8.42 square miles (Census Bureau). Its borders are the Pacific Ocean to the west, Centinela Avenue to the east, San Vicente Boulevard to the north, and Dewey Street to the south, as seen in Figure 1. Santa Monica’s residents may be known to lack diversity but the groups of people drawn to this city vary. In the most popular areas

California, I have found it, according to their state motto. A land plentiful in beauty. The north houses massive fields, ideal for harvesting the fruit of the vine. The middle of the state contains a massive hub for immigrants, a bridge made of gold, and buildings widespread. Down south there is an odd combination of Hollywood stars that own ten million dollar houses, while at the same time, only 80 miles south lies an area with a large Hispanic influence. Imagine multiple cultures encapsulated

because my Fiancé works with a well-known company in Santa Monica. This company is called “Victory Furniture.” This company from what I seen in person and from what my fiancé has told me, can be in great demand with the right season, but it also has its down side when the season is bad. Which I believe every company faces at some point. The main basis of this company is outside furniture. It was established in 1945, in the State of California. A third generation own company. The store symbolizes

When Brandi McGlathery held her newborn son for the first time, she saw a perfect baby, "..he had five fingers on each hand and five toes on his little legs, nothing is missing, except for his nose. " Although he struggled a bit, Eli took her breath through months naturally even while breastfeeding. Eli was born on March 4, 2015 and was immediately taken to the USA Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, so the doctor can give him a tracheotomy to help him eat without difficulty for

depicts the story of a group of outstanding surfers who decided to use their skills on land and popularized the skateboarding in Santa Monica and throughout the United States. While in the 1970s both surfing and skateboarding were the countersport cultures, the

Road Trip It was the morning of July 5th, 2015. My alarm sounded off at around 4:30 AM telling me it was time to get ready and head out. I grabbed my duffle bag full of clothes, got in my truck, and headed to my girlfriend’s house who lives five minutes away. I pulled into the driveway with excitement rushing through my body. She was standing there, all packed, wearing a Boston Red Sox hat. We had gone shopping the night before for food and drinks we thought we needed. We had a cooler full of ice

was so excited and I thought this place was going to be all movie stars and celebrities, but I was wrong. Over the summer I went to Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas Nevada. Now, I am not telling you about two different trips, this was all in one trip. On August fifth, 2017 we drove two hours to Indianapolis and got on a plane to go to California. The flight was about four hours, three hours and fifty- eight minutes to be exact. We had first class. My dad and sister sat next to each other

SantaMonica amusement company. These were a group of the local businessmen whose main aim was to expand the amusement dream. The SantaMonica pier The SantaMonica pier is known for the gem, which is located at its southern end. The Santa Monica pier is 106 years old. The pier is popular with photographed Ferris wheel and it has visitors who visit it regularly due to the mix of the amusement rides and the games that are found at the pacific park. The visitors who visit the ocean never

Malibu Farm is located in Malibu, California. The location of it is located at the end of the Malibu Pier. The idea of Malibu Farm came about when owner Helene started doing cooking classes in her back yard, and decided to open a café at the end of Malibu Pier. Malibu Farm is not a big corporation and is in fact a small business. Their food is organically prepared and there’s nothing fake about it. Malibu Farm’s

Finding a parking spot in Santa Monica Pier was one of the most difficult things ever, especially with all the heavy traffic it made it even more tedious. With the awful driving of my cousin Oscar, it took us around 20 minutes to find a free spot in two huge different lots. When we finally parked we decided to go separate ways since we did not want to do and see the same things. After getting off, the two separate groups went their own different ways, my two cousins, Adair and Oscar went to grab