Metrospectives

To begin our adventure on this blog, we thought you might like to see what we see.

Diana: I just moved to LA a few weeks ago. Coming from Santa Barbara, I knew it was going to be really hard for me to adjust to the metropolitan lifestyle--traffic, scary nighttime walks, and a constant feeling of being rushed. I knew I had to find places where I would feel a sense of calm. Somewhere I could remember nature--or at least find perspective. My good friend, Alysia, took me up to her roof on the top of the Gothic loft apartment complex she lives in, in Downtown LA. We relaxed with snap cups of chardonnay and spicy pepper jack cheese. We talked and talked for hours about moving, life, friends, roommates, house hunting, and it felt good. I felt peaceful, and if I squinted my eyes, the blue sky could have been the ocean...if I didn't look too hard.

Sofia: I've lived in the bay area my whole life, except for those four fabulous years in Santa Barbara, and the city has always been a wonderfully inspiring and magical setting. This photo was taken last December when Diana was visiting. We ventured to the top of the deYoung Museum, where I was interning at the time, and absorbed the beautiful scenery: the rooftop gardens across the way at the California Academy of Sciences, the fog rolling over the bay, and the colorful Victorian houses sprinkled about the Sunset neighborhood. My internship ended at the museum a few months ago and oh how do I miss it! Not only did I love being surrounded by the wonderful art and working with my fellow art-lovers, but I also miss spending so much time in golden gate park--the foggy and freezing setting is comforting and cozy. I'm crossing my fingers that I may get hired on full-time someday :)

If you are ever in the city and looking for something culturally fulfilling to do on a Friday night, check out the museum's "Friday Nights at the deYoung" programming, I used to help every Friday and it was a blast. The museum offers drinks, art, live music, interactive art projects, performance art and so much more--and the best part is, it's free!