
For Azusa
Today's photo brought to you by my embarrassing teenage self. I've lived in Azusa my whole life, but my time competing in show choir and marching band brought me in contact with people who came from cities with more opportunities and better funded programs. Even though it now embarrasses me to say it, those experiences made my teenage self almost ashamed to be from Azusa, ignoring the fact that this area is beautiful and there are good, hardworking people in this town. When U

Playing Pokémon Go
A Moment to pause I wanted to write a post about Pokémon Go ever since I began playing last Thursday, but I held off in respect for Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the Dallas shootings. My ability to enjoy an AR app despite these events is a privilege because they don't directly affect me. Like I wrote in a previous post, I will continue to reflect on social issues regarding police brutality, people of color and now attitudes against law enforcement. And I will continue