Swap pine trees for palm trees: Christmas in Los Angeles

Our location: I will reschedule my 2019 trip, including a trip to California in December.

In 2019, for the first time in my life, I spent Christmas in places other than Christmas, except for my hometown of Albany, New York or my home island of Koh Tao, Thailand. (Actually, as I typed it, I realized it was a lie-I was also in it Beach town in Ecuador -Obviously, this is not really Christmas in my opinion. )

This year, my father insisted that I come to California. When I hesitated (I was planning to flee to India, pretending that the holiday did not happen, haha), I finally acquiesced.

I am glad I did. We divide the week into days Feel the spirit of Christmas In the big bear market, then get a surreal sunny Los Angeles vacation experience.

After returning from Big Bear, I immediately took a Yin Yoga class at Evoke, a yoga studio in Los Angeles in the city center. In the week I went, they offered a great new student agreement-a period of time to concentrate me in the studio was exactly what I needed to spend a holiday, this holiday made me feel very much in the absence of my mother Sad.

I joined my class with my friends Amy (New Yorker now living in Los Angeles) and Steffi (Los Angeles now living in New York) and Amy told us not to try too hard-she Say we can’t-book Here and now Then the Christmas bar pops up.

Wow, this is where I don’t know I need a holiday? These pop-up holiday experiences have become very popular in recent years, but this is my first attempt to integrate into them.

All kinds of cocktails from hot chocolate to muffin soup, (yes, you read that right), fake snow blowing from behind the shaker, and the ugly Christmas sweaters that four people wore when skiing during the festive season, I really Unexpectedly, don’t ask Santa Claus.

Steffi’s parents were hiking outside the city and collided with me that night, so I was very happy to make a red and green Christmas breakfast for her the next morning-red pepper and broccoli compete for red and green cups , H

The sun is so warm that I have to take off my sweater-I am definitely not in Upstate New York.

I felt I had to send Steffi on, so we jumped into the convertible-Christmas? Because of the lack of snow, my heart is still being moved every minute, and then jump to California Donuts, My first choice for stupid seasonal dishes.

This is a sign of Los Angeles and they did not let them down.

It was great to spend my Christmas with Steffi. Steffi is such a dear friend, a year ago, I actually spent Christmas with me in Albany.

Then it’s time to start serious celebrate. At first, I said that one of my requirements of my father was that we volunteered to participate in activities on Christmas morning and got rid of our usual habits. I will talk about it later. Later, I added a second request-I saw The Nutcracker. I like ballet.

My father snatched our Christmas Eve tickets Los Angeles Ballet Perform at the Dolby Theatre, the home of the famous Oscars. When I was in Los Angeles, I didn’t often enter Hollywood, but it was really interesting to walk across the starry sky of all the celebrities on the boulevard and see the tribute to the Oscar winners during the years when I entered the theater.

This is a classic and faithful performance. I like to absorb familiar compositions and marvel at the elegance of the dancers.

After the performance, we were invited to attend a large dinner party in a beautiful home in Silver Lake Mountain. This kind of gathering blended many charming strangers. It was already like a relic from the past, but also always like a scene from Nancy Meyers movie . I wish I took this picture-the silhouettes of palm trees stretched for miles on the night sky without seeing the city lights.

The next morning was Christmas, my father and I did not go straight to the tree, but rushed to the city to go to Skid Row, volunteering with Voice of the City, This is an organization that my father works closely with and a member of the board of directors of that organization. It sounds selfless, but it is actually selfish. I am distracted by the sadness that a morning focused on others brings, and I am deeply grateful.

Urban Voices uses the healing power of music and the power of the community to help individuals marginalized by homelessness, mental health issues and unemployment in the greater Los Angeles area. They regularly hold community singing and even choirs perform at the event to increase visibility and generate income. It may sound unconventional, but Read a little For information about their tasks, you may be inspired by this innovative approach to outreach.

For obvious reasons, I didn’t take the camera out that morning, but we joined a choir of volunteers and Skid Row members and chanted in the shelter, food kitchen, and street. Skid Row is one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the United States, with a population of nearly 5,000.

Facing the deep differences in the wealth and privileges of our country may be amazing, but I feel very happy that I have had the opportunity to open my eyes this day and that two parents have dedicated themselves to closing this gap.

Back to my father, waiting for a low-key Christmas. We immediately changed into pajamas, which was the best way to spend the day, and after eating our homemade meal (just like my father likes to do!), we finally gathered in the tree and opened the present.

In many ways, it was a difficult day, but I was also moved by the hard work and effort my father put in.

The next morning, my father and his husband flew to Mexico. They postponed the trip. My friend Dave, It was the first time I met Midburn in Israel, Come and work with me for some cooperation, but we miserably did not single photo. After he left, my next office friend arrived-I brought my family and friends and the newly created Wander Women Retreats coordinator to Los Angeles so that we could start together Our 2020 retreat.

For several days, we sat side by side on laptops, obsessed with sales pages, drafting newsletters, testing promotional codes and wrestling with our e-commerce system. We are so outside the region. We ran out for lunch almost without looking up. This is our plan to reduce the fever in the carriage every day.

It’s fun to work on such a large launch. The few weeks that I barely looked up on my screen were just the time needed to shrink—before field research, months and months of experimentation, coordination with countless suppliers, and struggle with logistics. After months and months of marketing and sales, the aim is to bring your dreams all over the world.

I’m a little bit at a loss here, but it’s hard to look back. It makes me feel at a loss because I know how to throw most of these plans into the limelight in 2020. Needless to say, the main source of income is difficult to lose. Not only that, it is time, love and energy, vision. Looking at work and dreams, you put a lot of energy into creative collapse. I know that many people all over the world are sharing this pain with me. Now, in a state of chaos, it’s weird – I can’t tell you that all of a sudden, I worked so hard and devoted so much to a clear, focused vision, which made me feel nostalgic, and at the time I felt it was absolute certainty.

The night we launched, we decided that we should attend an employee holiday party-ha! So i booked Crystal Hot Spring, It’s a slightly courteous version of dozens of Korean spas nearby, and dorm room, A popular Korean barbecue.

Koreatown, I love you.

For some reason, I have always wanted to make plans for New Year’s Eve (if only I knew what was about to happen, I might drive directly to Los Angeles, lick the floor of the nightclub, and wait until the staff fulfilled it the next morning. -I swear, I will never dance in public again! So when Amanda invited me to a family gathering in Orange County, where I grew up, it was her friend’s birthday One, I said why not!

We put down the top and hit the road.

We rushed to the beach in time to watch the last sunset of 2019, and like many others, we talked about all our hopes, dreams and excitement for 2020 (all I can say is that In retrospect…lol. )

We talked about our resolution very seriously, and after the cruelest year (it was the hardest year in my life), I told Amanda very sincerely that I feel young for the 2020 resolution. And fun. I don’t know it will be an uphill battle.

But then we were innocent. At the disco-themed Persian family gathering, we dressed up beautifully, let all parents spread us delicious food, and then drag us onto the dance floor. When the bell rang at midnight, everyone ran to kiss my dear… and Amanda and I ran to the bar to shoot.

This can almost sum up our friendship.

Back in Los Angeles, I boycotted sweatpants on the last night and attended a fun dinner in Los Feliz. Courtyard, Amy restaurant runs with his father, Tom and Lindsay. It’s great to catch up and hear each other’s vacation, to really stand out from the niche crowd of my work and vacation, and remember that I am in the beautiful city of Los Angeles before flying out again.

I swear to do more exploration next time.

This trip is going to have a difficult time, you know what I did.

I’m lucky to meet many great friends: Amy, Steffi, Lindsay, Amanda and Dave. I’m really happy to spend time with them and remind me that I have a lifetime Established a new tradition before myself, and the family came in various forms.

Until Christmas, I spent two months tying a knot in my stomach, because I felt very sick to think of all the pain that my first Christmas without a mother would bring to me. It did it. But it also brought love and gratitude to my father for his efforts to make this special day.

Therefore, I ended 2019 exactly as needed: count my blessings.

Now, on the roller coaster of 2020…get on the bumpy path.

Our location: I will reschedule my 2019 trip, including a trip to California in December.

In 2019, for the first time in my life, I spent Christmas in places other than Christmas, except for my hometown of Albany, New York or my home island of Koh Tao, Thailand. (Actually, as I typed it, I realized it was a lie-I was also in it Beach town in Ecuador -Obviously, in my opinion, this is hardly a real Christmas. )

This year, my father insisted that I come to California. When I hesitated (I was planning to flee to India, pretending that the holiday did not happen, haha), I finally acquiesced.

I am glad I did. We divide the week into days Feel the spirit of christmas In the big bear market, then get a surreal sunny Los Angeles vacation experience.

After returning from Big Bear, I immediately took a Yin Yoga class at Evoke, a yoga studio in Los Angeles in downtown. During the week I went, they offered a great discount for new students-a period of concentration in the studio was exactly what I needed during the holidays, which made me feel very sad when my mother was away.

I joined my class with my friends Amy (New Yorker now living in Los Angeles) and Steffi (Los Angeles now living in New York) and Amy told us not to try too hard-she Say we can’t-book Here and now Then the Christmas bar pops up.

Wow, this is where I don’t know I need a holiday? These pop-up holiday experiences have become very popular in recent years, but this is my first attempt to integrate into them.

All kinds of cocktails from hot chocolate to muffin soup, (yes, you read that right), fake snow blowing from behind the shaker, and the ugly Christmas sweaters that the four of you wore during the festive skiing, I really Unexpectedly, don’t ask Santa Claus.

Steffi’s parents were hiking outside the city and collided with me that night, so I was very happy to make a red and green Christmas breakfast for her the next morning-red pepper and broccoli compete for red and green cups , H

The sun is so warm that I have to take off my sweater-I am definitely not in Upstate New York.

I felt I had to send Steffi on, so we jumped into the convertible-Christmas? Because of the lack of snow, my heart is still being moved every minute, and then jump to California Donuts, My first choice for stupid seasonal dishes.

This is a sign of Los Angeles, and they did not let them down.

It’s such a sweet thing to spend Christmas with Steffi. Steffi is such a beloved friend, I actually spent Christmas with me in Albany a year ago.

Then it’s time to start serious celebrate. At first, I said that one of my requirements of my father was that we voluntarily participated in activities on Christmas morning and got rid of our usual habits. I will talk about it later. Later, I added a second request-I saw The Nutcracker. I like ballet.

My father snatched our Christmas Eve tickets Los Angeles Ballet Perform at the Dolby Theatre, the home of the famous Oscars. When I was in Los Angeles, I didn’t often enter Hollywood, but it was really interesting to walk across the starry sky of all the celebrities on the boulevard and see the tribute to the Oscar winners during the years when I entered the theater.

This is a classic and faithful performance. I like to absorb familiar composition and marvel at the elegance of the dancers.

After the performance, we were invited to a large dinner party in a beautiful home in Silver Lake Mountain. This kind of gathering blended many charming strangers. It was not only a relic from the past, but also a scene from Nancy Meyers movie. . I wish I took this picture-the silhouettes of palm trees stretched across the night sky for miles without seeing the city lights.

The next morning was Christmas, my father and I did not go straight to the tree, but rushed to the city to go to Skid Row, volunteering with Voice of the City, This is an organization with which my father works closely and is also a board member of that organization. It sounds selfless, but it is actually selfish. I am distracted by the sadness that a morning focused on others brings, and I am deeply grateful.

Urban Voices uses the healing power of music and the power of the community to help individuals marginalized by homelessness, mental health issues and unemployment in the greater Los Angeles area. They regularly hold community singing and even a choir performs at the event to increase visibility and generate income. It may sound unconventional, but Read a little For information about their mission, you may be inspired by this innovative approach to outreach.

For obvious reasons, I didn’t take the camera out that morning, but we joined a choir composed of volunteers and Skid Row members and sang carols in the shelter, food kitchen, and street. Skid Row is one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the United States, with a population of nearly 5,000.

Although it may be surprising to face the deep differences in our country’s wealth and privileges, I found that I was very happy to have the opportunity to open my eyes that day and thank my two parents for giving their lives to bridge this gap.

Back to father, waiting for a low-key Christmas. We immediately changed into pajamas, which was the best way to spend the day, and after eating our homemade meal (just like my father likes to make!), we finally gathered in the tree and opened the present.

In many ways, it was a difficult day, but I was also moved by the hard work and effort my father put in.

The next morning, my father and his husband flew to Mexico. They postponed the trip. My friend Dave, It was the first time I met Midburn, Israel, Come and work with me for some cooperation, but unfortunately, we did not participate single photo. After he left, my next office friend arrived-I brought my family and friends and the newly created Wander Women Retreats coordinator to Los Angeles so that we could work together Our 2020 retreat.

For several days, we sat side by side on our laptops, obsessed with sales pages, drafting press releases, testing promotional codes and wrestling with our e-commerce system. We are so outside the region. We ran out for lunch almost without looking up. This is our plan to reduce the fever in the carriage every day.

It is interesting to work hard on such a large release. The few weeks that I barely looked up on my screen were just the time needed to shrink—before field research, months and months of experimentation, coordination with countless suppliers, and struggle with logistics. After months and months of marketing and sales, the aim is to bring your dreams all over the world.

I’m a little bit at a loss here, but it’s hard not to go back and think about how to throw most of these plans into the limelight in 2020. Needless to say, the main source of income is difficult to lose. Not only that, it is time, love and energy, vision. Looking at work and dreams, you put a lot of energy into creative collapse. I know that many people all over the world are sharing this pain with me. Now, in a state of chaos, it’s weird – I can’t tell you that all of a sudden, I worked so hard and devoted so much to a clear, focused vision, which made me feel nostalgic, and at the time I felt it was absolute certainty.

The night we launched, we decided that we should attend an employee holiday party-ha! So i booked Crystal Hot Spring, It’s a slightly courteous version of dozens of Korean spas nearby, and dorm room, A popular Korean barbecue.

Koreatown, I love you.

For some reason, I have always wanted to make plans for New Year’s Eve (if only I knew what was about to happen, I might drive directly to Las Vegas, lick the floor of the nightclub, and stay until the staff the next day Cashed out in the morning-I swear, I will never dance in public again! So when Amanda invited me to a family gathering in Orange County where she grew up, it was her One of my friend’s birthday, I said why not!

We put down the top and hit the road.

We rushed to the beach in time to watch the last sunset of 2019, and like many others, we talked about all our hopes, dreams and excitement for 2020 (what I can say that In retrospect…lol. )

We talked about our resolution very seriously. After a brutal year (this was the hardest year in my life), I told Amanda very sincerely that my decision in 2020 is to feel young and pleasure. I don’t know that it will be an uphill battle.

But then we were innocent. At the disco-themed Persian family gathering, we dressed up beautifully, let all parents spread us delicious food, and then drag us onto the dance floor. When the bell rang at midnight, everyone ran to kiss my dear… and Amanda and I ran to the bar to shoot.

This almost sums up the real benefits of our friendship.

Back in Los Angeles, I boycotted sweatpants on the last night and attended a fun dinner in Los Feliz. Courtyard, Amy restaurant runs with his father, Tom and Lindsay. It was a pleasure to catch up and hear about all the vacations of each other, and really stand out from my work and vacation niche crowd, and remember that I was in the beautiful city of Los Angeles before flying again.

I swear, I will do more exploration next time.

This trip is going to have a difficult time, you know what I did.

I am lucky to get along with the friends around me: Amy, Steffi, Lindsay, Amanda and Dave, I am really happy when I am with them, and remind me that I have a life to build before myself New tradition, and the family came in various forms.

Until Christmas, I spent two months tying a knot in my stomach, because I felt very sick to think of all the pain that my first Christmas without a mother would bring to me. It did it. But it also brought love and gratitude to my father for his efforts to make this special day.

Therefore, I ended 2019 exactly as needed: count my blessings.

Now, on the roller coaster of 2020…get on the bumpy road.