December 2013 – French Californian

December 23, 2013

Hannah Wilson

The Last Bookstore + Outfit + Abbot Kinney Road

I’ve lived within Los Angeles County for the entirety of my life, and this week marked my THIRD visit to downtown… and the other two were so brief that they hardly count. I don’t give this city enough credit. I complain about how warm it is everyday, wanting to have that cozy winter holiday feeling that never seems to come, but really? Who can complain about year-round sunshine?

Michelle and I decided to go to The Last Bookstore, which is probably one of the coolest places I’ve been in a while. It doubles as artist studio space, performance venue, and even offers knitting classes. They had some awesome art installations with deconstructed pianos and sculptural sheet music! The ground level looked like a pretty standard bookstore, but upstairs is where the magic happens. Not only were the artist studios upstairs, but also “The Labyrinth above The Last Bookstore.”

December 19, 2013

Hannah Wilson

…and it all comes down to this.

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After years of procrastinating on research papers, sitting through examinations, falling asleep in class (just kidding, I’m a great student), walking up and down campus, and lugging heavy library books, I’m finally done with my Bachelor’s degree… and it feels pretty anticlimactic.

December 17, 2013

Hannah Wilson

The Paris Memoirs: Magical Moments

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The memories that remain with you the longest aren’t the landmarks you saw or the things you bought – they’re the experiences you have with people and the feelings you get. I could go on for hours about all the amazing meals, nights out, nights in, and inside jokes I had during my five months in Paris, but no amount of storytelling skill would convey the reality of each personal experience.

So instead, in order to make this way more accessible, I’ve decided to share my top four memories of Paris, that is, the images I get in my head when I think of this city. These were the magical moments.

December 7, 2013

Hannah Wilson

Five More Days…

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Only five more days of working two jobs…

Only one more presentation, one 8-page paper, and two final exams…

Only seven days until I move into my parent’s house for a month…

Only five and a half weeks until I board a plane to France…

I am excited, but the excitement is bated by a sense of – what is the word? STRESS. I can feel joy once I get through the last few school assignments of my Bachelor’s degree. Pretty soon, I’ll have a lot more time on my hands to be more creative with, to blog, play video games, relax.