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Day 13 Aly and I spent yesterday packing so I decided not to write anything. Today I brought her back to the airport and we said our farewells. I wish she lived closer to me. Once I dropped her off, I places a few grocery orders so I could bring back some things for my mom, and then went to the beach. Even in February, in San Francisco, I can't handle a trip to the coast without feeling the ocean. I went to Ocean Beach and stood with my toes in the waves for a while before

Today, we woke up extremely early, and Angel drove me back to Los Angeles to go to the airport. He has some friends coming for a guys trip in Southern California so it worked out well timing wise to fly back from LA. Once we got to LA, we were still early for my flight, so we went to Santa Monica Pier to explore. We went on a few rides and walked around the pier before heading to the beach for a few minutes. I ran into the ocean. After the beach, we picked up our friends for

This morning, Angel took me to the shooting range. I had so much fun there! I've never shot a gun before so it was a really cool experience, and I didn't do terribly! I even got to take the target poster with me after. I'm hoping to bring it home with me. After that, we went for boba at BobaBliss with Kaitlyn and Rachel. I'm flying back home tomorrow, so we saw everyone today for goodbyes. After boba, we went to the church again for Wednesday night service. Everyone at Ange

This morning, Angel took me to Jamestown, CA. Jamestown was originally a California Gold Rush town, and now its officially designated as a Historical Landmark. We saw a bit of the railroad, explored the town, and did some shopping. I was able to get so many souvenirs while I was there. After we were done walking around, we went to Yosemite National Park. It was so beautiful there. Also the trees in California? Huge! I thought it was just the Sequoias before I came here but

Today, Angel and I decided to go to San Francisco to explore the city. His sister, Sarai came too! We started out by going to Golden Gate Park, were I found my new favourite place, Hippie Hill! There's a giant peace sign painted into the sidewalk beside the hill, as well as a bunch of chalk art! After that, we went to the Palace of Fine Arts for some pictures, before walking around the Presidio. There were so many cool statues there! When we were done looking around, we we

Day 2 Angel and I got into Atwater at 0430hrs and I quickly got settled into his sister's room before falling asleep. We woke up in the morning and went to Angel's church New Beginnings, Delhi, before going for lunch with his pastor David and family. We went to Texas Roadhouse, in Turlock. After lunch, we were planning on going bowling, but as we were leaving the parking lot, there was a collision behind us and we had to turn around. Once everything was sorted we decided t

Day 1 Today, I woke at UCLA after LEAP Week. Normally, today is the day all of the students fly home, but I'm staying in California for an extra week to see my friends! We've been friends for years online but this will be our first time meeting in person. Im a little nervous but mostly just excited. I got my belongings together and took an Uber down to Hollywood Boulevard. I spent a while searching the walk of fame for names I recognized, stopping for photos at Snoop Dogg a