#17 | Los Angeles

This was the last part of my vacation but the main reason for coming to LA was for business. If you have been reading since the beginning I mentioned that I had started a denim company with two others. We took a bus and a train ride from Palm Springs to Union Station. This was my first time ever riding a train. It was quite neat, we got ourselves seated in a private area and rode it for a short and smooth 35 minutes.

Dallas and I spent two nights in the city, the first full day meeting our connect at our factory and the second roaming Santa Monica. The factory was a really cool experience, we saw new sample products for the following seasons, how production works and meeting some of the employees. I am glad to say that we found the perfect factory for our new company.

The second day was our free day, roaming the Westchester area and later bussing to Santa Monica. Some of the highlights included drinking a 40 of Olde English for $2.18, walking along the beach, visiting the pier and shopping on 3rd Avenue Promenade.

Now that I am posting these pictures, I am upset with the weather we are having. Don't get me wrong, I like being home but I am losing my tan and already forget what it's like to wear shorts. This will be all until next time!

Yours Truly

#16 | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

This wasn't just my first time in Palm Springs but it also my first time attending the Coachella Music Festival. I have been hearing stories about this festival and watching live YouTube streams for the past four years but due to writing finals this was my first real opportunity to check it out. Coachella is two weekends in April with the same artists both weekends. There were seven stages which includes a small DJ stage that remained open for three days and had performances for about 14 hours each day. Some artists received a half hour of stage time, while some were given almost an hour and a half. I think in total, I almost watched 30 performances trying to catch every performance that I planned on seeing as well as watching more to get my moneys worth and avoid regret.

I saw so many performances that I would have not ever imagined seeing all within three busy days. From headliners to special guests, it was awesome to hear so many different styles of music and see different personalities on stage in such a quick time. One question I have been asked a lot is "Who were your favourite performances?" In the end, this was hard for me to narrow down but based on energy, guest performances, nostalgic reasoning and overall quality I have to go with Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Haim and the Flatbush Zombies.

Based on my experience this year, I will definitely try to go back again for 2015.

Yours Truly