Last weekend, I went to Red Rocks again, it is fast becoming my favorite place in SB. The next time it is hot here, I really encourage you to go. The water is so clean and cooling, it is like a little paradise. I always find it amazing how you can just drive up the freeway, and then you are in the mountains, and can find a spot like Red Rocks. I'm going to miss this place.
But, as the days go by I am excited for Graduation, finishing up here, but the more I look into going to Cal. I literally cannot wait. As i've mentioned before my goal is to work in Conflict Resolution for the government back in the UK, known as the Foreign Office, or the United Nations. Cal has one of the best programs in the world known as 'Peace and Conflict Resolution', this is what i'm going to minor in and I cannot wait. My friends would tell you, I can be quite nerdy. I will happily spend a few hours in the library researching a conflict, trying to know everything there is and then not shut up about it. My latest one is the girls being abducted in Nigeria. This heinous crime is at last catching the worlds attention, but it may take up to ten years to recapture the girls. It just shows how backwards places can be on women. The group whom have captured them 'Boko Haram' literally means Western Education is sinful. It sparked a memory of watching a TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who is now a world famous author from Nigeria, she speaks about the way girls are treated in Nigeria. I wondered what she would make of what was occurring. I am extremely pleased that the worlds attention is now on this. 5 Questions- a brief summary of what is going on http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27348354
At last, I was so happy to visit the Getty Museum in LA. I've wanted to go for ages, and it was so relaxing. I guess it is beginning to get quite hard with the realization i'm leaving so sometimes it's nice to escape SB. I really love art, both modern and old, my parents are keen lovers as well, so they have always encouraged me to think and appreciate art. There was a huge Jackson Pollock hanging, which was great to see, but my favorite was all the old Italian exhibitions of paintings, and manuscripts from the Byzantine Empire. The items are literally priceless, and after that the Getty is situated looking over LA, which is so pretty. Afterwards we went to Pizzeria Mozza, which is a really authentic Italian placed run by one of the Mastcherchef judges Joe Basitanich, it was really yummy. Definitely a memorable day.
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