My Voyage to Little India

I'm not much for blogging these days but I hope this changes in the near future.  I think the process of writing my thesis has zapped most of my desire to write. FYI, this is why you might find me posting more pictures than words these days.  But I still feel the need to document life as I know it, while it's still mine.

It's been a long time coming but...MY GRAD PROGRAM IS OVERRR and I couldn't be happier!! I feel freer than I've ever felt before and I plan on taking advantage of every moment.  I've taken on quite a few photography gigs lately and I hope to continue honing in on this craft until I have completely mastered it.  

I photographed my neo (sorority sister) a while back at Venice Beach and I was really pleased with the photos.  She was a fantastic model and she is extremely creative so when she asked me to take photos of her again this year, I couldn't say no.

Friyana has some great ideas for this upcoming photoshoot and I am sooo excited to see how this all develops.  In preparation for the shoot, we went on a shopping trip today to Artesia, which I now know as "Little India."  Before today, I couldn't even tell you in what direction Artesia was or if it was even a part of LA County.  (Currently adding "explore LA" to my list of "things to do now that you've graduated.")

Shopping for treasures!

Trying on wedding jewelry

I LOVE learning about different cultures so I had the best time today as Friyana introduced me to various sari styles, maang tikkas (forehead ornaments), finger ring bracelets and traditional Indian wedding jewelry.  We went from store to store and each one possessed a little something different than the last.  We ended the afternoon at cute little restaurant where I ate dosa and had my first Limca (soda). Let me just say that it was delicious and I wish I had one right now. :)

Stay tuned for this photoshoot. I just know it's going to be amazeballs!

Ready to eat my dosa (the delicious thing that looks like an extra large pancake) and Limca!

"It's amazing how little you can know about a culture when there is so much of it around you."  -me