Highlights
Moving into my new apartment— I was stressing for a bit while I looked for a new apartment in San Diego. The more I looked the more I started to realize just how much cheaper it is to travel than it is to stay at home. But then, at the end of the month of September, a friend needed a quick replacement and by October 3rd, I had the keys to my new apartment. Throughout October, I focused on making my room my own, buying things I hadn’t had to buy in quite some time, such as pillows and trash cans, things I was provided with when I was traveling.
Ventured out to new restaurants— Rather than eating at all the same ol’ restaurants that I knew and loved, I started to try out new restaurants. It made eating out and spending money on food a lot easier because I was always discovering new places to eat and drink. Among the restaurants/food joints I tried out in San Diego were Pizza Port Brewing Company, Raki Raki Ramen, The Crack Shack, Queenstown, and Wonderland Ocean Beach.
Working on putting my Youtube channel together— I’m a newbie Youtuber which I started focusing more on after speaking to other Youtubers and realizing I have a knack for talking to myself, so why not put a camera in front of me? It’s been a lot of fun putting together videos, but I only do it once a week. I want to make it bigger though, so I will focus on putting out more videos. If you have any suggestions on what you want to see, let me know! Also, don’t forget to subscribe to my channel, it would really help a girl out.
Speaking with prAna— prAna is a clothing company that focuses on creating sustainable clothing which means they make their clothes out of recyclable cotton and hemp. They have some great waterproof material as well, but they do everything in the name of saving the environment. Because of their branding and what they stand for, I was extremely interested in their clothing. So I spoke with the director of marketing and he gave me a tour of their headquarters which is based right here in Carlsbad, San Diego, about a 40-minute drive from my apartment. It was my first time ever speaking with a clothing company and I left with some pretty cool hats, which I now wear all the time.
Celebrating HALLOWEEN in San Diego— I haven’t been in the States for Halloween since 2014, so I was pretty excited to get dressed up. Although I worked during Halloween weekend, I still was able to dress up in the costume I’ve always wanted to wear for Halloween: Selena. And no, not Selena Gomez, and not Jennifer Lopez. Actual Selena Quintanilla, my favorite girl. Bidi Bidi Bom Bom is my karaoke song, don’t steal it. It was tough finding a Halloween costume that wasn’t almost $300 and resembled Selena, so what did I do? I made it myself. One full season of New Girl later and I had my very own Selena costume. I’m still finding sequins all over my apartment though. It was a messy night.
Flew to Mexico City to celebrate Day of the Dead— I’ve always wanted to see the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico, so I randomly bought a ticket to head to Mexico City by myself to celebrate. Somewhere along the way, other Youtubers heard that I was going and all of a sudden we had a big group headed to Mexico City. Being Mexican-American, I was super excited to finally go see the country my family is from and the traditions that are practiced there.
enjoying a cider while chillin’ on the water
