Yesterday was the hottest day I’ve experienced in California…106 degrees!! It was so hot when we were trying to improve on the Native garden. We spent about two hours on Pitzer’s Native Garden. Some of us were planting new trees, while the rest of us were pulling out dead grass with a shovel. Gardening combined with heat is not fun, it is frustrating. After we gardened, we ate lunch, had free time, then headed off to L.A.
It took about 45 minutes to get from Pitzer to Los Angeles. All of us were under the impression that we would go to a museum or in the center of L.A., when we really went to another Native Garden. This time, instead of gardening, we took a tour of the garden and learned of all the Native plants that grow in the garden. I ended up getting bumps and red spots on my skin because I was allergic to many of the plants that surrounded us. Aside from all my allergic reactions, my favorite plant was the lavender bush because it smelt so nice and calmed me down right away. The weather cooled down as it got closer to dinner, and after dinner, we circled up and sang songs to end the night. As we drove back to Pitzer, Ashley and Fabian called the radio station to win tickets for Trey Songz tickets. They ended up winning four tickets, but when the phone was being passed around, the phone hung up and Ashley screamed because she had lost the tickets that she won.
Yesterday was a fun day, even though some of us experienced sad things (like Ashley), but it was enjoyable. Five days left…. 😦
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