By Lorena Fiori, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member 2010-11 On September 1st, 2009, I found myself in an unfamiliar city, in an office full of people whose purpose I didn’t quite understand, thousands of miles away from home. It was, at the time, the most drastic and risky decision I’d ever made. It [...]
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Written by Liz Warden, Corps Member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, Corps Member From as far back as elementary school, MJ Kim was on his own to take complete ownership of his education. Coming from a family that immigrated from South Korea, his parents stressed hard work and education, but weren’t able to [...]
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Gauthami Penakalapati, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member If you’ve been following the recent blog topics, you may have realized that living on a stipend in style requires some creativity. In addition to the food stamps and the multitude of free activities, LA living requires some forethought and planning. Budgeting is a great way [...]
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Lorena Fiori, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member Have you ever tutored? Have you ever tutored children between the ages of 7 and 11? Are you a patient person? Do you know the appropriate way to deal with tears, inattentiveness, incomprehension, blank stares, unintended misbehavior, fragility and devious/adorable smiles? These are all very important [...]
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Law Murray, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member Situation: You are resting in your selected happy place, ecstatic at the new opportunity to serve with City Year Los Angeles and you are daydreaming about your upcoming service year. Specifically, you are thinking about the middle of the year. You are thinking about how awesome [...]
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Sha’Ki Boyd, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member There has been no greater joy than serving my first City Year in South Los Angeles, formerly known as South Central. I was born and raised in South L.A.; therefore, I have an even greater appreciation for the city and the school in which I serve in. [...]
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By Hannah Miller, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member There’s almost no way to describe what it feels like to roll into the city of Los Angeles thinking this is my town now. Only LA can’t be described as simply a ‘town’, even if you put ‘tinsel’ in front of the word. Los Angeles is [...]
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It’s that time of year again folks. The sun’s coming out, the weather is heating up, spring is finally here, and it’s time for City Year Los Angeles’ Camp For A Day! Camp For A Day (CFAD) is an initiative that fills a critical need for children in Los Angeles during their Spring Break. CFAD offers [...]
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Law Murray, City Year Los Angeles Senior Corps Member Situation: It is your first morning in Los Angeles. You just met your awesome roommates the night before, and you feel the need to explore a little bit on your own. You were warned that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (don’t ever say that, just [...]
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Lily Austin, City Year Los Angeles Corps Member Below is a compilation of well-loved outdoor activities that are great for unwinding on the weekends while staying within your City Year budget. Coming from the East Coast, the persistent warmth of the sun shocked me last November, and I am still addicted to the feeling that [...]
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