When I was really young, I really
wanted to be an actress because I was a lonely kid who really just wanted a
group of friends so I thought acting would be a great way to achieve that. Thus,
I totally thought Los Angeles was the land of dreams so when I went there, I
was disappointed that it did not live up to my expectations.
Lately, I’ve been thinking of
switching my college list to schools in California for unintentionally, most of
my college list ended up being in Boston which is quite cold and I am not a fan
of cold weather. (I’m the kind of person who wears jeans and a hoodie in the
summer because I feel cold in short sleeves.) Today, when I was scrolling through my Youtube
and I realized that lots of people I follow (who are about high school age)
want to move to California because they think that it will be a place where
they can achieve their dreams. It made
me think of a video I watched a while ago that talked about how lots of
homeless teens go to Los Angeles because they think they can achieve their
dreams there but then they don’t and then they die.
I’m afraid that part of the reason
I want to go to school in California may be because of the California dream. I’m
not sure if that’s the case or not but if it is, I feel that I will probably
end up disappointed and expecting more than I end up getting. There are so many
factors that go into deciding the colleges I want to go to and ultimately my
future for the next four years. College scares me and makes my head hurt.
30 Seconds to Mars- City of Angels
Even though I feel that the
California dream is misleading and this song is about how awesome Los Angeles
is, I feel that this song can be applied to any place and I really enjoy this
song. So I’m just going to leave this song here in hopes that we can all find a
place we love enough to call home and I hope all the people who move to
California are really happy there.
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