Hard Choices

This past Thursday I waited for hours for the possibility to meet Hillary Clinton; I wasn’t the only one. “Ready for Hillary” and “Hillary for President” were the most said phrases throughout the day. My favorite phrase & pin was, “I want to see Clinton in the White House again.” Multiple news vans, news helicopters, reporters, bloggers, etc. were present in addition to political supporters. Many political conversations were alive and heated. Some individuals began to read Hard Choices, others went to grab some food & coffee, while the remaining individuals debated what they would tell the former First Lady and more recently former Secretary of State. 

After hours of waiting, we (my friend and I) managed to reach the inside of Barnes & Noble. The line was hundreds of people long, when I arrived in the morning and people were still arriving and waiting to buy the book in order to meet Hillary Clinton at 1PM. Security inside was strict, everyone was searched with a metal detector and there were Secret Service and police officers all over the building. 

I managed to take one picture, not the greatest picture of Hillary Clinton, but a picture nonetheless. Strict guidelines were in place and we had to quickly snap a picture before Secret Service asked/told us to put our phones away. At this point I can’t remember the words I exchanged with the 67th Secretary of State, but I exchange a few words with her and shook her hand. It may not sound like much, but it made my day and many others. I can say I met Hillary Clinton! 

Blacklist LA

Walt Disney Concert Hall

@blacklistla on Instagram

There are quite a few running groups in the Greater Los Angeles area. If you are interested in running, exploring the city and/or street art, Blacklist LA is for you. They meet up at different locations in Downtown LA at 10PM every Monday night and run on average 3-4 miles. This Monday they met up at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, but as I mentioned, location changes week to week. 

Interested?

Follow @blacklistla on Instagram and to receive more information you can contact blacklistlosangeles@gmail.com.

You can also follow other runners in the LA area.

@runtoeat94 on Instagram

@blacklistla on Instagram

*The pictures on this post are from the respective individuals’ Instagram profiles.*

My India Pants

While in India last Spring, the pants were my favorite piece of clothing. In particular the Patiala/Salwar pants (baggy & layered), which are really comfortable. When I came back, I wore those pants all summer and brought my favorite pair pants with me to school. I also wanted more pants when I came back.

Luckily for me, the stars were aligned this past week to make it so. I entered Wellness’ raffle during Green Week. They were raffling a few items that were fair trade and sustainable, but what caught my attention were the pants! So I put my name in and hoped I to win the pants. Turns out I did!! 

These so-called Punjammies by International Princess Project, are handmade pants by women “freed from forced prostitution in India."So in addition to being my India pants, the pants are made by survivors of human trafficking, an issue I’m interested in. As corny as it may sound I think I was meant to have these pants. I love my India pants, but more than that I love the fact that it lead me to an organization that is trying to combat human trafficking and is helping rehabilitate women who fell victim to human trafficking.

*If you would like more information about International Princess Project, you can go to their website:

http://intlprincess.org

*If you are interested in purchasing or checking out some Punjammies (or as I call them, India pants) here is the website:

http://shop.intlprincess.org/Punjammies/