Maren J Lee

I've always wanted to be a Trojan. Everyday I have to see all my roommates go onto campus, and leave me at home. When I wake up every morning, my only goal is get out of the house and go to school with my friends. I'll wake up, eat my breakfast, and go to the bathroom in the front yard. Next, I beg my friends to take me with them to school. But it never happens. So I wait.. until everyone gets home, then I try again the next day, and the next day. However, today was different, I opened my eyes and I see my roommate packing up his stuff, I wonder if today is going to be the day I finally get to go to school. As usual, he puts on his backpack and walks toward the door, then something magical happened. He grabbed my leash and petted me on the head, then he said "Come on!" I can't believe this is happening, we are actually walking away from our usual route. I have no idea what is about to come, but I am very excited about this adventure. So, we continued on our ...

Pro Tips to a Better Festival Experience By Maren J. Lee Can you recall the excitement and overwhelming feeling right before a music festival? Well, I can still clearly remember my first festival. Not knowing what I signed up for, my friends persuaded me to purchase a last minute ticket and off I went to a 3 days festival at San Bernardino. As a festival virgin,  I did not know what to expect or what to bring to the event. All I had packed in my duffle  bag were three outfits and my toothbrush. Although I was extremely underprepared, I still fell in love with the beauty of festival. The beauty of escaping reality fascinated my imagination. I started to wonder if there are better ways to enjoy the festivities…   As festival becomes more popular among the millennials generation, more and more people are attending the festivity for the first time. This articles will provide a few ways to improve the overall experience through these three categories:  Pre...