sophia's blog

  Working at a restaurant is an absolute shit show that no one prepares you for. To paint a picture for you, it's Summer of 2021, and I thought to myself that I'm probably of the age where I should get a job of some sort. My first mistake was voluntarily choosing to be a hostess at a restaurant. My naive 16-year old self thought, “yeah, this seems like a good idea”... I would soon learn that I was indeed very wrong. My first red flag should've been that they hired me and set me to work the same day with absolutely no work experience. Instead of thinking this was a questionable decision, I went home, changed into a cute outfit, and went back for my first shift. I didn’t receive any sort of training and was just sort of tossed into the mix. On my first night, I looked over at our reservation system to see the number “700.” Seven…hundred…people were set to come in that night. However, at the time, that didn’t stress me out whatsoever. I was excited to finally be a part of some...

Who I am matters January 12, 2023 ✩ Describe where you come from ✩ The statement “describe where you come from” is a rather complex topic for me. As an immigrant who moved to the U.S. from South Africa, I am always found stumped when people ask me this. I don’t want to slip away from my country or culture, but the place that molded me into who I am today would definitely be the city of Los Angeles.  ✩ Tell me where you're going ✩ If I'm being entirely honest I couldn’t even tell you what I’m doing tomorrow, when I envision my future at this moment my mind draws a blank. I would consider myself a pretty creative person and would love to pursue something in that field, but right now I am in a pretty unclear position in my life. ✩ Tell me how you plan to get there ✩ As a current transfer student, who spent the last 12 months on a gap year I was introduced to a plethora of new opportunities and personal discoveries. Now that I have a better understanding of college and what I want ...