Got7 U.S Tour & Ticket Info.

I am super excited today because one of my favorite K-Pop groups named Got7 is having a U.S. Tour and tickets go on sale tomorrow! I saw them once at KCON 2015, but they're coming back here to LA for a solo concert. I'm just going to briefly explain who Got7 is and what KCON is because I have two other blogs that go into depth about both topics. Got7 is a seven member Korean boy band that is under JYP Entertainment. They are super popular and they have a lot of fans around the world. KCON is a yearly concert/convention where Korean music fans can share their love for K-Pop with other people. You can also enjoy concerts that include the K-Pop stars themselves. The first year of KCON started in Los Angeles, and now it has spread to New York, Japan, France, Abu Dhabi, and of course, South Korea. In case if you guys are a fan and would like to know more information about their concert, tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Got7 will also be heading to Grand Prairie, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia. The concert in Texas is on July 1,2016. The concert in Illinois will be on July 3, 2016. New York's concert will be on July 5, 2016. The concert in Georgia will be on July 8,2016. The last stop for "Fly in USA" is in Los Angeles on July 10,2016. Even though this was a little rant, I hope that maybe you guys can check out their music and if you are a fan like I am, I hope that you'll be able to go their concert!

Third Street Promenade & USC

Credits: lax-magazine.com

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. I haven't been there in quite a while so it was exciting to go back. The first store we went to was Abercrombie & Fitch. The Abercrombie & Fitch store there has two levels. The first floor is the women section, while the second floor is the men's section. What's nice is that this store's fashion is different from the mall's store. I personally think that the Abercrombie & Fitch in Santa Monica carry nicer things. The second store was Lucky Brand. I saw this really nice jean jacket there, but sadly, I did not end up buying that. We also stopped by at Foot Locker because my brother wanted to check out some shoes. We went to some other stores that I can't remember the names. For lunch, we ate at Steak & Shake. That place has amazing fries!! Overall, the day was really nice.

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A couple of weeks ago, I went on a student tour at the University of Southern California(USC.) Even though the tour only lasted for a couple of hours, it felt like I was sort of part of the "Trojan life" and it felt like a was a student there. Students there have a lot of school spirit. Throughout the whole tour, they'd always say "Fight on!" to their friends that passed by or other tours. I really enjoyed this school and the environment was really nice. My sister actually got admitted into USC and if the price of the tuition is not too expensive, she'll end up going there.  #trojanlife

Credits: www.usc.edu

Vacation Spots I Have Been To

This blog is going to be about all the places I have visited outside California. Whether I've been their a week ago or three years ago, I'm still going to talk about it because I still have all the memories in my head. I've actually traveled outside the U.S more than travelling inside. Anyways, here's the list of the places I have been to outside of California! 

• Places

Nevada, Mazatlan, Bahamas, Belize, Orcho Rios(Jamaica), St. Thomas, St. Martin/ St. Maarten, Mahogany Bay Roatan, Cayman Islands, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Fort Laderdale, Orlando, South Korea, Key West, Macau, Texas, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, and Cozumel. 

Favorite Places 

Dunn's River Falls

-Jamaica: This was one of the stops when my family and I went on a cruise. One thing that I will always remember Dunn's River Falls, where you can climb/hike a waterfall. Also, we tried this fruit there(I can't remember the name,) and you can't find it here in the US, or not that I know of.
-Bahamas: In the Caribbean, the color of the ocean is clear blue. It's so pretty there and the sand is white. We went to the beach and we also went to Atlantis. Also, go to Diamonds International. You can only find that store in the Caribbean. 
-Belize: My family and I got to see the Mayan Temples there. There was a mock Mayan Temple there where my brother and I climbed all the way to the top and came back down. You can only go up to a certain point at the real Mayan Temples because they are really old and quite fragile, so it could possibly break.
-Hong Kong: There are so many things to do Hong Kong. Honestly, if you ever get to go there, try their beef jerky, it's amazing! Also, there's so many shopping centers there and stores are really up to date with fashion. The food and the desserts are so delicious. One thing I recommend is to eat dim sum in the morning at least once. Dim sum over in China is way different than the places here.

The view of  Hong Kong from The Peak

-Mahogany Bay: There's actually not that much to do here except for going to the beach. If I ever get to go there again, I really want to try zip lining there. I got a jewelry box made out of wood and carved with flowers on the top with my name and year I visited on the inside. 

All of these vacation spots were amazing and I will never forget them! 
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Photo credits:
Dunn's River Falls: www.pinterest.com
Hong Kong Picture: Me:) (I took that picture when I visited Hong Kong)

Hong Kong Becoming Under British Rule

This is different than what I would normally write, but I thought the story how Hong Kong became under British rule was very interesting. This was the story my class read about at my Saturday Chinese school a couple of weeks ago.

China was a country that exported goods to different countries. For example, they exported silk, gun powder, porcelain, and more. Later on, Europe imported more goods from China and  it increased every year. Though, China didn't need to import goods from Europe, until the eighteenth century. The British found out that Chinese people enjoyed smoking opium more than tobacco at that time. Though, they didn't know that opium was horrible for their bodies. The British planted lots of opium plants in India, and sold it to China. They sold it at a very cheap price and once the Chinese got addicted to it, the price raised. The British were making a lot of money from this. When the Chinese government finally realized that opium was bad for them, they banned the British from selling it, but the British ignored their command. They continued to ship opium to China secretly. In 1839, a Chinese official named Lin Zexu, destroyed over 20,000 cases of opium. The British government soon found out and were very angry, so they decided to attack China. At that time, China's army wasn't that powerful and was defeated by the British. The Chinese ended up giving a lot of money to Britain as well as Hong Kong. They also had to agree that the British could sell opium to China. This  made China suffer for over 100 years.

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