Becoming Coco

A introduction to my blog Venus voyager : January 27th 2012 In addition to this blog I also have a travel blog on Tumblr called Venus Voyager Girl. Here's what it's all about. Venus: the planet which supposedly women hail from; a symbol of feminine power Voyager: one who travels on a long and sometimes dangerous journey About Venus Voyager Girl  Venus voyager girl focuses on empowering women to travel even if they must go alone. We all must face inner journeys of the heart even if we never leave our doorstep. For the Venus Voyager Girl she knows the beautiful wisdom to be gained on the other side of her path and she isn't afraid to travel through dangerous paths to get there. I love adventure, I have caught the travel bug, I love to explore new places and try new things both near and far. I am a confident, independent woman embracing the modern age. I am a Venus Voyager Girl. Are you? Inspiring, empowering and growing together as women. http...

  A nd What it Taught me About Teaching and Learning Second Languages   Playing Fruit Ninja in China I am jealous of people who grew up bi-culturally or learned different languages at a young age. I secretly want to be them because in comparison my background is boring and as an adult it is hard to learn a new language. I feel like I am starting late in the game. I grew up in a typical “English” only American home. My parents are the typical mixture of various Anglo cultures and the most interesting thing I can scrounge up about my family’s background is that my grandmother on my father’s side was half Irish. Unfortunately she had schizophrenia and was never a part of my life, so other than the knowledge that I am a quarter Irish, I have no interesting heritage to speak of. In Elementary school I hated those assignments that said to talk about your family’s heritage because no one in our family can give me any specific answer. We are a little Norwegian, German, S...

The tram that takes you up the mountain to the Getty Center  Enter the Getty View of the main lawn which the museums create a half circle around  The criss crossing creek Gorgeous Sunset casting a shadow on the creek I tricked my iPhone into giving me better lighting  More gravity propelled creek A basin shaped fountain. Water drips down and flows down to the creek. Gravity powered fountain.  How many museums are as beautiful as the art within them? Photography exhibit  Ansel Adams amazing "pure photography" Sculptures outside the museum exhibits change regularly  There are a lot of stairs, but even the stairs are beautiful  Love the architecture  This friendly employee posed for us Who wouldn't pose for us? Outside the "Connecting Seas" Exhibit- the beginning of globalization  Mural for the exhibit  Good hypothesis  Cool take home for the kids , and me Treasures you will see in the exhibit  Also in this exhibit building- a sec...