Sara Ehlers
Chris Erskine
1. What made you move from copy
editor to graphics coordinator?
2. Did you always know you wanted
to take part in graphics for the LA times or did you originally plan to be a
staff writer/copy-editor?
3. What made you finally move to
L.A. after 11 years in New Orleans?
400 Words on one place that you would like to travel that you’ve never
been before and why you want to go where you want to go.
One place I want to travel to that
I’ve never been before is New York. I know it doesn’t seem like much to the
average American citizen--it’s not even out of the country, but something about
the city and the ambiance of all that is New York draws me in. Two main reasons
I’m probably drawn to New York first of all are my major and minor choices for
school: Journalism and fashion. Those alone are two fantastic reasons to get to
the city. But that’s not all that sells me on the idea. Every time I watch a
movie or television show where New York city is the setting, I dream of one day
being able to walk those busy streets and participate in all of the New
Yorkness that city has to offer. I’ve lived in southern California for most of
my life, and as much as I love L.A., there’s something I will always feel is
partly missing if I never even get to experience New York. Another small reason
is also that I love the seasons on the east coast. In my elementary school days
I lived in Virginia, and all year round we had four different seasons: spring,
summer, fall, and winter. In California all I’ve experience is summer 75% of
the time and then a rainy season in the winter. I really miss snow, and I know
that it can also be a hassle but I would love to experience snow again. And not
the Big Bear, Mountain High type of snow where you drive an hour and rent a
snowboard; I’m talking about the snow in your front yard,
walking-down-the-street-to-the-local-coffee-shop-in-a-peacoat-and-boots snow.
Therefore, if I do travel to New York, I would prefer to go sometime in the
winter. Since I’ve lived in Cali, I
haven’t moved more than an hour from where I spent my middle school and high
school days. I would love to travel to New York as a vacation for a week, or
even try living there for about a year just to see where I fit in. Everyone
comes to that city—this I already know—but I think that’s part of what makes it
sort of wonderful. The people that are drawn to that city are the same people
who are like me, who want to make a future there and start living a fabulous
and busy life. I don’t think it’s wrong to want to spend a few days there
seeing if I really belong or if New York is more glammed up than it really is. Over
the years, I also can say that the mere fact alone that there are so many songs
and movies about New York should be evident enough that the city has to be
great. There are many songs and movies and television shows about California,
and from living here I know it’s because California’s amazing so I can only
hope the same goes for New York. I guess at this point, there’s really no
swaying me, as the Billy Joel song goes, “I’m in a New York state of mind.”
