#trynewthingssunday
At the beginning of a stressful clinical internship year, I decided to practice what I preach and include more self-care activities in my schedule. Having just moved to a new city, exploring my local area seemed like a natural choice. Thus, #trynewthingssunday was born.
Below I have included some highlights from my adventures — I hope they inspire you to go on a self-care journey of your own!

Battery Park - Manhattan, NYC

Sleepy Hollow, NY

Nickerson Beach - Long Island, NY

Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY

Cape Cod National Shoreline, MA

Manhattan Bridge - Brooklyn, NYC

Central Park - Manhattan, NYC

Lake Tahoe, NV

Prospect Park Zoo - Brooklyn, NYC

Inglewood, CA

#COVIDedition - Breakfast burrito competition!

Santa Monica, CA

Solvang, CA

Pasadena, CA

#COVIDedition - Miracle berry

Nicholas Canyon Beach - Malibu, CA

DTLA, CA

#COVIDedition - online coffee fads

Manhattan Beach, CA

#COVIDedition - Paint-by-numbers

Malibu Canyon / Santa Monica Mountains, CA

#COVIDedition - Hummingbird cake

Angeles National Forest, CA

Mulholland Drive - Los Angeles, CA

#COVIDedition - Learning to cross-stitch

#COVIDedition - cat in a backpack

#COVIDedition - Oven bake clay animals

#COVIDedition - Origami

Trancas Beach - Malibu, CA

Magicopolis - Santa Monica, CA

Museum of Jurassic Technology - Culver City, CA

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

VOLTA - Los Angeles, CA

Pinks Hotdogs - Los Angeles, CA

Museum of Flying - Santa Monica, CA

The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles, CA

Santa Barbara, CA

Getty Villa - Los Angeles, CA

Orange skies from the Australian wildfires - Auckland, NZ

Snells Beach, NZ

Muriwai, NZ

Descanso Gardens - Los Angeles, CA

Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Universal City, CA

Museum of Natural History - Los Angeles, CA

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

Dessert Goals - Los Angeles, CA

LA Zoo - Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Dockweiler Beach - Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

UCLA Botanical Garden - Los Angeles, CA

First time trying Lebanese food - Los Angeles, CA

New games! - Los Angeles, CA

Ojai, CA

Rude creatures - Marina Del Rey, CA

New local sushi place - Los Angeles, CA

Portland, OR

Point Vicente - Palos Verdes, CA

Santa Monica Swim Center - Santa Monica, CA

El Matador Beach - Malibu, CA

Local farmer's market - Sawtelle, CA

Venice Canals - Venice, CA

LACMA - Los Angeles, CA

La Brea Tar Pits - Los Angeles, CA

Santa Barbara, CA