#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](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514138410-O63ELFT8J5M6LNFJZWCJ/IMG_3300.png)
Battery Park - Manhattan, NYC
![Sleepy Hollow, NY](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514117330-7DK1Z5T21OO3KL7HMV94/IMG_3211.png)
Sleepy Hollow, NY
![Nickerson Beach - Long Island, NY](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514124640-WOSXOVEC1WJKINLX7QEE/IMG_3137.png)
Nickerson Beach - Long Island, NY
![Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514121759-FUK73B4S1WB72DCU1K4C/IMG_3056.png)
Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY
![Cape Cod National Shoreline, MA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514134847-4W2YCZDLUEDMTET9VVRC/IMG_2968.png)
Cape Cod National Shoreline, MA
![Manhattan Bridge - Brooklyn, NYC](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514130819-NC161A39L64WNFG6UPTC/IMG_2881.png)
Manhattan Bridge - Brooklyn, NYC
![Central Park - Manhattan, NYC](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514185312-GNR16TM45NDIGD9YQ1AV/IMG_2841.png)
Central Park - Manhattan, NYC
![Lake Tahoe, NV](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514170815-P3VIIYZ4CTOWW4QO96X3/IMG_1755.png)
Lake Tahoe, NV
![Prospect Park Zoo - Brooklyn, NYC](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603514192366-6L9RX9MOE3YR3Z73NWTE/IMG_2715.jpg)
Prospect Park Zoo - Brooklyn, NYC
![Inglewood, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570533567-ZOL4NR29W9W6A1R3D2CP/2020-06-21+12.47.04.jpg)
Inglewood, CA
![#COVIDedition - Breakfast burrito competition!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570534541-QQ43A764KT96PE07DAC7/2020-07-26+10.40.06.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Breakfast burrito competition!
![Santa Monica, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570534124-D0AD5CIBBJ8ISTREDEIE/2020-07-19+16.03.22-1.jpg)
Santa Monica, CA
![Solvang, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570532253-TS7QYF8SPS6C5DB50VQ4/2020-07-12+16.29.45.jpg)
Solvang, CA
![Pasadena, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570534439-2PSQKAZQGHOMSZJX5THH/2020-07-05+17.03.51.jpg)
Pasadena, CA
![#COVIDedition - Miracle berry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570530489-WSESO3K84GSDI7240TNQ/2020-06-28+22.41.15.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Miracle berry
![Nicholas Canyon Beach - Malibu, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570549588-BXMFJFGOV8W1ANS0TNKI/2020-06-14+16.16.13.jpg)
Nicholas Canyon Beach - Malibu, CA
![DTLA, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570547450-9SCGO5O07O1YNKR8EH6H/2020-06-07+17.57.45.jpg)
DTLA, CA
![#COVIDedition - online coffee fads](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570546686-JL222YAYRU0Z9N90BCUZ/2020-05-24+14.32.22.jpg)
#COVIDedition - online coffee fads
![Manhattan Beach, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570545664-R528CLSFU5JGGFRMIS5T/2020-05-17+14.34.51.jpg)
Manhattan Beach, CA
![#COVIDedition - Paint-by-numbers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570542843-BMT1FW986UHP693IR1E0/2020-05-10+21.09.55-1.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Paint-by-numbers
![Malibu Canyon / Santa Monica Mountains, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570553266-0VYG90BVNQTL306RZGUZ/2020-05-10+14.04.24.jpg)
Malibu Canyon / Santa Monica Mountains, CA
![#COVIDedition - Hummingbird cake](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570548589-WI96R3NA1GESKG0VCHE1/2020-05-03+23.49.37.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Hummingbird cake
![Angeles National Forest, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570556909-95RIZ99EUMB3382UEI7E/2020-04-26+13.56.34.jpg)
Angeles National Forest, CA
![Mulholland Drive - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570558388-OL8WLDS9UHSFH0JNAJ6X/2020-04-19+14.20.01.jpg)
Mulholland Drive - Los Angeles, CA
![#COVIDedition - Learning to cross-stitch](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570552773-QLO43C93SLHXF2OF26PR/2020-04-12+22.20.46.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Learning to cross-stitch
![#COVIDedition - cat in a backpack](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570560893-24N111CAOD4RWJT7M4EY/2020-04-05+13.28.41.jpg)
#COVIDedition - cat in a backpack
![#COVIDedition - Oven bake clay animals](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570559868-LQQG08UN1CMT06XHWJMG/2020-03-29+23.26.27.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Oven bake clay animals
![#COVIDedition - Origami](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570564268-0Q55WH3VP0Q1P44MCE31/2020-03-22+18.25.39.jpg)
#COVIDedition - Origami
![Trancas Beach - Malibu, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570570432-RBYEK46ANFNQL3YIMCJ8/2020-03-15+13.19.40.jpg)
Trancas Beach - Malibu, CA
![Magicopolis - Santa Monica, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570572945-UT5JW3K42WUMNWQCAEX8/2020-03-08+17.57.52.jpg)
Magicopolis - Santa Monica, CA
![Museum of Jurassic Technology - Culver City, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570573069-1ITZW1QYEPHM91OKAL4R/2020-03-01+14.43.26.jpg)
Museum of Jurassic Technology - Culver City, CA
![Joshua Tree National Park, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570572927-UDIGLEMPV94AFIR2T9LA/2020-02-22+13.38.27.jpg)
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
![VOLTA - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570576655-A7X43W6QH759QXTGSOWB/2020-02-16+13.20.29.jpg)
VOLTA - Los Angeles, CA
![Pinks Hotdogs - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570577900-OYWASHUAJAF8ILR6OKGC/2020-02-09+14.50.51.jpg)
Pinks Hotdogs - Los Angeles, CA
![Museum of Flying - Santa Monica, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570583968-SDVLOKKEFWFTC9PIPENS/2020-02-02+15.21.43.jpg)
Museum of Flying - Santa Monica, CA
![The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570587929-5N784Z9EE9LYWHNARCGE/2020-01-26+11.56.55.jpg)
The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles, CA
![Santa Barbara, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570587442-FMDI7TVZ69BY5DLY0RCL/2020-01-19+13.07.20.jpg)
Santa Barbara, CA
![Getty Villa - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570593270-0NABW0EI7AHWUX7AXXI0/2020-01-12+11.58.34.jpg)
Getty Villa - Los Angeles, CA
![Orange skies from the Australian wildfires - Auckland, NZ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570589539-WFX52D3Y90RMUPS39H2A/2020-01-05+14.11.14.jpg)
Orange skies from the Australian wildfires - Auckland, NZ
![Snells Beach, NZ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570598857-SYSTTF1ZNKEY8Y56L9MO/2019-12-29+19.33.43.jpg)
Snells Beach, NZ
![Muriwai, NZ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570598510-Z6QFPTTCDAS7CDOYIK00/2019-12-23+12.15.19.jpg)
Muriwai, NZ
![Descanso Gardens - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570606107-0Y9LE7QR0OR46H3P3SE2/2019-12-15+16.21.12.jpg)
Descanso Gardens - Los Angeles, CA
![Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Universal City, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570603927-ZUW7IN6M2GX7X8D6G985/2019-12-08+14.45.36.jpg)
Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Universal City, CA
![Museum of Natural History - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570606494-KWZ10B76IRFYA9TDFXHZ/2019-12-01+15.44.25.jpg)
Museum of Natural History - Los Angeles, CA
![Atlanta, GA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603571162672-MI7AZ2RMADQOTMWM64NJ/2019-11-24%2B15.17.47.jpg)
Atlanta, GA
![Atlanta, GA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570609817-DDQ7309QSIDD7LJ16LD4/2019-11-24+15.04.32.jpg)
Atlanta, GA
![Dessert Goals - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570606162-J0F10ZY86RZSO6HEG7DB/2019-11-17+18.56.22-1.jpg)
Dessert Goals - Los Angeles, CA
![LA Zoo - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570620491-IH88BCMZPO9520N8EKRG/2019-11-10+15.29.54.jpg)
LA Zoo - Los Angeles, CA
![San Diego, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570622860-1V7C2WW1OLGCC9CPYSXL/2019-11-02+17.38.15.jpg)
San Diego, CA
![Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570621527-4JZNGTSLIPOPPZMNORLS/2019-10-27+14.05.15.jpg)
Los Angeles, CA
![Dockweiler Beach - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570619998-1839RKQRKX1SQM4YC6HA/2019-10-20+13.17.01.jpg)
Dockweiler Beach - Los Angeles, CA
![Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570625847-L30MJKJKHNMZRJPPMCBQ/2019-10-13+13.01.58.jpg)
Los Angeles, CA
![UCLA Botanical Garden - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570628644-PCR5974X0P5HBC3YL3A5/2019-10-06+16.14.08.jpg)
UCLA Botanical Garden - Los Angeles, CA
![First time trying Lebanese food - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570637491-OE6RPWP4HNXUIOB46C9C/2019-09-29+14.17.18.jpg)
First time trying Lebanese food - Los Angeles, CA
![New games! - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570639704-FK8QT78U2RBWN0LD1UGF/2019-09-22+17.14.54.jpg)
New games! - Los Angeles, CA
![Ojai, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570639909-LBNQCATXL0JG8QTMQMW7/2019-09-15+13.26.51.jpg)
Ojai, CA
![Rude creatures - Marina Del Rey, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570636325-K0FK4PIRWNY7AWZ4VBUY/2019-09-08+17.16.51.jpg)
Rude creatures - Marina Del Rey, CA
![New local sushi place - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570640739-SC23OL54ZO21BV74UIK2/2019-09-01+12.58.07.jpg)
New local sushi place - Los Angeles, CA
![Portland, OR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570641962-N0XKWHV5Q9X7XMO1Q7CM/2019-08-24+13.25.02.jpg)
Portland, OR
![Point Vicente - Palos Verdes, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570657616-3NFQK4OGFN91E4OQWND0/2019-08-18+15.51.43.jpg)
Point Vicente - Palos Verdes, CA
![Santa Monica Swim Center - Santa Monica, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570642260-WHKU80QKI7LQ6PT8V8C6/2019-08-11+16.23.54-1-2.jpg)
Santa Monica Swim Center - Santa Monica, CA
![El Matador Beach - Malibu, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570651949-S0ZNEB9R86SEP9I7VMQ7/2019-08-04+17.29.14.jpg)
El Matador Beach - Malibu, CA
![Local farmer's market - Sawtelle, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570657598-AYNO6Q74M4FZLT76S50Z/2019-07-28+11.34.33.jpg)
Local farmer's market - Sawtelle, CA
![Venice Canals - Venice, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570660151-QER3L162QCKWQA0UOFTP/2019-07-21+15.57.12.jpg)
Venice Canals - Venice, CA
![LACMA - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570661740-587NRMOX3DIK8A0992DF/2019-07-14+11.53.48.jpg)
LACMA - Los Angeles, CA
![La Brea Tar Pits - Los Angeles, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570662444-FECA61JKN4CBN2MUCF10/2019-07-14+11.45.16.jpg)
La Brea Tar Pits - Los Angeles, CA
![Santa Barbara, CA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8b567ceee43269fd3973c7/1603570666697-GZWXA38B8SKB7HDGRZMJ/2019-07-07+16.00.27.jpg)
Santa Barbara, CA