Photo by Veronica Johnson I begged to stay up past midnight on a school night to watch the Oscars. I even cried. After all, it was Oscar Sunday, and I was 9 years old. My parents allowed it. The speeches dragged. The gowns twirled. My pajama nightgown didn’t quite have the same glamorous effect. I awaited the champagne. Starlets’ teeth were whiter than those of toothpaste … [Read more...] about California Dream – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Fall 2015
Board Life – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Daniel Caso Longboarding: Malibu Bluffs State Park Board specs: longboard // 39.5” // Sector 9 Pepperdine’s campus itself is particularly unfavorable for longboarding — unless you are a downhill speed skater and have a nonexistent permit from the Department of Public Safety. However, there are concrete playgrounds for any longboarder’s preference from the … [Read more...] about Board Life – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Big Sur, Nate Barton, Editor-In-Chief – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Daniel Caso Looking over the cliffs of Big Sur, the universe seems whole. Perhaps it’s only romanticism that sees rock faces and crashing polyphonic waves as the harmonious tinkerings of God, but there is obviously something sacred about this place. Peering off seaside cliffs, you glimpse otters traipsing through kelp beds for sea urchins. Looking to the sky, you … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Big Sur, Nate Barton, Editor-In-Chief – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Yosemite, Deepak Adhikary, Photo Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Leah Beck In our rapidly paced modern lives, it often seems like silence is an endangered species. It’s a miracle if we find a moment to pause and reflect, which is why I often pursue silence with mindful intent. The only place I have truly found it is in the midst of nature, and Yosemite National Park is one of the few places that is far enough removed from … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Yosemite, Deepak Adhikary, Photo Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
