The City of Angels.

Well, I did it!

I actually moved.

I guess I never thought I would do it? And to be perfectly honest, it didn't even HIT me that I was moving until we were driving through San Diego...

LA isn't exactly what I thought it would be. Not that it's worse or better, for that matter. Just that it's...different. I guess I should have expected that.

It's a little bit scary. I currently live on the edge of Koreatown so I'm surrounded by foreign languages I don't understand.

It's funny, I'm so used to a foreign language being the small print. Ya know how when you're in line for a ride at Disney World and they explain the instructions in English first and Spanish second? Well, here the signs are in Korean first and English second. It's a different culture, but it's kinda cool. New culture definitely isn't a bad thing.

Sometimes I freak myself out. When I sit down and think about how far away from home I am, my chest swells and I start breathing kinda heavy. Therefore I avoid looking at maps and I ignore the time difference.

Over the course of the last few days, I've tried really focusing on why I'm here and what I'm doing. I felt like I needed a reminder. I was thankful for my reminder last night.

I went to a concert with a few of my favorite bands. I went in not really knowing anyone and I left with a handful of new friends (always a plus when you're one person in a city of three million people).

I knew the venue we were at was a big deal in Hollywood. The Roxy is where Paul Reubens debuted his character known as Pee-Wee Herman in stand up. John Lennon was a regular in the 70s, hanging out on the roof bar and in the nightclub itself. Bob Marley played the venue and even recorded at The Roxy in 76. It's a historic spot.

Many artists dream of playing this place.

And last night, some of my favorite bands sold it out.

I watched as the openers came out. The female opener, Katelyn Tarver, smiled out at the crowd and breathed a sigh as she said, "I've dreamed of playing this place since I was a little girl."

In that exact moment, I realized this was one of their dreams. These bands and people I admire and I'm inspired by had dreamt of this day for a really long time. I was lucky enough to witness one of their dreams coming true.

The Roxy for them was my California. California had been the ultimate dream for so long that I think I forgot about some of my other dreams and aspirations. You're supposed to take one dream at a time and not overwhelm yourself with too many big goals--but now I need to get back in the swing of things and refocus on why California was the dream in the first place.

I feel good.

I smile every morning I walk outside and realize I'm in the middle of Los Angeles.

I can finally check one dream off the check-list. Now onto dream number two :).