Santa Cruz
June 2018 — Santa Cruz, California, USA. I am from Santa Cruz, California, which is a city in Santa Cruz County. It is a free-thinking, affluent town on the coast in northern California. I grew up in the early 90’s and it was a very safe and inspirational place to grow up. There is a hippie spirit that oozes from all over Santa Cruz. I remember going to the movies as a kid in the downtown area and being charmed by the historic old theater and giving money to homeless people that were begging as I waited in line for the movie. Even though it is hard to look at the homeless population in Santa Cruz; I like that it is a city that cares about the homeless and people are very encouraging about giving money to homeless. I have now moved to Low Angeles, but from what I know in many ways Santa Cruz is the same. It’s a small beach town that is definitely not as big as LA or even San Diego. People do come to visit though, especially for the amusement park that is right on the beach or to visit the university. Also Santa Cruz is famous for surfing, and they have big waves in Santa Cruz. These big waves attract surfers that surf huge waves. Seeing a surf competition can be a very fun thing to do in Santa Cruz.