SAN BERNARDINO County, California, USA (North America)

June 2018 — I grew up in the town of Chino Hills in Southern California. The time I will be describing is the early 2000s. It was a relatively small city with a population of around 70,000 people. Not as large as some of the major cities but it was still a decent sized city. Looking back on the city I think about all of the happy memories I had growing up there. Driving past the corn fields, looking at the large empty fields that were green and seemed to go on for miles, and how quiet it seemed before it felt like everything was getting completely developed. As time went by though more and more commercial businesses were set up. Slowly the fields that were used for farming were swept away as shopping centers were added in their place. The hills that were filled with green were slowly replaced as well as more and more homes were built in their place. Looking at the city now compared to how it was you can see just how much it has grown in terms of modern commercialism. It feels as though that small city sort of vibe it had has been replaced and it is filled with the much more generic suburb feeling that can be seen in many locations.

June 2018 — The name of my hometown is Victorville, I believe it was named in the early 1900s after a man with the surname Victor. San Bernardino county is the largest county in California, but we are a medium size city of about 122 thousand people. I arrived here in 1969, at that time there was only 17 thousand people here, and the main part of the town, where the stores and businesses were, was only a two lane road with two stop lights, we had several elementary schools, two junior high schools and just one high school. Of course it was named VictorValley High School, which is still used today. I graduated from VictorValley HighSchool in 1976, and all three of my sons also graduated from there, in 2002, 2003, and 2004. During the gold rush craze is when the beginning of Victorville began, we still have many old abandoned mines in all areas around us. When that craze settled down, two cement plants went into business, and houses were built in Victorville for the workers and the cement plants were the heart of the economy here. It is not uncommon to meet someone who has worked at the cement plant, whose father had also worked there. The other major contributor to growth of Victorville was George Air Force Base, about 6 miles away, which is how I got here. I was 12 years old and living in Montana, at an Air Force Base and my dad got new orders to go to George. We were so excited. We were going to live near movie stars. There was 6 of us kids and my dad had a green and white volkswagon bus. And we were a little shocked to see nothing but desert when we got here. But it has been home ever since.

June 2018 — My small hometown was Victorville, CA, San Bernardino county, USA. I grew up in the 90s. It was a small town then. I lived on a dirt road. There wasn’t many stop lights. I remember the roads suddenly become paved and the stop lights started to come in after a bad car accident. The town is in the Mojave desert. I walked to school. I lived in track homes. There was a lot of kids playing in the neighborhood. I hated the fact that there wasn’t much for me to do. I loved the fact that it was a small town and it was relatively save. I loved the fact that there was a lot of kids my age to play with. The desert was our playground. There was also a lot of neighborhood dogs and cats. I liked the summer nights looking at all the stars in the sky. When we first moved in there was a museum of Roy Rogers. He was a cowboy in the 1800s. It has a sense of cowboy town. There aren’t too many stores. When Buffalo Wild Wings it was a celebration. Same thing could be said for the super Walmart, Target and Winco. The great secret is a place called Deep Creek Hot Springs.

May 2018—Chino Hills is a wonderful up and coming city. It is located in south California roughly thirty-five minutes east of Los Angeles. The city house of 70,000 residents from inside newly modeled houses and apartments to original houses from the cities early days. The city gets in name from the wonderful green hills towards the west and southern regions of the city. There is a one major freeway that connect the southern and northern most regions of the city to other neighboring cities and counts including: Orange county, San Bernadino country and LA country. Inside the city you will find a large outdoor mall which retails the latest trends in both fashion and culinary. Other major retail shop can be found spread out over the city, as well as, foods from all over the world. Chino Hills is a melting pot for culture. All forms of entertainment can be found inside the city: movie theaters, live theaters, gyms, and some historical sites from the battle of Chino. Chino Hill also has a state park which brings people from all over to enjoy exercise on its many trails. Education is also a major plus side to this city. The high schools offer a wide funding to student athletic programs, which continually foster CIF contenders in all areas. Between the two high school located in the city many students go on to become successful college athletes.

May 2018–I live in a rather large city called Victorville here in California. It’s considered to be a part of the High Desert. There are tumbleweeds rolling down the roads. Most roads here are not paved and instead are just dirt roads. During the summers it can get passed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winters it can be as low as 25 degrees Fahrenheit. It can feel kind of lonely living here because there isn’t a huge population of people. There’s open land everywhere, which is beautiful. You can see the mountains from anywhere in the city. Sometimes the openness can be a good reminder of how small we are and how short our lives are on this earth. Living relatively close to both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, it’s easy to see how people get caught up in the glitz and glamour and how toxic it can make people. There has been quite a few changes over the past ten years here. There are definitely a lot more shops and restaurants now which is drawing a lot more people to this city. Luckily, it’s bringing people in who want to get away from the chaotic life that bigger cities can causes.

May 2018 — I live in Chino Hills. It’s located in the state of California, in San Bernadino County, in the United States. It’s a midsized town of about 75,000 people, and it’s located in the middle of hills and horse ranches. The average income per household in this town is about $100,000 and I know in the last 3 years its ranked as one of the safest midsized towns in the U.S. It has all the amenities you would expect a suburb of the L.A. metro would have – great restaurants of dozens of ethnicities, great shopping options, and very highly rated schools. The streets are laid out nicely, are nice and wide, and the traffic is manageable and not too crazy. It is centrally located – about 3o minutes from numerous beaches, about 45 minutes from the mountains (7000 to 10000 ft high), and about 1 hour 30 minutes from the desert. It’s also 25 minutes from Disneyland, Knotts Berry farm, and many world class museums. It’s quiet, but not too quiet. I LOVE it here.