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Our Social Calendar: Taking The Train, Celeb Sightings, Self Care At A Korean Spa
Metro riders at the Little Tokoy/Arts District station which opened on Friday, June 16, 2023.
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Aside from April showers, I’m excited to pitch you different ways to explore L.A this month.
Become a public transportation enthusiast and do your work on the train. Encounter celebrities “in the wild” at LAX. Do some self care with a sauna, scrub or both at a Korean spa in Ktown.
Social Calendar
We love L.A. But there’s a lot to choose from when it comes to things to do. Every month, Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido and I share a slice of our L.A. for our segment “Social Calendar.”
We hope you’re inspired to do something new or revisit a place! Enjoy.
TV and podcast host Dexter Thomas recently joined us on How To LA to chat about how he explores the city. He’s originally from San Bernardino, but has been an Angeleno for at least a decade and has lived on the Westside and in downtown L.A. (PS: some of Dexter’s instrumental and lo-fi music has been featured on How to LA.)
#262: Hey, How to LA listeners! We’re back with another social calendar to talk about new and interesting happenings in the city.
Guests: Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido and TV and podcast host Dexter Thomas
Guests: Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido and TV and podcast host Dexter Thomas
Working on the Metro
Dexter does a lot of audio and visual editing — hello, lo-fi album — and, for him,the best way to get work doneis on the train or the bus.
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“It’s almost like being in a moving living room,” he says about the interactions that take place on public transportation. And it’s the perfect setting for him; he says he imagines his audience listening the same way in a loud environment.
He’s also someone who firmly believes in unplugging and, without solid wifi on the train, he can focus on being creative.
And as a guy who lived in Venice for a while, Dexter’s favorite Metro train is the Expo line, which runs from East L.A. to Santa Monica.
Celeb sightings at LAX
Talking about transportation… Antonia had the ultimate Angeleno experience: a celeb sighting. She was flying out of LAX in 2019 and flute music hadn’t had its Andre 3000 moment until that day.
She tweeted her encounter with one of her favorite musicians and the rest is history, including several interviews she gave about witnessing Andre’s surprise airport flute concert.
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I saw a man walking around my terminal playing a flute for 40min and was losing my mind because I thought it was André 3000. And then it WAS André 3000!!! 😍😍😍😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tqQ4C8HBh1
— Antonia Cereijido (@antoniacere) June 14, 2019
Her experience became a full circle a few weeks ago after she saw Andre 3000 perform at Luna Luna, the amusement park. This led us to ask: Where's one place you always spot celebrities in L.A.?
Keep in touch!
Let us know what’s on your social calendar and drop us a note. We’d love to read your suggestions on the podcast: howtola@scpr.org
Self care at a Korean spa
If you’ve never been to a Korean spa in K-town, now’s the time to try. And you’re not alone.
A close friend was visiting L.A. and part of her monthly routine while she lived here was to visit a Korean spa. I needed some self care time, and I was into the plan.
Crystal Spa — the one we visited in an H-Mart shopping center — pretty much offered the services from any other spa: a sauna, facials, massages, acupressure. But one unique thing from the options was a body scrub. It’s a great option if you want soft skin like a baby. 10/10 recommend.
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Other Korean spas worth checking out:
- Olympic Spa (women’s only)
- Wi Spa
- Beverly Hot Springs
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