Have you ever been to Gilroy? Once you pass through central California and take the 152 to Cupertino from Los Angeles, you’ll find a charming farm town known for its garlic farms. They host a delightful garlic festival every summer. I love seeing the strawberry crops and cherry blossoms there.
Well, I've worked in three continents, but have never (ever) travelled to the US, let alone been to Gilroy (which, as a matter of fact, I had never even heard of, until I read your post).
I had not heard of it, either. I am not too familiar with smaller California cities. I've been to LA and San Diego several times, but that's about it.
My nose doesn't really work well and I can smell the garlic at Gilroy from US highway 101. 😁
You just reminded me of Casa de Fruta where CA SR 152 and 156 meet. I would always see that store whether I was going to Hollister or Gilroy.
Oh, so you only visited California for musical concerts and performances? That makes sense. Does your school follow a quarterly calendar? Mine is a semester-based system, but we do offer quarter-long (short-term) classes as an option for students who don’t want to end their semester with too many classes and stress for finals, or who want to complete their requirements faster, besides being in summer school or winter break camp. I’ve taken modern art history, my first-year language arts requirements, and now my politics class online through these quarter-long classes. The only classes I take during winter break and summer school are those that don’t have an online option during the term or don’t have quarter-long or in-person times that work for me. For example, my AutoCAD class has quarter-long sessions in regular semester classes, but they require you to show up on Tuesday nights, which isn’t my preferred time for night classes. That’s why I took it for summer school last year because it was fully online.
Hey you guessed it right, @bousozoku ! That’s at the part where 152 breaks off to another route that comes from it. Definitely should check it out for my summer Cupertino trip. Perfect time for cherry picking farms! Y’all ever smelled garlic whenever you are in Gilroy?
I used to photograph at skate parks all over the state. I still have over 3400 posts on Instagram.
Sometimes to perform, sometimes for a vacation. Or both. Hope to make it out there again soon, it's been a couple years.
Actually, my school is on 10-week trimesters, known here as "terms." Term 1 is from September-November, Term 2 from January-March, and Term 3 from April-June. Usually, students take between 18-21 units (credits) per term. A typical course is 6 units. Ensembles count for one. The degree typically requires 218 units.
So, your winter break typically spans the entire month of December? My school is a two-year college, and we operate on a semester system. Currently, spring is from mid-February to mid-June. However, since our winter break had two extra weeks compared to last year causing it to be 2 full months instead of 1 and a half months, we’ve shifted spring break to mid-April instead of early April. Consequently, finals and graduation are held the week before Juneteenth in mid-June, instead of early June after Memorial Day.
That's correct, winter break is all of December. Your schedule is also interesting. You mentioned attending a four-year college next year? Will that run August-May like most?
Yes, I had a few friends who had already transferred to university and were second-year students last year. They informed me that their school schedules run from August to May. Their finals are held in May, but their winter break is shorter than mine by a few weeks. They returned after Martin Luther King’s Day, despite starting their breaks at the same time as me. My Christmas break lasted from mid-December to Presidents’ Day. Most universities have their winter break from mid-December to mid or late January. However, they have commencement and graduation ceremonies and finals in mid to late May.
