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Title: A Bit Home Sick by Rudy J' Ruiz


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A Bit Home Sickby Rudy J. Ruiz
  • LIBR 500 Foundations of Information Technology
  • rudyjruiz_at_yahoo.com

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In 1999, I built up enough courage to leave my
home town of Santa Maria, California.
  • Life at home lacked ambition, so I left my jobs
    as a janitor and math tutor. I packed my bags and
    hit the road going south.

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In Los Angeles,
  • I found a job shelving books for the Los Angeles
    Public Library Branch in Los Feliz, home to
    Griffith Park, . . .

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. . . numerous Frank Lloyd Wright Houses, and
then Myself.
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  • I moved into a small pocket of the neighborhood
    called Lyman Village. The whole block swarmed
    with young free-spirit types. It was quite easy
    making friends.

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Lyman Village
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Unfortunately, in 2004 my building caught fire.
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Luckily, my best bud Craig offered me his extra
room to rent.He lived on the same block. The
party continued.
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This last year was particularly good.
  • I graduated college . . .

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. . . I traveled around Argentina,
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and I received the best going away blowout!
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Now, Im in Vancouver.
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My plan while here is . . .
  • Get my MLIS,
  • and snowboard Whistler as much as possible!

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Picture Credits
  • Slide 2 Griffith Observatory. Retrieved
    September 29, 2007, from http//tinyurl.com/34r59
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  • Slide 4 1999 Hollyhock House. Courtesy Mary Ann
    Sullivan, Digital Imaging Project.
  • Slide 4 1999 Charles Ennis House. Courtesy Mary
    Ann Sullivan, Digital Imaging Project.
  • Slide 13 Snowboarding Animated Gif. Retrieved
    September 29, 2007, from
  • http//www.ngdhs.ca/gif/snow.htm
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