![A concert](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2022/05/edm-diem-blog-640x341.jpg)
The festival life
Junior Diem Dang gains a professional opportunity be attending the Beyond Wonderland music festival.
![The stage at the HCA Awards](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2022/05/ceremony-640x293.jpg)
My first red carpet
Junior Lila Shanker works the VIP check-in at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards.
![Immersive exhibit of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night"](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2022/05/van-gogh-la-640x481.jpg)
Art around L.A.
Senior Emma Wiese appreciates the art of Los Angeles, from graffiti to an immersive Van Gogh exhibition.
![Exterior of the Jimmy Kimmel Live show](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2022/05/jkl-640x212.jpg)
Lessons from a live taping
Senior Madelyn Knight observes the crew while attending tapings of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
![Nathan Previs poses on top of Mount Hollywood](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2022/04/Unknown-640x853.jpeg)
Experiences large and small
Senior Nathan Previs has met celebrities and been on TV sets during his semester in L.A., but he's also grateful for experiences like ordering a pizza with his roommates and seeing dogs all over the city.
![Katie Leffers poses on the "Friends" coffeeshop set.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/katie-la-friends-640x522.jpg)
Making moves and movies
A tour of the Warner Brothers Studios brings senior Katie Leffers back to her childhood family room.
![A group of students poses on the "Friends" couch in front of the fountain set in Los Angeles.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/JacksonWebster-la-640x480.jpg)
A city of opportunity
Junior Jackson Webster's experience in L.A. has been life-changing, to say the least.
![A man poses near the top of the Hollywood sign with his arms outstretched.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/jastin-la-640x480.jpeg)
Inspired in Los Angeles
In just four months in L.A., senior Jastin Nolan has experienced more than he ever has in Indiana.
![A man sits on bench overlooking Hollywood.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/trent-la-640x249.jpeg)
Hustle and motivate
Since moving to Los Angeles, senior Trent K. Hawthorne-Richards is the most motivated he's been in his entire life.
![Rachael Rutherford and friends sit in a set in Hollywood.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/friends-couch-640x427.jpg)
Cherishing the unexpected
Senior Rachael Rutherford was initially nervous that she didn't know anyone in her Semester in L.A. program. But she quickly realized those fears were unfounded.
![Five students in the stands at SoFi Stadium](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/1D9326DF-163C-42F0-A37B-2F9E345AF3B2-640x692.jpg)
Concert-hopping in L.A.
Senior Austin Schmidt attended concerts at nearly all of the major L.A. music venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, The Roxy, SoFi Stadium and The Wiltern.
![Alexis Philogene posing on the beach](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/12/alexis-beach-640x427.jpg)
Making connections in L.A.
Senior Alexis Philogene makes moves in her modeling career during her time in L.A.
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Adaptation and growth in Los Angeles
A move across the country has helped prepare senior Jamari Lovelace for life after college.
![MJ Lock stands in front of the Universal CItyWalk.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/11/MJ-Lock-640x480.jpeg)
Getting out from behind the computer screen
As an introvert, the idea of spending the semester in a new city was intimidating to MJ Lock. But it's been the most rewarding experience of her life.
![Feet in front of a Hollywood Boulevard star](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2021/11/kaluta-640x524.jpg)
Mantras, manifesting and a semester in L.A.
Since the second she arrived in L.A., sophomore Emilka Kaluta has acted as if all of her dreams of fame had already come true.