Note: I'm not sure where to post this on the forum, but everyone here has been so helpful and there are so many makers on the eplaya maybe someone will be able to help me. I want to start making hoola hoops to gift at a local camping event but I'm hitting two roadblocks. 1. My local hardware store (...

Thank you SO much everyone, I really appreciate it. I went from nervous/eager to excited/eager. I'm going to take into account all the different information, and research the school suggested. It's so hard to choose a school I have to commit to for 5 years when I can't even go visit first because it...

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome I appreciate it! And that bike is AMAZING!! I feel inspired to break out of the box in the design of mine, having seen yours :) And tamarakay, should we happen to be on the playa at the same time I'd love to gift you a steampunk Alice accessory! In a week or s...

Thank you everyone for your insights! I appreciate it. I know school's in Cali are expensive but I am joining Americorps to pay off my student debt after graduation so it is not so important. More debt = more service time, which I have NO problem with. "Bad" weather in Cali is probably amazing weath...

Hello, my name is Angelique. I'm 20 and finishing up a degree in psychology in Cleveland, Ohio before hopefully relocating to California for Graduate school. I'm studying to be a Marriage and Family Counselor and hope to spend my professional life fanning and rekindling flames of love and guiding st...

Hey everyone! I have been lurking these forums for a few weeks and enjoy reading everyone's thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics. There are so many insightful people here that I thought I might pose my own question to the members of the e-playa, specifically, the multitude who live in Califo...