My welcoming padlet by

sophie ortiz

2025-06-23 18:50:51 UTC

Hi everyone! My name is Sophie, I just turned 19, and I’m a student at Pepperdine. I love to travel this summer I’ll be in Italy while taking this class. I also love the beach and taking long walks. I took this photo in Portugal last October!

Karenna Breslow

2025-06-23 22:23:15 UTC

Hi guys! My name is Karenna and I'm a writer currently working towards a degree in Classics. The image above is my most favorite meme - I'm not even really a meme person, but something about this one really speaks to me: the simplicity, the strangeness...weirdly enough, it reminds me of that really short poem by William Carlos Williams (The Red Wheelbarrow lol). I'm really fascinated by language and how it keeps people company, so I'm excited to learn more about human culture in this course!

David Gutierrez

dragon5_1 — 2025-06-23 22:55:57 UTC

Hello everyone, my name is David, I am a communications major at CSULB and i just turned 21. I’m a bit of a collector and love mugs, glass jars, and vases. The image above represents me when i see any of those at the store. I am a little anxious as i’ve never used Padlet and almost put everything in the caption. I am excited to start this course, time flew by and i felt like yesterday i had just enrolled.

Zirui Gao

2025-06-23 23:10:37 UTC

Hello everyone, I am Ray from China Xi’ an, which is famous for its Terracotta Warriors. I am 23 and a big fan of biology. I post this photo because I am very proud of what I am doing right now—keep exercising. I am using exercise to regain the control of my life, restructure my brain and challenge my past self. And so far it seems to work well!!!

isabelle sullivan

2025-06-24 04:49:11 UTC

Hello classmates, I'm Isabelle and I ❤︎ cats, nature, and baking (and also taking selfies like every other 21 year old girl). Both of the cats I added here are cats I've cat-sitted for (best side job in the world) and I also baked that pie too (cherry pie). You can't really see it but the photo behind me is of a late 1800's house in San Francisco that I took on my Kodak camera, the plants are also photos I took too!! I'm really into architecture (it was my major before I switched to business), fashion, and photography- and I thought I'd make a little collage to show what I feel like represents me + the things I'm interested in. I also love to talk so sorry this is long.

Lizette Alcala

2025-06-24 05:07:32 UTC

Hi everyone! My name is Lizette; I’m 19 and from Los Angeles, CA. I am currently going into my second year at SMC and plan to transfer to UC Davis. Above is a picture of me at Disneyland—I love going there with friends and family! It’s one of those places where all my worries melt away. Some other random facts about me are that I enjoy crocheting, playing guitar, and taking pictures with my Sony Cybershot camera. I’m very excited to take this class!

Sydney Seff

2025-06-24 20:51:24 UTC

Hi everyone! My name is Sydney and I am 17 years old from LA. I started at SMC last summer, and I want to transfer to UCLA. I used to go to Beverly Hills High School, but I decided to leave and take the California proficiency exam after my sophomore year. I do gymnastics, a lot of different crafts, and I love dogs. Outside of school and gymnastics, I usually spend the majority of my time coaching recreational classes at my gymnastics gym, volunteering, and working on some sort of art project. I am not sure what I plan to major in yet, but I am excited to learn more about anthropology in this class!

Anastasiia Rul

moyobette — 2025-06-24 21:06:08 UTC

Hi everyone! Nice to meet you all. My name is Anastasiia. I moved to the US from Russia 3 years ago. This is my second semester in SMC, I am majoring in digital sound production and am planning to transfer after 2 years 🎵. Music is my passion, and everything related to it. I collect vinyl, play piano (have been playing for 15 years, even went to college for that), spend practically every second that I can listening to music, so I wanted to do something that is related to my passion. Can’t wait to get to know everyone!

Diego Marvel

2025-06-25 02:27:16 UTC

Hello y'all,

My name is Diego and I'm 26 years old. I am writing this from Los Angeles. I am an avid traveler, lived in France for 7 years, volunteered in Africa, lived in Puerto Rico for 8 months, and do a little bougie summer trip with my friends since high school. I moved back to LA 6 months ago to go back to school which I'm enjoying a lot. I work with my hands quite a bit between catering/cooking, construction, and as of recently stage building and general live event production. Outdoors, guitar, singing, frisbee golf, soccer and surfing are some hobbies I like to do. Yeah. Still figuring out how to adult but enjoying the ride.

Rebekah Choi

2025-06-25 05:04:22 UTC

Hi! I'm Rebekah and this is a drawing I made recently :D

I love drawing and obviously am working towards an Art degree. I'm 19 and lowkey am struggling with adult life. BUT! That's okay because I'll figure it out.

2025-06-25 11:03:42 UTC

Hello! My name is Della and I was born and raised in San Francisco. I went to college for two years and am currently on a year off– living in L.A. while I deal with some autoimmune health issues I was experiencing, while also riding horses. I am currently in Greece for the summer. Some things I love to do is ride horses, travel, hike, cook/bake, crochet, and try new restaurants with my friends.

Simon Fildi

2025-06-25 16:57:07 UTC

Hello, my name is Simon, and I am a communications major at SMC and hopefully at the end of the fall semester I am able to transfer to one of the UC's, preferably UCLA since it has been my dream school since middle school.

Lin Sandar Kyaw / Tiffany

2025-06-25 20:07:58 UTC

Hello!! I’m a Burmese(Myanmar) born Chinese and my favorite hobby is to travel and experience new things!! I’ve been to China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, HongKong, Macau, and I plan to make the list longer with time. As you can see from the meme I tend to be socially distant sometimes so I do have trouble making friends, I hope I can make some meaningful connections here in this class at the very least!

Anthony Imbagliazzo

2025-06-26 00:16:47 UTC

Hi, my name is Anthony. I've lived in Hermosa Beach, CA all my life. My biggest passions in life are music and video games. I've been playing piano for 14 years and percussion for 11, and I started guitar a few months ago. My favorite bands/musical artists are Nirvana, Nanoray, Gorillaz, C418, and Chris Christodolou. My favorite video games are Splatoon (the whole series), Risk of Rain 2, Minecraft, and Helldivers 2.

My main college goal is to become a music composition major and learn as much as I can about designing video games. In the future, I want to have my own video game studio, and compose the music for the games I create.

I'm interested in anthropology because I want to learn more about the people around me, their cultures, their backgrounds, etc. I want to have a deeper understanding of my fellow human beings around me.

Also, I have four cats. Their names are Willow, Stella, Luna, and Apollo :)

MINGQIAN HU

2025-06-26 03:34:42 UTC

Hi, I’m Hanna （MINGQIANHU） from Hangzhou, China — a city as beautiful as its tea and lakes! I’m a huge animal lover and work part-time as a pet sitter, so my life is always full of paws and purrs. I’m also passionate about traveling, photography, and turning everyday moments into vlogs. Capturing life through my lens is my favorite way to slow down and share my world with others!

Iris Toyooka

2025-06-26 04:20:23 UTC

Hi guys! My name is Iris and I'm 21 years old. I like this gif because I feel like I can relate to the Snorlax Pokemon character.

2025-06-26 04:24:24 UTC

Hi everyone! My name is Youngin Choi and I'm 24 years old. I was born in Korea and I'm currently studying at Santa Monica College. I'm hoping to transfer to a UC school next year.

I love eating, especially burgers.

If you know any great food spots around LA, feel free to share. I'm always looking for new places to try.

I also enjoy running and playing games, and recently I’ve gotten into Texas Hold'em

Destiny Campos

2025-06-26 05:42:26 UTC

Hey everyone!

My name is Destiny, I'm 23 and this is a little collage that I made about myself mostly the things that I enjoy and a few of my pets. I really enjoy going to concerts and baseball games. Music is my life I absolutely love all kinds of music and feel like I can vibe to anything. I'm working towards becoming an RN in the future.

HAOJUN YANG

2025-06-26 05:43:15 UTC

Justice Lucas-Doyle

lucasdoyle_justic01 — 2025-06-26 05:45:08 UTC

Hi my name is Justice, and I am from Los Angeles, California. I am majoring in Data Science and transferring to NYU next year. I am excited to see what this class has in store as it will sadly be one of my last classes at SMC. I have never used padlet before, but this does seem more fun than normal discussion posts.

2025-06-26 05:45:31 UTC

Hey guys my name is Kailyn and im a student at smc and i will be transferring to ucla or usc next fall (i am trying to speak that into existence so i am saying “i will” instead of “i hope to”) My favorite things to do are draw and watch random documentaries and i am OBSESSED with fashion and vintage clothes. I am new to santa monica so if anyone is interested i am hoping to make some friends here!!i am posting from santa monica but i am going to puerto rico tomorrow!!!

2025-06-26 06:35:11 UTC

Hey everyone! This is a picture of me when I went on a brunch date with my girlfriends. My name is Karen, I’m 23 years old about to turn 24 on August 6th. I’m a Leo and I would like to say I’m very outgoing person. I enjoy going to the gym, bike rides, picnics at the beach, anything outdoorsy really. I’m majoring is nursing, my plan is to take as many classes I can here at SMC and then transfer to the accelerated program at West Coast University to achieve my BSN. I hope everyone is having a great summer so far !

Carin Arbib

2025-06-26 06:36:15 UTC

Hi guys! My name is Carin Arbib and I’m 20. The picture above is a selfie with me, my sister, and my cousins, who are pretty much my best friends. This picture is in Rome, but I was born and raised here in LA. I love music, the beach and sun, horseback riding, and trying new foods. I’m a sociology major (debating switching to anthro!) and hoping to transfer to a UC school next fall. Excited to start this class :)

Youngmo Ryu

2025-06-26 06:39:10 UTC

Hi guys! This is a picture of me scuba diving. I really enjoy being in the water, whether it’s swimming, diving, or anything ocean-related. It’s where I feel the most relaxed and at home. My name’s Youngmo Ryu, and I’m studying Business. Excited for this class and looking forward to meeting everyone!

Giovanni Chazari

2025-06-26 07:18:32 UTC

Hey everyone. I am Giovanni, and I am a history major. I kinda have a problem with procrastinating, which is why I chose this meme. I am currently working on fixing this issue, but this is where I am at right now. I am posting this from Los Angeles, CA in the USA.

Brian Gomez

2025-06-26 15:57:28 UTC

Hi everyone, my name is Brian and I love weightlifting, football, trading the stock market, and I love pushing myself passed my limits. I am a computer science major and I plan to transfer to some UC school. I love to cook, and come up with my own dishes. I I'm exited to start this course!

José Cuadra

2025-06-26 18:02:49 UTC

Hello everyone! This is a picture of me with my baby sister a couple months ago, my name is Jose, im 18 turning 19 on jan, so im still 18 for a long time lol, im from Nicaragua (im there rn on vacation) but i moved to LA when I was just turning 17 and this is my first year at smc, I enjoy spending time with people I love, and I listen to music 24/7, mostly latin/mex based, other than that I played baseball for 11 years and then i moved to tennis because i got injured and I stopped going to tennis when i moved to LA, rn im just kinda looking for new stuff to do for when i go back to LA in september.

briclaudee — 2025-06-27 19:30:00 UTC

Hi, my name is Sabrina, but I mostly go by Bri. I feel like the oldest in this class, but I am 25 years old. I am originally from Boston and have been living in Los Angeles for a little over four years. I'm not sure what major I will pursue, but I plan to transfer next year and explore pathways related to advertising, marketing, and branding. The image above shows who I am, that I love creating mood boards, curating aesthetics & that I am an introvert who enjoys food, the beach & spending time alone.

Mark Costa

2025-06-29 23:00:47 UTC

Hello classmates! Here's a picture of me playing drums for church. I've been playing since I was 8 years old, have learned many different styles, and maybe different types of events outside of church as well. My favorite styles to play jazz and hard rock, but I like to listen to jazz more than rock.

Stayci Flores Reyes

2025-06-30 03:49:28 UTC

Hello, I chose this image because I love the characters and because when I don't wake easily. I'm taking this class for my transfer requirements but I am very curious about the subject. I'm one of five girls which people are always shocked to here, but I love it! I'm born and raised in California and love going to amusement parks. I have two pets and like to crochet them hats.

Cleo Blu

cleoschwartz — 2025-07-01 06:19:59 UTC

Hi everyone I’m Cleo! I’m from LA in Westwood. I’m currently working towards a fashion associates degree. This is my second year at SMC and I’m excited for classes next fall! I love going to the beach and making clothes with my sewing machine. I added this picture of a cat because they’re my favorite animal. I hope everyone has a nice, cool summer!

Jazmyn Moreno

moreno_jazmyn_jazm01 — 2025-07-02 06:18:21 UTC

Hello! My name is Jazmyn and for my post I felt that this picture with my pet bird Rosie represents me because I am in love with animals. I hope in the future to have many animals as I came to realize that taking care of pets brings me so much peace and fulfillment in my life.

Osman Uzun

2025-07-03 10:27:08 UTC

hello everyone my name is Osman Uzun. I’m a high school student with a strong interest in classical history and human culture. The gif I included of the dog with a flower in its mouth and smiling extremely wide open is a personal favorite of mine. I like the gif because its simple and has charm. It brings up to my mind, for a moment, a theoretical poem by Ezra Pound: "In a Station of the Metro" Similar to the poem, the gif shows a moment that feels fictional and epiphanic. I'm interested especially in how words bring people together across time and space, so I'm excited about learning more about human culture in this course of cultural anthropology.

Milan Ghadoushi

2025-07-06 18:54:22 UTC

Hi everyone! I’m 16 and from Los Angeles. I run a flea market booth at the Silverlake market where I sell men’s and women’s clothes and accessories. I’ve always loved fashion and finding unique pieces, so getting to share that with people through my booth has been really fun. It’s also a cool way to meet new people and learn what styles speak to different people. I’m excited to be part of this class and get to know all of you!

Robert Amemiya

2025-07-09 23:01:36 UTC

Hello! I'm Robert Amemiya, and I'm currently working towards a degree in Theatre. I honestly don't know what I'm doing with my life. I'm just pursuing what I want in the moment and living to the fullest.

roselavenderhouse — 2025-09-04 05:21:48 UTC

Hi Professor and classmates. Here is a pic of me and my daughter in Palm Springs. We like to go on vacation and enjoy the summer. I am excited to take this class. David Soto

Kathy Chau

2026-02-18 03:33:09 UTC

My name is Kathy, I love to go outside but also love staying in. I enjoy trying new foods and restaurants. This image represents me because on the outside, I display a very calm demeanor but truly on the inside this is how I am. With juggling, work, school, and trying to have a social life, my mind feels very chaotic. But I am excited to get to know everyone here!