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about the site...

Thanks for visiting my website! I hope you enjoy your stay and are able to find your way around without any problems.

I created this site as a project, but it turned into a different few things. First off, it is a blog; simply a place where I can write some of my scattered, random thoughts, and occasionally rant a little bit, about how the man is keeping me (and you) down.

Secondly, it has become a place where I have posted some photography, so feel free to check some of that out as well. And lastly, This site will be used as part of a a few different projects for my masters degree. Feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, concerns during your stay: (benhelms@gmail.com)

about me...

A little about me, let’s see...Well, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, then moved to Los Angeles for college and about halfway through that I moved out to Boston. After falling in love with New England (go Pats/Sox!), I made my way back to SoCal and got two degrees from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, CA (a B.A. in English-Writing & an M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development). As of now, I'm working as a Hall Director at the University of Portland in Oregon and living/working in the prestigious Villa Maria Hall.

Besides all that, I love writing, backpacking, photography, music (recording, composing and listening), playing/watching sports, and exploring new lands. View my Resume.


Tag Archives: LA Term

LA-Term Spring 2010

It was a great semester… Related Posts:CCSD Class of 2010Trip to Tijuana with LA-TermCapstone Colloquium…what?It’s been awhile…Do You Believe In Magic? (And I Hope You Do…)The March to Graduation, the Photographic Journey Continues…

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Trip to Tijuana with LA-Term

Went to Tijuana, Mexico with my work (LA-Term) and got a few tours around the city. We went to a Nazarene church, a migrant worker house (Casa Del Migrantes), and Friendship Park (the place where the U.S.-Mexico wall ends in the Pacific Ocean. It was definitely an intense 24 hour trip, and whatever your political...

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Do You Believe In Magic? (And I Hope You Do…)

I met this guy a few months ago…still don’t know who that lady is tho… Related Posts:LA-Term Spring 2010Trip to Tijuana with LA-TermThe Battle Of Los AngelesThe March to Graduation, the Photographic Journey Continues…To Live & Die in L.A.The First Post…

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The March to Graduation, the Photographic Journey Continues…

Okay, so one of these days I’ll update my photography page, but that day is not today! (I’m taking a stand…for some reason.) Anyway, here are a few of the most recent ones (aside from any of the 23 Things candidates, that is), I’ve been taking. From an organic farm in Camarillo, to the urban...

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Most Productive Day EVER

Spent most of the day, well…doing just about everything. Woke up at 6, drove to Azusa for an academic conference, heard a speaker do his thing, attended two practice job interviews, drove back to LA, had lunch with a friend, went grocery shopping, watched a Duke basketball game, a few funny shows (good on ya,...

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To Live & Die in L.A.

So, I’ve officially been living in LA too long. I use “the” as a prefix to every freeway, my car’s been broken into/stolen 3+ times, I don’t even remember what constellations look like, and someone pointed out to me that I hardly ever say “hella” anymore. What’s happening to me?! Well, I’m glad you ask,...

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