Origami Festival - Sunday, July 13th, 2008 12pm-4pm

This fall I will be attending Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) as an incoming freshman. And so, because I missed the on-campus housing deadline, I've been forced to look for off-campus housing. It's been quite a trek, trying to find the right roommate and location to live in. But in doing so I've come to visit the CSULB website quite frequently and because of that, I got news of this event, the Origami Festival 2008. It is going to be held on Sunday, July 13th, 2008 from 12pm to 4pm.

If you're interested in attending, read more about it here at the website where I read about it originally. There you can also find directions on how to get to the garden.

The festival will be located at the Japanese Garden on the campus of CSULB. There is an admission fee, but I'm sure it's worth it. I've been there once before, long ago when I was really too young to know that I was on a college campus. But even still, I remember my visit to the garden quite well. What I remember the most about the garden was the koi fishes. I really had lots of fun. It's a great place to bring children. And if you are a child at heart, then I'm sure you'll love it as well.

I haven't been to the Japanese Garden since I was 9 or 10, but as I remember, people were able buy fish food from food dispensers for a small fee of 25 cents. It was really fun to feed the fishes. I remember even dipping my tiny hands into the water and some of the fishes would come and start sucking on my knuckles. It was great. Really.

I also believe that they're going to have a koi auction at the Japanese Garden later on in the month as well. But there won't be a need for me to attend that. Maybe I'll buy some fishes for myself later on, but they won't be as big as koi fishes.

Anyway, I've kind of strayed away from what the event is all about, origami! If you've always wanted to learn how to properly fold paper, then I say this is the event for you! Even if that's not the case for you, because some people like me already know how to fold paper cranes, there's still a lot more to learn. Plus it just seems like loads of fun, if you're having a boring summer. In the end, events like this are always fun to go to.