Join writing professor and research associate at the USC Institute of Armenian Studies Lilit Keshishyan for a nice, long walk on the beach at Palos Verdes! This is a chill, 1-ish mile hike along the cliffs of Palos Verdes, and also down at the beach. We will chill at the beach for an hour or two and just vibe. Bring your bathing suit if you’re into swimming in freezing water. Otherwise, expect to just vibe on the sand (and rocks!) in Palos Verdes.
PACKING LIST:
Hiking shoes
Beach shoes (optional)
H2O
WAIVERS
PROFESSOR: Lilit Keshishyan
DEPARTMENT: Writing Program
RATE MY PROFESSOR: "Dr. K is by far the best professor I've had in college so far. She's so chill and actually cares about her students succeeding.”
Lilit Keshishyan is a Lecturer in The Writing Program at USC and a Research Associate at the Institute of Armenian Studies. She works on the Institute’s Digital Diaspora Initiative, interviewing for the oral history project, conducting research on the diaspora community, and managing the digitization of materials. Before joining USC, she taught Comparative Literature and Writing courses at UCLA and English Composition at East Los Angeles College. Lilit holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the UCLA, where she also received her B.A. Her academic work has explored the intricacies and challenges posed by issues of identity, language, and place in the literature of the Armenian diaspora.
PEAK: Palos Verdes Ocean Trails
DIFFICULTY: 1/5
SCENERY: Hike a well-paved trail atop the coastal cliffs of Palos Verdes, and switchback down to one of LA’s rocky and sandy beaches.
FUN FACT: Home to sage brush habitat, so it smells nice!
TRIP LEAD: Taliyah Emory-Muhammad
Current Obsession: Glass Animals (the band)
Contact Taliyah: emorymuh@usc.edu
Read Taliyah's bio here.