If you dream of traveling to Big Sur, but don’t want to load the mileage on your car, here’s your consolation prize: a local getaway to sweeping ocean vistas, towering craggy cliffs, and churning teal seas via a six-mile round trip from the top of Palos Verdes’ Portuguese Bend Reserve to sea level at Sacred Cove.
PEAK: Portuguese Bend
DIFFICULTY: 3/5
SCENERY: You'll sea some ocean views
FUN FACT: There are exactly 14 Mister Softee ice cream trucks in Hong Kong
PROFESSOR: Maggie Switek
DEPARTMENT: Economics
FACULTY PAGE: link
RATE MY PROFESSOR: "Maggie is my favorite professor at USC! She is not only an amazing professor but an awesome person in every way. Extremely caring, helpful, accessible, and really is passionate about economics and teaching. She wants her students to succeed and will help them in any way. 100% recommend -- if you have the option to take her, do it!"
Dr. Switek received both an M.A and Ph.D in Economics from USC after completing her undergraduate degree at Universidad de las Americas - Puebla. She has worked at Cornerstone research and IZA, and is fluent in Spanish and Polish. Her research focuses on life satisfaction and development economics.
TRIP LEAD: Mark Yeager
ADDRESS: Crenshaw Blvd & Burrell Ln, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275