“When an idea exclusively
occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.”
-Swami Vivekananda
Mentor on Road,
USA is all set to start its journey of leg 2, road drive. The journey of leg 1
had been full of pleasant memories and successful meetings with start-ups,
corporates, small and medium enterprises, women business empowerment institutions
and Indian-American diaspora.
Mentor on Road is excited to continue this journey of meeting new people with the goal of bringing both the nations together, India and the USA, with full rigour and enthusiasm.
We started driving on 4th June from Boston and passed through states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Driven 6305 kilometers / 3856 miles till now and will drive 15,450 kilometers / 9602 miles in total. We have now entered the 21st state of the road drive – California.
Today is the 34th day of our journey (including the days of leg 1). The first stop for the leg-2 drive is at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the most populous city in the state of California.
Nicknamed the "City of Angels" in part because of how its name translates from the Spanish, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, and sprawling metropolis. Los Angeles is also famous as the home of Hollywood, a major center of the world entertainment industry. A global city, it has been ranked 6th in the Global Cities Index and 9th in the Global Economic Power Index.
The economy of Los Angeles is driven by international trade, entertainment (television, motion pictures, video games, music recording, and production), aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. Other significant industries include finance, telecommunications, law, healthcare, and transportation.
In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index, Los Angeles is ranked as having the 19th most competitive financial center in the world, and sixth most competitive in United States (after New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, D.C.)
Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the western United States. The contiguous ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together comprise the fifth-busiest port in the world and the most significant port in the Western Hemisphere and is vital to trade within the Pacific Rim.
The city is home to the following companies in the Fortune 500:
Mentor on Road is excited to continue this journey of meeting new people with the goal of bringing both the nations together, India and the USA, with full rigour and enthusiasm.
We started driving on 4th June from Boston and passed through states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Driven 6305 kilometers / 3856 miles till now and will drive 15,450 kilometers / 9602 miles in total. We have now entered the 21st state of the road drive – California.
Today is the 34th day of our journey (including the days of leg 1). The first stop for the leg-2 drive is at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the most populous city in the state of California.
Nicknamed the "City of Angels" in part because of how its name translates from the Spanish, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, and sprawling metropolis. Los Angeles is also famous as the home of Hollywood, a major center of the world entertainment industry. A global city, it has been ranked 6th in the Global Cities Index and 9th in the Global Economic Power Index.
The economy of Los Angeles is driven by international trade, entertainment (television, motion pictures, video games, music recording, and production), aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. Other significant industries include finance, telecommunications, law, healthcare, and transportation.
In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index, Los Angeles is ranked as having the 19th most competitive financial center in the world, and sixth most competitive in United States (after New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, D.C.)
Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the western United States. The contiguous ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together comprise the fifth-busiest port in the world and the most significant port in the Western Hemisphere and is vital to trade within the Pacific Rim.
The city is home to the following companies in the Fortune 500:
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- Health Net, Inc.
- Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co.
- AECOM Technology Corporation
- Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
- CBRE Group, Inc.
Los
Angeles is often billed as the "Creative Capital of the World",
because one in every six of its residents works in a creative industry and
there are more artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians
living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in history.
The performing arts play a major role in Los Angeles' cultural identity. According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, "there are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week. The Los Angeles Music Center is "one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation", with more than 1.3 million visitors per year.
Since we did not have any events or meetings to attend on the first day of our leg 2, we decided to explore the beautiful city. We took a walk in the streets of Los Angeles. There is no great fun in reaching the destination quickly without challenges, real fun is when you walk the journey and there is pain in your legs.
The performing arts play a major role in Los Angeles' cultural identity. According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, "there are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week. The Los Angeles Music Center is "one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation", with more than 1.3 million visitors per year.
Since we did not have any events or meetings to attend on the first day of our leg 2, we decided to explore the beautiful city. We took a walk in the streets of Los Angeles. There is no great fun in reaching the destination quickly without challenges, real fun is when you walk the journey and there is pain in your legs.
We also went to the Santa Monica State Beach in the evening where we enjoyed some beautiful family time together. Santa Monica State Beach is a California State Park operated by the city of Santa Monica.
The beach is located along Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica. It is 3.5 miles long and has parks, picnic areas, playgrounds, restrooms, as well as manned lifeguard stations, the original Muscle Beach, bike rentals, concessions, a few hotels, a bike path, and wooden pathways for warm days and beach-goers with disabilities. Visitor activities include volleyball, surfing, stand up paddle-boarding, and swimming.
Tomorrow, Mentor on Road would be heading towards San Diego, to continue the
interactions with the American companies and Indian diaspora.
Hoping for an eventful journey ahead.
Hoping for an eventful journey ahead.
Jai Ho! (Let victory be yours)
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