I always try to find things to do with Luka in and around LA, so here I will try to write about places we have been to and those we would like to go to in the future.
As a first entry - a place I heard about on local news the other day. A huge treehouse in Torrance, in Charles Wilson Park (2200 Crenshaw Blvd. between Sepulveda Blvd. and Carson St.). It is the last of eight treehouses build by Forever Young Trehouses organization, which plans to build one of these treehouses in each state by 2008. The idea is to create treehouses available ans accessible to anyone and averyone including persons with disabilities. This particular treehouse in Torrance, has over 2500 sqft! It looks amazing and promises to be lot of fun. And... on Saturdays, this is where the Torrance Farmers Market is held. If we plan it right we might have some fun and eat some good food at the same time. We plan to check it out this weekend! Pictures to come...

Luka is only 18 months old, but living in LA you learn you have to think about school very early. The situation is scary, with public schools in a bad shape, especially in some areas (like ours). We support public schools, but I cannot send Luka to just any school. So I started looking... We know we will probably have to move in a few years to be close to a school we like, even for a charter school, because I do not want to spend hours commuting (I spend too much time in traffic as is).
As I find info about some schools, I will post it here. For today, here is a link to High Tech High, a number of charter schools in San Diego which have a very interesting and novel approach to schooling - no sit down lectures, all learning is through projects and hands on work. And no books, for all reference materials they have - computers (of course). That is exactly a type of school I would like Luka to go to. Maybe in a few years they will have one of those in LA?