It is for her #collegetravelfunds that I am making #iylagranola! The sales have been picking up since December 2022.

Latest feedback from a Culver City-based customer: “Thank you so much for the granola; it is delicious! I love the sweet, salty, and crunchy flavors. It was so good I ate it straight out of the bag while I was in a Zoom meeting, and then I also had a bowl with almond milk for lunch! What a great idea to put the proceeds to your granddaughter’s education.”

This feedback inspires me to make the next batch, #25. This project is called “CircleofGrace” for #princess2015la – I want her to go to the college of her choice, not encumbered by financial costs. Her parents are proactively saving for her college.

Back story: My son was admitted to Harvard for his Master’s in Urban Planning. He opted to go to UC Berkeley as he could pay in-state tuition instead of out-of-state tuition fees, plus his favorite professor was in Berkeley. The irony is that she was lured by UCLA to teach there and establish an Institute on Global Poverty and Practice.

My latest article on “The Joy of Watching Philippine Ballet Theater” was recently published in Asian Journal’s digital edition. I asked my then 7yo granddaughter to interpret some videos I took. I was so impressed. She humbly said: “Grandma, I took ballet lessons.” She loves her teacher so much that every time we pass by the strip mall near West LA City College, she articulates her wish of taking ballet lessons with her, “Oh, how I wish,” she said.

Thank you to the customers of @iylagranola