DIG MAG Winter 2019 Issue

We wanted to express the transition from fall into winter, but with a creative flair. We got somewhat abstract. Maybe even thought-provoking. And after a lot of brainstorming, it hit us―Fall falling into Winter.

Fall Into Winter

Most days, I'm either falling into dreams or falling into stress, but never into winter. So what does "Fall Into Winter" even mean? It means DIG is getting festive. It means fall, winter and you, dear reader, falling with us into the holidays.

In Long Beach, autumn doesn’t mean walking through a wash of orange, red and yellow fallen leaves, or wrapping ourselves up in thick coats and scarves. Yet somehow, we find ourselves knowing it's fall, primarily through the calendar, but also as we notice the sun setting earlier, the weather getting slightly cooler, pumpkin-flavored everything starting to be sold and stores setting up their autumn decorations.

Nor does it snow, yet we start to see winter in other ways. We spot Christmas tree lots popping up (as if by magic), we hear the charities standing outside ringing their bells for donations, and we start to feel trepidation for hell (finals) before we get eventual reprieve (winter break).

When all’s said and done, it's a very nostalgic time full of past holidays and memories colliding with the present.

As the seasons change, realize that you have too. I hope this year you had silent victories, small accomplishments (among all the bad days), and that the new year will be a new unknown to fall into. Change may be coming, or not at all, but life moves on and so, too, do you.

Good luck in everything that you do, and see you in the new year!

~Delaney Tran

Editor-in-Chief