Back in February, Alfa Garcia made the move to Los Angeles. She was inspired by her travels on her cross country trek and wrote a song about it. To accompany the track “First Sight of Land” , she shares some of the things that influenced her.

Here’s some of the places she visited:

Lewiston, ME (Bates College)
Boston, MA
Lake Placid, NY (Snow angels)
New York, NY (Lincoln Center)
New Orleans, LA (Mardi Gras, House of Blues, Moonwalk)
Austin, TX (SXSW, Riverbend Center, Lady Bird Johnson Lake)
Arlington, TX (Melissa Polinar’s house)
Pembroke, VA (Cascades Falls)
Houston, TX (Soundbox Studios, and keytars with Ira Perez)
Los Angeles, CA (Downtown, Ktown, Santa Monica Beach)
Nashville, TN (Rand Bishop’s house with Millie the beagle)
Memphis, TN
Bergenfield, NJ (Piggy map)
Mississippi River
Scenes from the road in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas

Also check out her first music video Love as Tragedy.

First Sight of Land by Alfa Garcia

Lyrics to First Sight of Land by Alfa Garcia

You are the first sight of land, when I am wayward at sea
You have my heart in your hands, I need you desperately.

Over oceans and seas, navigate to every stream
Just to find my resting place
From the mountains to shore, but I don’t have to look far at all
’cause you are my first sight of land.

Our old stories keep me warm, on cold California nights
I slept shotgun in the car, you drove straight for miles and miles.

Over oceans and seas, Palisades to Tennessee
Searching for my resting place
From the mountains to shore, but I don’t have to look far at all
’cause you are my first sight of land.

Now I know, you’re real to me
I’ll be waiting for you.
When you go, come back to me
I’ll be anchored at sea.