Sitting in a café on State Street in Santa Barbara, I thought about my surroundings. It’s a beautiful place, with beautiful people. I’d seen a lot of the place in my few days there. The amazing middle school, otherwise known as the ‘bikingest school in the country’, amazing homes, beaches, and stores – even the [...]

Every single day I come across at least a few passers by who are curious enough to strike up a conversation with me. Of course, there are a myriad of different reactions, but a handful of very common ones, and this one (having increased in frequency in California) puzzles me the most. The observer perhaps [...]