Exorcise Your Demons (with a healthy dose of Norcal surf)

In the past two years, I have jumped into freezing cold water in six states, three countries and on two continents. (The number of states would be higher if I had managed to find any water colder than boiling in Wisconsin, Ohio or Pennsylvania this summer.) Sometimes I was not in the mood to jump in freezing cold water. Sometimes I thought it was an absolutely terrible idea. But always I did it. And, you know what? I haven’t regretted it yet. Continue reading

California Culture Shock

Greetings, from the real world. Or California, which is maybe not exactly real world. I haven’t quite finished college yet, in case you were wondering, but I’ll spare you the details of my haphazard degree plan here (you can ask my parents all about it, I’m sure they’d be thrilled). Brief Summary: I have relocated to beautiful Monterey, California and I now shop for my own food, clean my own bathroom and enjoy the myriad benefits of living outside the college housing bubble (CSA produce, swimming in the ocean, setting off the fire alarm whenever I please, to name a few). Continue reading