This past week has not been an awesome week. I know that you’re thinking– how could a week in my life not be awesome? Well, it happens. This weekend, however, redeemed itself a little bit because of three things: 1. My sister came to visit and we played hours of water volleyball in the pool. […]

I’ve been having a brain block this week when it comes to finding something to write about, especially today. I feel like this date, September 11, has been etched and re-etched in my (and every other American’s) mind so solidly over the past eleven years that there isn’t much more to say. And yet, out […]

My first thought upon finding myself in Big Sur is how gloriously jumbled the place is. Driving and hiking through its 90 miles of coastline, you can go through patches of chilly fog and warm sunlight every five minutes and fifty feet of elevation. Walking along its shady stream paths and climbing along its scenic […]