Ahhhh...

Why San Francisco is one of my favorite cities if not my favorite city in all of America. I've lived in NYC and LA and traveled to many cities around the nation, Seattle, Miami, Burlington, Boston to name a few and I never enjoyed where I've lived as much as I do while living in San Francisco. 

I enjoyed living in Europe but I always felt that the language barrier made things harder than they needed to be. Granted I think I would have enjoyed living in Rome more if I ended living there for longer but honestly San Francisco has many if not all of the things that I enjoyed about European living without the language barrier hassle and the distance from my family. 

Walking around the block to my favorite french cafe and sitting outdoors in the beautiful weather drinking a warm cappuccino makes me think I can't thnk of anything better!

I'm Coming Home

Seattle you brought the great fans, football, and firs I was quite

Impressed. Downtown Seattle reminded me of SF but with a little less intense hills and a little bit more water. Pikes place was very enjoyable. I was impressed with the quirky unique shops only a wannabe granola like me would enjoy. I was surprised to find homemade jewelry, clothing, and knickknacks at a stinky fish market! I also found great Korean BBQ too! 

The gum wall was quite disgusting but fun to witness people chewing gum and then sticking it up on the wall and taking their picture with it like it was a fantastic masterpiece. I enjoyed the urban feel of the music posters of both popular and unheard of bands.

It was awesome to witness the thrill of the Seahawk fans take heir championship win and watch their team head to the Super Bowl. Go get 'em Hawks! 

But honestly I'm ready to go back home. Sleep in my own bed. Get back into

My daily routine and be in the warmer weather. Though after my trip to NY and then Seattle I've had the urge to become more athletic. After eating so much for the holidays and then watchingy sister eat fast food meals three times a day my body is craving more excersize and healthy snacks. I'm reading to walk everywhere again, and I'm going to start swimming and go to the gym. In fact I'm going to keep a record of it and include my daily excersize adventures into my travel blog here. See you soon SF!!

Goodbye East Coast!

From Brooklyn to Butlington to Boston I feel like I've had my fair share of cold weather and snow, thanks now I'm ready for warmth. 

It was good to go home and see old friend and families that I've missed but I'm ready to go back to San Francisco. But first a little quick trip to Seattle. Here I come!!

NYE

Ahhh it's been a while, finals, bed bug infestation, missing flights, and holidays have all gotten in the way. Now it's New Years Eve and I'm leaving my hometown and heading to Brooklyn to spend it with friends who I haven't seen in a really long time. 

It's weird going home and spending time with old friends and family, it brings back many memories...some im sure we try to forget. But I'm excited to go celebrate New Years in Brooklyn for the past few years I haven't been able to do things like this due to work, money, or location. It was always very chill and celebrating with family. I'm young and I want to have fun! 

The weirdest thing about being home is that it brings back memories of anything that reminds me of being home. I use the term home in the all encompassing sense of the word. It brings back memories of people that I miss that have come and gone from my life. The fact that we are celebrating a holiday where we look back and reflect on the past year and look forward into entering a new year brings me to reflect on times that I once shared with the people I loved that I don't have anymore. So this year my New Years resolution is to bring those people back into my life if they want to be of course. 

Hey guys,

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving as much as I did. I went to Reno! The food was spectacular, but that was because my aunt is an excellent cook. As far as Reno itself, eh not my favorite. Driving through Tahoe was beautiful it reminded me of Vermont a little bit.

It was like going back in time to when I was in college doing my undergrad in Vermont. I went out with my cousin and saw Reno's nightlife which is pretty much only college kids from UNR. My cousin happens to also be a college kid. I felt like no matter if you are in the mountains on the east coast or the mountains on the west coast, you are drinking beer with your friends in a sweatshirt. I didn't take many pictures but I will begin to post my pictures that I am taking on my days of living in SF.

Stay tuned

Tequila tequila tequila...floor

Or in my case the bed. Sorry for the delay about Mexico but my parents came into town and I was behind on everything in my life, or at least it felt like it. Well let's see Mexico...hmmm first impression was beautiful.

I stayed in an all inclusive the NOW Sapphire which was beautiful. Although it was a little chilly. There were also lots of Mosquitos. This was because most of the resort was outside. 

Second impression, lots of drinking and not much eating. This could've been why my stomach was not happy with me by the end of the trip, but some of my other fellow travelers would say otherwise. 

There was lots of drinking, I mean it was a wedding for heavens sake. I was a little disappointed with the food, especially for an all inclusive resort, I paid for a certain expectation and when that expectation is not reached, I then become a little disappointed.

Last impression was the good people that I spent my time with. The bride looked beautiful on her wedding day. Probably one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been too. Now going to a wedding with your ex, isn't something I would recommend...or would I? All of that liquor plus an ex always will lead to an outcome that wasn't necessarily expected. Whether that outcome happened in Mexico or once you two come back home. But that's not the point.

This is somewhat of a travel blog, somewhat of a daily blog, actually I don't know what this is. But Mexico is somewhere that I think

Most people should travel to at least once in their life but is it on my top list of places to see, eh not so much. If you want the feeling of an international trip but don't want to spend the money or time, Mexico is definitely a viable solution.

SF Giants!!

Many people in the art world aren't fans of sports. When I was looking at colleges for my undergrad I remember visiting Drew University. When I took the tour I was obviously taken to various art departments, buildings, galleries, and hangouts due to the fact that my major was going to be fine art. When I asked the question "Where is the pool?" And the head of the swim coach's office, I was stared at blankly. Then she said, "Oh, we don't go to the gym." Like I had to pick one or the other, art or sports.

Now don't get me wrong I'm definitely not the biggest sports fanatic, far from it actually. I am definite more of the artist but I do like sports and participate in them. Especially when it comes to the comradey of it all. So when A serious game like tonight is on, I'm not just an artist I am a sports fan too.

When I asked my fellow art students if they wanted to come down to the local bar in the heart of downtown San Francisco and enjoy having a beer and burger while watching the game, they all declined. They didn't even understand the meaning and reason to why this game is even important. Being around other fans and enjoying the heat, sweat, anxiety, and love for their team is what makes being a fan all about.

Now don't get me wrong I understand it's still midterms and I'm still trying to recover before Mexico but God dammit you have to live and enjoy life and the world around you. San Francisco has one of the best fan bases I have ever seen in America at least and I want to revel in it. So even though I'm a New Yorker and I will always be a Yankees fan. Right now I'm bleeding orange and black.