A Day Away

I saw so much during my day in Santa Barbara that it warrants 2 posts. First about the day.... Hippie drum circle to come later.

Santa Barbara is my haven to escape from the sad little town I live in. It is beautiful, ocean to the one side, mountains to the other. SB makes me understand why people come to California and never leave. For some reason the weather in SB is always perfect, and people are ALWAYS outside, biking, playing on the beach, walking their dogs (everyone seems to have a dog in Cali),
protesting , and sitting around listening to music being played on the street.

My day in SB gave me a chance to clear my head. I was away from the Blog, my house, my phone. I got to seperate myself from my fight with my boyfriend, really figure out how I felt about a lot of changes that are about to happen in my life.

I know when I settle down it will have to be in an actual city, with culture. I need to be able to walk out my door and be around people... Suburbia scares me.

I know that as much as I love California, it is time to leave. I need to start my life. If that takes me to Australia then fantastic. If not, I just can't stay here. I need to get my own place to live, pay my own bills, and not live at home anymore.

If I could afford to spend the summer in SB I would be in heaven. Going for jogs on the beach in the morning, Yoga classes on the beach in the afternoon. Walking around town on Sunday, getting to see all the vendors and their beautiful handmade art and jewelery. Walking up State Street, eating vegetarian food on the patio. Farmer's Markets on Thursdays...

Pure Heaven...

-L