Spending time in Hawaii is a bit different than spending time in Los Angeles (and I’m not just saying this because I was on vacation). Los Angeles – the land of the superficial – is often consumed by selfies, labels, and smartphones. On Hawaii, there is no room to think of such things. Time slows down in such a way that you are able to notice things you usually take for granted. The locals are friendlier. You just feel happy…
Moving and (un)Settling
“little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky, little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same.” Irvine, California is kinda a strange place. It oozes curated perfection and picturesque-ness (no bars! no liquor stores! lest the pristine image be sullied), while looking like a commercialized metropolitan and a small town at the same time. Renowned for being one of America’s top cities, everyone seems to live in a bubble of perfectly manicured lawns, Louis Vuitton…