• Butters, Off-Leash

    One of the happiest moments of my day is going home and being greeted by Butters. When I open the door, I hear the clicking of her toes as her body shimmies and shakes with excitement. This moment is what all dog lovers look forward to. It’s the few minutes in your day when your…

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    Long distance love

    Six months into this long distance relationship, I am learning a lot about love. I’ve learned to have patience and faith. Because being in love with someone stirs up a bunch of sticky emotions. And if that someone happens to be 3,000 miles away…well, there are many more challenges. Six month in, I’m getting used…

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    Walk this way

    When I first moved to Santa Barbara, I felt at ease from day one. The temperature was mostly perfect and the sky was almost always blue. And I had a sense of hope. I was eager to be on my own, to explore and find my way in the sleepy resort town. Things have been a little…

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    Hi, I’m new here.

    I’ve moved a lot. 1) Seoul to San Francisco when my family immigrated to the US. 2) SF to New York City when I had memorized every pothole in SF and needed a challenge. 3) NYC to SF and then to Santa Barbara and met Butters at a dog shelter in Compton. 4) Santa Barbara back to SF…

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