SoCal's not so bad after all...

I just got back from a week in LA/San Diego. Some highlights from the trip:

• riding bikes around Santa Monica, hiking to a nudist hot spring, and browsing LA's fashion district with my sister Amanda
• talking turtles/ponds with my friend Kevin in San Diego
• lunch with Tresa, a friend from the good ol' WiSE (Women in Science & Engineering) days
• Pisco Sours and sushi with Amy, a friend from the HODR project in Peru
• exploring Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo beach by foot and convertible with Alex
• riding a tandem bike with Allen in Pasadena
• cresting the hill where I-5 meets I-580, seeing the wind turbines of the Altamont Pass, and knowing that I'm almost home!

Playing (essentially) nonstop for a week is tiring, but my heart feels happy and connected and in many places. Now I have a few days of planning and preparing at home for a week of meetings in Boston and some time on the east coast.