Innocent Abroad

With the kind of rapt attention that can only be paid to car wrecks and carnival sideshows, in the vacuum of activity between orientation and commencement of classes I find myself daily watching the Aussie version of Howie Mandel wonder-showzen ‘Deal Or No Deal’.  It’s similar to the U.S. version, but with differences key enough […]

You can’t be from Southern California and not feel at home here. From the intense heat to the artificial greenery to street grids to brown hills on one side and the ocean on the other, it’s home through and through. It’s only been a week, but something about this place makes me feel […]