It’s been just over a year since I’ve been back in San Diego.  I have to admit, I am still getting familiar with the lay of the land.  Just tonight, someone asked me about my favorite sushi place.  Rightly so… you would think that after spending five years in Japan that I would have staked [...]

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Jury Duty

On November 17, 2011 By

Today I fulfilled my civic duty and spent the day at the courthouse for jury duty. To be honest, I have never served jury duty before. When the papers arrived at my parents’ house, I was either away at college or overseas. There were no excuses this time, I had to go.

If you’ve never [...]

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During the past eight years abroad, there were lots of things I missed about life in the US.  Eating “strange” foods a lot of the time in Asia, one often misses the basics. For me, that was pizza, Mexican food and cheeeeeeseburgers.

On the few occasions I did make visits to the US, I would [...]

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In an effort to reacquaint myself with San Diego, get into the swing of things and enjoy all the wonderful fun this fabulous city has to offer, I jumped at the opportunity to get tickets for the Taste of Little Italy. I bought my tickets about two weeks in advance so that there was no [...]

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With a friend visiting from out of town, I wanted to savor a simple, tasty and enjoyable dinner for the four of us.  We all met in Little Italy at the Princess Pub.  Great place to enjoy an afternoon beer, by the way.  When my friend Shawn told me that our dinner reservation was at [...]

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With a commitment from the gals to get out on the town more (and to help re-introduce me to my hometown after being overseas for 8+ years), we met in Pacific Beach to try Caffe Bella Italia, as well as take advantage of a Groupon offer.

We weren’t the only ones who had waited until [...]

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In an effort to get out and about and try new-to-me restaurants and hot spots in San Diego, I rallied my gal pals for an evening on the town last night.  Michelle had a Groupon for the Wine Pub in Point Loma and so that assisted in our decision.

As we arrived, I was a [...]

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San Diego Treasures

On April 1, 2011 By

All joking aside, today was a good day! I opened up my business bank account, and while downtown, decided to explore around a bit.

I drove up and down the streets, just let myself wonder from section to section, East Village to Little Italy and on over to the streets neighboring Balboa Park.

I love [...]

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It was a classic day in San Diego today.  It started with a breakfast right at the Ocean Beach Pier and a meet-up with an old high school friend. Returning to the US after eight years abroad is a great excuse to renew lots of old friendships.

The itinerary for the day was a hike [...]

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15 boxes

On December 9, 2010 By

When I was a student as UCSB, I remember very distinctly how my life fit within the trunk and back seat of my Hyundai Excel. Every box and suitcase has its specific place, and I packed the car up the same way at the beginning and end of each school year.

When I moved to [...]

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