I remember the sandwich vividly. It was unassuming to the eye—our choice of picnic fare on a budget—assembled from bread, peanut butter and Manuka honey we’d bought from the corner…
It’s a rare destination that conjures up nostalgia when you’ve never even visited, but that’s exactly the kind of spell Lake Tahoe casts. From the moment that first patch of…
There were approximately 50 steps to the front door of my crush’s house. I scanned for the doorbell as I tiptoed up the stairs, planning my exit strategy. “I’ll meet…
In March, I went time traveling. Not the kind of time travel depicted in the movies—there were no sleek futuristic machines or flashy buttons to guide my path—in fact, the…
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something else is more important than fear.” –Meg Cabot It’s barely past ten in the morning when I place…
Northwest of San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge and hours past the bayside suburbs of Sausalito and Tiburon, thrives a world distinctly different from the city’s bustling streets and…