California is my new best friend. The waves, the people, the lifestyle, the fashion, the boys (hehe)--it feeds my inner happiness. Since moving out here for school from the distant coastline of Vero Beach, Florida, I have experienced a new sense of freedom, of bliss, of pure satisfaction. Although I love you dearly I'm sorry mother, I've lost my heart in California.

This last weekend, I had one of the best surf sessions of my life. Seriously.
Glassy, offshore, sunny and uncrowded--a California rarity. Even a little seal by the jetty came up to say hi while dolphins surfed alongside me. It was a serene moment and a moment of pure love and happiness. It is a feeling I searched for all of my life, a feeling that this is where I belong.
Although I have been out her now for only two years, it is moments like these that make me stop and appreciate what the world has to give.

I am excited to see what the future holds for me out here and Florida, rest assured, I will never forget you and the memories you have given me.