Seattle will always have a special place in my heart. After all, it was my first home away from home when I left for college at the University of Washington. Prior to my departure, I had a preconception that Seattle was just a rainy city with great coffee. But after spending four years living in…
Greetings from Phoenix, Arizona: one of the biggest cities in the nation and my new home for the next year-and-a-half! When I told my friends back home in Hawaii that I was going to live in Phoenix to pursue my master's at ASU's Cronkite School, the most common reaction I got was: "Phoenix?! Isn't it…
There's nothing more thrilling to me than opening my mailbox and receiving a glossy, slightly tattered 4" x 6" postcard from a friend or family member on vacation. I grew up on O'ahu, Hawai'i, a place that most people would call "paradise" or a "perfect honeymoon destination." But growing up there wasn't always "paradise." Sure,…
Out of State • Out of Mind 