Passports and Paintbrushes

things i will miss about california

1. the color of the ocean at sunset
2. the mountains
3. the sense that so many people’s dreams are made here
4. year-round tans
5. malibu canyon
6. piers
7. disneyland
8. my older brother
9. my cousins
10. driving along the coast with the windows down
11. liberal attitudes
12. colorful people
13. the fact that there’s no one ‘prescribed lifestyle’
14. tiny spanish bungalows
15. the lack of bugs

things i won’t miss about california

1. the traffic
2. the 405 at any time of day
3. the 101
4. did i mention the traffic?
5. smog
6. the lack of eye contact
7. the crazy fast-paced hustle/business
8. those toned people who only eat fruits and vegetable supplements
9. crappy public transportation
10. six dollar lattes