Living on the West Coast

Welcome to a world where your neighbours wave in a furious and friendly manner and even our infamous Rooibos tea has made it on more than one menu!

Smiling moms spend their mornings taking their off-spring for a brisk walk and cyclists meet every week-end to energise their bodies after a week in the office. Dogs are most definitely humans and are treated better than the average Blue Collar worker!

Life is simple- getting a library card and being able to choose 50 books is perfectly normal. Dealing with "home affairs" is a breeze and the employees who work for the Government don't take lunch breaks, just to make sure they are attending to your important needs of administration.

Yes, being an admitted TV addict, I'll also highlight that HBO offers you an array of channels where spending five hours straight in front of the box is part and parcel. True enough, it may not be the healthiest option, but on a rainy day it's a "hot chocolate and Club Duvet life-saver."

This is life on the West Coast of the United States of America. San Francisco, enforced with socialites, hippie's and career-driven professionals who balance between hard work and outdoor activities. I've fallen in love in two weeks and this time it's thankfully not with a man who can't express himself but with 'The City', who's prettier and quieter than New York but still full of bustle and on-going life.

It may not be home, but it sure is great being here right now, today.