{"id":1083,"date":"2016-11-09T21:46:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T05:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2016-11-09T21:47:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T05:47:31","slug":"stay-classy-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=1083","title":{"rendered":"Stay Classy, San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first started blogging, I was on my way out of San Diego County to live in Orange County for around 15 years. But I’m a San Diego girl \u2014 I grew up here; all my old school friends are here or visit here often, and most of my family live here. I consider San Diego my hometown.<\/p>\n

When I moved back in 2012, I had to get to know San Diego again \u2014 this time as an adult. I was familiar with the neighborhoods in which I grew up, like the mall I shopped as a teenager, the schools and colleges I went to, the places where I used to work. But everything else was new to me.<\/p>\n

So when I started dating and attending jam sessions, I got a glimpse of different areas and different lifestyles, and I was suddenly able to tie an actual experience to a location I had only ever heard about before, or at the very least only visited for a short time for some high school away game long ago. When I entered some races and took up hiking, my mental map of San Diego grew even wider, and I could finally create a photo in my head of places like Alpine, Julian, Ramona, Poway, Pine Valley, and other such places \u2014 all under the umbrella of San Diego County.<\/p>\n

I’d forgotten how large San Diego is. We have a little bit of a small town mentality, meaning that we don’t normally think that we’re some big urban city. There’s a nice intimate feel to the town, despite its sprawling size. I don’t know where that feeling comes from given that this place is a tourist magnet, but it’s there.<\/p>\n

We’re big on burritos and Mexican food in general. We’re into health and fun outdoor activities. We’ve got a ton of great places to see and things to do, so we can be just as happy staying in town on vacation as leaving it.<\/p>\n

If I ever get around to taking up photography again and posting the photos here, the photos will likely be of San Diego. Because it’s my world now.<\/p>\n

Just thought I’d put that out there…<\/p>\nShare this post:

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When I first started blogging, I was on my way out of San Diego County to live in Orange County for around 15 years. But I’m a San Diego girl \u2014 I grew up here; all my old school friends are here or visit here often, and most of my family live here. I consider San Diego my hometown. When I moved back in 2012, I had to get to know San Diego again \u2014 this time as an adult….<\/p>\n

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