Who You Get to Be

A summary of my Thanksgiving vacation in Aptos, hiking in Land of Medicine Buddha, weighing the benefits of living outside of they Bay Area, completing my University of California applications, having our outdoor camping plans disrupted, camping in the backyard instead, my girlfriend's upcoming travel plans, taking her to two drive-thru COVID tests, fears around holiday travel during the pandemic, reflecting on my experience at an alternative high school in Arizona, almost fighting another classmate, running with a scrappy group of kids in my late teens, being surprised by how people change over time, my experiences performing at residential recovery facilities with the local charity Bread and Roses, holding people accountable for who they used to be, and getting to be whatever you do instead of what you think. Music by Disasterpeace.