

Like the city itself, stories about Los Angeles are diverse and come with infinite possibilities. Downtown, Hollywood, South Central, the Westside, the Valley… they’re all different, and they’re all LA. These days, my go-to line is, “Whatever image you have in your mind of LA, the exact opposite of it exists too”.

The truth is, LA is indescribable, because there’s just too much going on here. Is it really 75 and sunny every day? Do you see famous people all the time? Isn’t it dangerous with all the gangs? So what exactly is pressed juice? And I find myself constantly rolling my eyes and chuckling at people’s judgments of LA, no matter what they are. In a city of transplants, I am a rare loyal native, an Angeleno through and through.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, and (aside from a short stint in Pittsburgh for college) I’ve lived my whole life here.
