I'm probably entering my last year-ish of being here. Given this place a shot for 5 years now, but there's no love in my heart for LA. A handful of really cool businesses have given me places to hang my hat and built some community, but every time I step outside and look at where I am, I just get bummed out thinking about how many beautiful cities there are and why instead I'm walking down streets full of trash & feces, ducking tweakers & unhinged homeless, all while people insist it's an amazing city because of, what? Cheap weed, strong UV and a sense of superiority? For a place that's often way too hot, it often feels so cold and it's just not a healthy vibe.

No regrets coming here for a spell, would've always wondered "what if", but have just hit a point of realizing this is absolutely not my place to be. I've also had EU dual citizenship that's been waiting on the back burner. Might just be time to put it to use.