Poll: Hostels

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I've been thinking about my next big trip! I kinda want to go somewhere very soon (I have a ton of PTO, plane tickets to the places I'm looking at are cheap, and I'm about to start taking a class in a month). Since I doubt anyone would be able to accompany me on such short notice, I'm thinking about traveling solo! One thing that sucks about traveling solo is that I wouldn't have someone with whom I could split the cost of the hotel. Sooooo I'm entertaining the thought of staying in a hostel. :-/

I don't know.

I think it would be a fun and budget friendly adventure, but is it safe? What should I do?

Should I stay in a hostel?

• Yes! Go for it! It'll be a fun adventure. You'll be fine.




• Eeek! Don't go! You might get murdered in a hostel!

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Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara (State Street specifically) is one of my favorite places in the whole world! Someone recently asked me where I would live if I could live anywhere and of course I picked SB. He was like, "Oh, because you went to school there?" and I was like, "Nooo... I went to school there because it's always been my favorite place!"

I especially love State Street during the holidays. I love shopping at Paseo Nuevo during the night because of all the white Christmas lights. Ahhhhh.

So today, we were spontaneous and took a drive out to SB to do some Christmas shopping. My sister met us and we had lunch at Palazzio. I've been here a couple times before, once for my 20th birthday. I love the bread and the caesar salad. For the first time in months, I kinda took a break from being a true vegetarian. This place serves their pasta family style, so we ordered pasta with chicken and I just picked the chicken out. I'm sure I ate some tiny pieces, but oh well. Anyways, I'm not sure why I didn't eat here more often during college. It was delicious!

I love Santa Barbara. I always feel so sad whenever I have to leave. <3

San Jose 12/3/11

"Death is very likely to be the single best invention of life" -Steve Jobs

Saturday was the funeral for my uncle. I really enjoyed the service. It was thought provoking and inspiring! The speaker made some interesting points. Death is life's best invention because it reminds us that our time is limited. From the moment we are born our clock is ticking. Knowing that our time is limited, we should want to make each moment meaningful. I am inspired to live a life full of LOVE and meaning and sincerity and adventure.

After the funeral, we went to the Elks Lodge to eat. There was so much good food. I was actually tempted to eat chicken for the first time in months but luckily there was more than enough tasty meatless options to keep me distracted. It was just really nice to spend time with family.

Then, I went to Starbucks to meet up with my friend, Danny. One thing I really like about him is that he lives the way I kinda want to live. I love that he doesnt hide his feelings. He'll say things like, "Sarah's so cute, I just love her" or "I was so excited to see you, I couldn't sleep last night." I just love how sincere he is because I think most people are too afraid to express themselves like that. But yeah, life is short so we should tell/show our friends that we love them!

We got to FaceTime with Sarah for a little bit, but it was kinda hard to hear her because we were at Starbucks and they were making blended drinks. Most of our conversation was us waving at each other.

For dinner, we went to the Cheesecake Factory where I had the most amazing pumpkin cheesecake ever. I need to go back to the Cheesecake Factory soon, but next time I'm only going to order dessert because life is short! Hahaha.