Some highlights from my first few months in The Hills.

Out to dinner with my PBL group. What a great first trimester with these guys.

From the October day I tried "studying" at the beach.

Our awesome kindergarteners we taught oral health care (SO happy for toothbrushes!):

what I do in dental school:

first (?) trojan football game

Korean BBQ from our first week of school (I'm the conspicuous blonde on the right):

Peace out, Los Angeles-- I'm headed Home For The Holidays. (Yes, that phrase warrants initial caps.) See ya in a few...

A little of what I've been up to, besides d-school.

I was a butterfly for Halloween. This is me with Indiana Jones.

The Black and White Service Auction with three of my wonderful roomies:
Aysha, Victoria, and Silvia.
We got outbid on a sailing trip. :( But I did win Chinese cooking lessons. Yay!

My first 5k here in California, the 3rd annual Run For Her!
With Team USC Women Dentists!

more up north

morro bay, ca

the unbelievable hearst castle, san simeon, ca

above and below is the neptune pool. easily my favoritest part of the entire tour...
can you imagine? living here? coming out onto the patio--to this view-- to meet Cary Grant?
that's exactly what the Hearsts did, like, 70 years ago.

In addition to the main castle itself, there are three other separate houses just off the main plaza, adjacent to the castle. Above is a view from Casa del Sol. the horizon is actually the pacific ocean, and the darker silhouette is the shoreline in the distance. camera shots were strictly to be taken without flash. so all of my indoor pictures don't do justice to the place. But here's an example: Mr Hearst's sitting room, part of his private quarters. (I actually think my favorite room may have been the kitchen. baker's paradise.)

Ali and I were so flabbergasted that someone could live so extravagantly DURING THE DEPRESSION.
This is the second--indoor-- pool. covered with gold inlays. really...made. me... want. to swim....