Blog | California Lauren

1 || GET AFTER IT

"Look for what you notice but no one else sees." -Rick Rubin

Oct 2, 20234 min read

2 || FIX THAT

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"-Albert Einstein

Oct 1, 20234 min read

3 || GOOD VIBES ONLY

"Life is one big road with lots of signs" -Bob Marley

Sep 30, 20235 min read

4 || BALLER

"The most powerful brand names connect with people... because they are based on familiar words and concepts..." -Alexandra Watkins

Sep 29, 20235 min read

5 || BDE

“Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset." -Sara Blakely

Sep 21, 20202 min read

Pandemic Travels USA

USA: The Californian Has Landed

I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to make my flight out of San Francisco. Considering that I was up until 1:00am packing, it was a super painful...

Sep 19, 20202 min read

Pandemic Travels USA

USA: Wrong Side of The Tracks

Last evening, I took my first proper walk around the neighborhood and quickly discovered that I live on the wrong side of the tracks...

Sep 17, 20206 min read

Pandemic Travels USA

USA: Sally Was Here

OMG. Sally was here. That’s the name of the massive hurricane that made landfall in the exact fucking town I happen to be in--Pensacola,...

Mar 29, 20105 min read

GHANA: A Ho New Reality

I’ve left the capital Accra and moved to a small town called Ho, located in the Volta Region, not far from the Togo border on the eastern...

Mar 15, 20103 min read

GHANA: How Much Does This Buy?

I have a pretty sweet collection of foreign currency. It’s one of the things I especially love about traveling– seeing the colorful cash...

GHANA: I Like Your Shoes. Give Them To Me.

Mar 7, 20105 min read

GHANA: I Like Your Shoes. Give Them To Me.

I know people who walk up and down the road with 100 pounds of water on their heads every day just to cook food, and I’ve never once...

Mar 1, 20108 min read

GHANA: What is a Jewish?

In Ghana, every business meeting I attended began and ended in prayer-- to Christ. This can feel a little strange to any visitor who...

Nov 14, 20023 min read

RWANDA: Guns & Gorillas

It was barely 8 a.m., and the East African sun was already beating down on the tops of our heads as we walked single file...

Nov 13, 20024 min read

SOUTH AFRICA: Great White Sharks

Departing the warm, toasty weather of East Africa and shifting into the opposite hemisphere, I arrive in South Africa in the dead of winter-

Nov 12, 20025 min read

MADAGASCAR: Politics & Lemurs

Paul Theroux once said that traveling is only glamorous in retrospect. Should that hold true, then perhaps one day...

Nov 10, 20025 min read