Ever since starting grad school, my worldwide adventures have been very few (*cough* none *cough*) and far between. My lighthearted wandering took on a much more local sort of lens, and I've learned more and more about appreciating the many treasures that LA has to offer. (mostly fabulous food opportunities...) This last quarter has brought some unexpected but pleasant surprises...before heading off to Baltimore, we found out that one of the electives was cancelled unexpectedly, and a bunch of us were left scrambling for classes. Fast forward a couple weeks, and I find myself signed up for 6 classes (and trying to sneak into one other) with the intention of narrowing it down to 4. Fast forward another few weeks and I was only able to definitely decide to strike one from the list. Chalk it up to indecisiveness, remnants of college overachieving lifestyle, or desperately trying to make the most of my last quarter, I actually think that it's because these differe...