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Born in Salinas, raised in King City, grew up in Stockton.
I couldn’t wait to leave King City when i was a kid but now I can’t help but miss it. I miss how close we were to Santa Cruz, every other week would be concluded with a trip to the beach, a hike in the redwoods, or eating at Carpos. The public library would give out free tickets to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, quickly snatched by a 5 year old Daniel‘s little fingers. San Lorenzo park had enough space for me to dream for more. My abuelita’s salon filled with the smell of hairspray, bottles of moco de gorila, racks and racks of cds, fridges fulled with gansitos and jarritos, and my brother and I wrestling in the back.
There’s nothing there for me and thats good. Since my abuelo passed, abuelita reminds me how she won’t be here one day, the salon has been closed since covid, and the only aquarium tickets are the ones you pay for. This is good. My time with this city has passed. There’s nothing there for me. This is good.
just feeling nostalgic and desperate for a good hike in the redwoods with that pacific ocean air on my neck
(also here’s a picture of baby me, my buelito, my brother on the left, and my cousin on the right)
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i went frolicking for two weeks in Copenhagen, Berlin, etc with some friends who live there and while the bonding was magnifique, and the dancingdrugsenergy unlike anything America could begin to offer, i can't adequately express the elation felt on the journey home.
tasting California summer produce, driving my gas guzzler around town, snuggling into my own bed, spending quality time with my friends and family, dropping back into a life i'm so proud to have built over the past few years... nothing beats it. i'm so happy to be home and so grateful i'm no longer frantic to escape it. maybe it sometimes takes time away to appreciate the grass can be green wherever you plant your feet <33
(also i haven't been posting on here bc the app refuses to work on my phone... help??)
Jun 25, 2024
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Don’t get me wrong, I love travel and I’m game to befriend everyone, but i was clearly made for home and mountains and books and isolation, none of which I found in Florida.
I’m looking forward to spending time with my family man. It’s a small life after all.
May 16, 2024
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I’ve been homesick for my hometown recently. Whether it is my mums cooking, my sisters, the easy access to beach and the chill. Hindsight, growing pains I’m nostalgic for, etc. etc.
The Waifs, a band from Western Australian where I’m from, captures this melancholy for wanting home but also knowing you cannot actually go back. It’s missing what you never had. You’re homesick for being a staple in someone’s life.
I wonder what I'm missing
I think of songs I've never heard
Yeah :) excited for Christmas at home lowkey
Nov 3, 2024
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i do this for all my yearners. So a cute song that just pours out the feelings of longing and regret but with an amazing rnb club beat. Honestly not much needs to be said bout my girl right here she’s always gonna be amazing.
Go find someone you can be infatuated with n then go listen to this song. Go live in them delusions.
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pain. my fingers never been stretched out like this. feelin used n abused after first session.
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