#westcoastbestcoast

I'm officially back on the west coast! I took a trip to Tahoe the weekend I got back before doing some intense studying for my board exam at the end of January. It feels good to be back on the same time zone as the bf but it's another adjustment we have to make. Enjoy some photos of Tahoe.

Annapolis

Annapolis is the capital of Maryland and apparently the place to get crabs (to eat). Coming from CA I'm used to eating king crab or snow crabs and the rare occasion of dungeness crab; so eating these MD blue crabs were a new experience for me. It was definitely an experience and it takes quite some work to get the suckers open in order to eat the meat however the meat was good!! We went to Wild Country Seafood and then Storm Brothers Ice Cream Factory because there's always room for ice cream!

Photos edited in Lightroom and VSCOcam.

cold brew recipe

For the past two weeks I've been buying cold brew from Vigilante Coffee. I didn't make it out today to get my cold brew refilled so I decided to make my own.  I cut Verve Coffee's recipe in half because I only go through 16oz per week. It's currently in the fridge waiting for me so I can drink it in the morning :)

Grind 1/2 cup (4oz) of coffee coarse. Pour into your vessel (I used my french press). Pour 2 cups (16oz) of filtered room temperature water over the coffee. Press the coffee grounds down to ensure they are all soaking. Put it in the refrigerator overnight. Mine will be soaking for ~14hrs. In the morning I will press the filter down and pour. If you don't have a french press, filter the beans through any strainer.

where young people go to retire

Had a week off between the end of spring semester and the start of summer clinical rotations so Jon and I decided to go to Portland! We road tripped up there (10hrs!) and brought our bikes. Jon has been revamping my bike for the past year to make it less fixie and more classic. We had a list of food (and bike) places to check out. Most of my food pics are on my Instagram.

Day 1 // Velo Cult, PokPok, Whiskey Soda Lounge
Day 2 // Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Ace Hotel, Blue Star Donuts, waterfalls, Country Cat, Kinfolk, Salt & Straw, Nhong's Khao Man Gai, Velo Cult (again)
Day 3 // BIKE DAY!!! Tasty n Sons, Pearl District, Powell's Books, West End Bicycles, Poler Outdoor Stuff, Tanner Goods, Snow Peak, boutiques, River City Bicycles, Por Que Non, Hopwork's Urban Brewery, Pix Patisserie
Day 4 // Stumptown, Brunch Box



Portland is an amazing city! Everyone is so friendly, huge bike culture, cheap and good food, inexpensive living, NO TAX! Seriously thinking of moving to Portland in the future.

Sutro Baths Golden Hour

Arrived in SF last week to the warm weather of temps in the low 60s :) The boy picked me up and we headed straight to SF. Went to the Sutro Baths while the sun set. It reminded of the time we went to Santa Monica. The previous time we came out to Land's End, we just stayed on the top of the cliff; this time we decided to go down and explore. The Pacific Coast is so beautiful. Or maybe it's just the vast ocean that I find intriguing. Either way, it's great to be back on the West Coast!

P.S. I'm really sad I forgot to charge up my dslr battery before I left and that I forgot to bring the actual charger.