Bern

On Market Street
Downtown
Saturday afternoon

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I’ve always known that I belong in San Francisco.

There’s something so beautiful about the city.  Something so alluring.  Something that says, “You are home.”

Like I said, I’ve always known that I belong here.  I feel like San Francisco and I are like an arranged marriage in that it was predetermined.  When I was a kid, growing up in the Peninsula, I would take weekend trips to the city and savor each and every moment.  Everything was so new and so different.  It was like looking at the world through different eyes.  There was nothing fake about the city.  Nothing screamed “cookie cutter”, ordinary or plain. It was just what I wanted.  Life in all its unabashed glory.  It was then that I promised myself that one day, I would make this place, home.

And today, I’m proud to say, that I saw that dream to fruition.  I still see the city with the same eager eyes.  There’s always something new to see, learn, hear, smell, and experience here.  Nothing is ever the same… and I am proud to call this place, my home.

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You can see a slideshow of Bern’s photo shoot here.

Bern’s blog is www.lifeonmyside.wordpress.com