I'm a San Francisco native, and itch to travel all the time. I'm known to make horribly irresponsible financial decisions when the opportunity to venture to a new place (or an old favorite) arises, and whether I'm travelling with only a backpack and days of salt water thickening my hair, or with too much luggage to a resort, I love it. I'm a cultural anthropologist by degree and in life, and I just like to explore sounds, sights, smells and tastes I haven't yet seen. To eat from roadside stands, and have deep conversations complicated by language and cultural disconnected