Paradise Hills

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Back for the umpteenth time

I've been back at St. Vinny's for several weeks now. How disappointing, how discouraging, how horrible. For 3 years I was legit: working two jobs, had a man, had a place to live. But homelessness ...

White Girl

I moved here to San Diego from Cleveland Ohio with my husband about three years ago now. Of course like everyone else we came here for the beautiful weather, and a change of heart. Everyday ...

Cultural Desperation

I was born, raised, and still live in the epicenter of cultural desperation, within the borders of San Diego at least; Paradise Hills. As a child, it never particularly struck me that not only my ...

I Should Call Him Bas

I salvaged a Lonely Planet Thai language phrase book years ago, a souvenir of my father's long-ago Navy travels in Southeast Asia. Practical and illuminating, it highlights the primary concerns of visitors to that sultry ...

Paradise Hills - My Neighborhood

I live in Paradise Hills - The next best thing to "Paradise", but that depends on who you ask. It's the most amazing, most beautiful and picturesque, serene place in San Diego. And, it's also ...

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