Welcoming Summer, Isla Vista-Style

There’s a tendency to focus on the negative when you live in Isla Vista. There are problems with trash, homelessness, graffiti, and bureaucratic mismanagement, among other things. Everyone knows that a lot you can get upset about.

But now it’s time to inject a ray of sunshine. I want to describe why summer and I.V. are a perfect combination. Just about anywhere you look, there’s something beautiful.

The way I make sure to start summer off right in I.V. – or anywhere else, for that matter – is to have a celebration of some sort. I chose to do my celebrating by dancing down State Street during the Summer Solstice Parade. It’s not really summer until you’ve danced to the drums.