“Who’s been the biggest influence on your life?”  “My dad. He grew up in meager conditions, and ran a small business to support me and my brothers education. He sacrificed a lot for us.”… Read More

“I moved here from India a year ago.” “What’s your dream for your life here?”  “Making it big here, starting my own start up with friends in the technology sector. We don’t know what we want to do yet but I think to make it you need a good team rather than a good idea.”… Read More

“What do you love about sailing?” “Well I’ve been doing it since I was 10 and I feel like I’m in my element. It’s quiet, it stimulates all the senses. It works well for kids with ADD because everyone is used to so much stimuli and it provides that because you’ve gotta do all these things at once or you’re in the water. It feels… Read More

“I moved out here 2 years ago from Florida to work for Treasure Island Sailing Center and teach disabled youths how to sail.” “What have you learned working with the kids?”  “It’s really fun because we don’t focus on what they can’t day, we focus on what they can do. We pair the kids up based on their strengths and we treat them like everybody… Read More

“What brings you joy?” “Food, sunshine, family, road trips, my dog, food again.” “What’s one of your favorite things about yourself?” “I love doing service oriented work and working with people. Not being stuck at a desk, being outside. I have positive energy, I get along with most people, I have big ambitions, I’ve met a lot of goals and had a lot opportunities.”… Read More

“I do drama therapy with children using theater to help them access emotions or things in their life that has caused trauma. If they feel nervous about encountering a certain space, we might act out that fear and try to figure out what that fear is.”… Read More

“Once I got more empowered in my life, I realized that my last relationship wasn’t working. As much as I loved him I couldn’t be myself. I was soaring up in the sky and sadly had to leave him behind. It was scary to leave but so rewarding. I have learned to love myself passionately, and to lean into the fear. I want to be… Read More

“I don’t understand why guys want to ask me how many people I’ve slept with. My vagina’s not a car, it’s not like it has an odometer on it and if it has too many miles you’re not gonna buy it.”  … Read More

  “We are both tango dancers, we met dancing. We’ve been together about 10 years.” Her – “8.” Him – “Oops.” “What’s your favorite thing about her?” Him – “She’s very nice to travel with her, she’s a good companion. And she likes my humor. We laugh a lot together. Always a relaxed time.” Her – “He’s a lightfooted guy. Read More

“Everybody loves to take my picture!”… Read More

“When I was 20 and came to visit the city it was like Dorothy had found Oz. I knew I had to move here. I did and for the first 15 or 16 years I lived here I was doing non-profit work, but now I have my own business called “Hey, Cookie!” selling cookies and brownies! I walk around Dolores Park and the… Read More

“What do you feel like your gifts are?”“I feel like I’m good at making people feel comfortable and welcomed. I used to do loans and I was really good at explaining things to people, not talking down to them, because I had a learning disability and I had a hard time in school.”“What was your disability?”“Dyslexia. I always had… Read More

“This is the 3rd time I’ve shaved my head. I have a friend who has leukemia who has 3 girls. January I shaved his head in the hospital and then I thought I’m gonna shave mine too. Now he’s not the only one who looks like this. It’s nice to be able to give and be helpful.”  … Read More

This is what a real life care bear looks like…… Read More

“What’s one of your favorite things about yourself?”“That I always try to be myself.”… Read More

“San Francisco is pretty conservative and traditional in how people dress and think. I always strive to be different. If you’re different you come up with different ideas so always embrace yourself.”… Read More

“She’s a little shy.”… Read More

Left – “I’ve lived here 55 years and the way San Francisco is changing is scary. It used to be a place for everyone and now it’s getting unaffordable. It’s getting really white. If we didn’t have rent control we’d have to move to Timbuktu.” Right – “Which is not a bad place.” Left – “I guess, but do they have health care?”… Read More

“Today is the date that my only brother died. I always do something thoughtful, I’m not sure what that is yet but I always try to be intuitive so I’m just going to walk to Golden Gate park and see what happens.”… Read More

“I’m a storyteller, a dancer, and interdisciplinary artist. I’ve been in the bay since the 70s.”… Read More

“What’s your dream for your time in San Francisco?”“Just to find a creative, loving group of people that are really supportive of each other, and I think I’ve found that here.”… Read More

“I moved here 5 years ago from LA. People take a lot of pride in the community here. It has a lot of character and it’s very free.”… Read More

“It’s a rat race to live in San Francisco. Very hectic. You have to work really hard to be here but that’s also the joy because everyone around you works just as hard. And there’s high reward for working so hard. You get the meet the best people doing the most significant work on a grand scale. The stage here is pretty intense… Read More

“What are your gifts?”“People like me, I like people. I try to make them happy. I like to service others. I don’t really know why. It just feels like the right thing to do and I get serious joy out of it.”… Read More