BoA on the red carpet

BoA on the red carpet, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

BoA Kwon at the Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

BoA Presenting

BoA Presenting, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

BoA Kwon, international music megastar presenting a check for Doctors Without Borders at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas

@ the Hard Rock Cafe

@ the Hard Rock Cafe, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

After the Boa Kwon event

Wedding Party

Wedding Party, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Downtown Las Vegas

It was only when I arrived in Vegas did I appreciate just how stressful California actually is, contrary to the brochures. You can only be relaxed if you have the wherewithal to cloister in a safe neighborhood, otherwise...

I spent 7 years in California. I thought because of the poverty, it was stressful. I didnt appreciate that the place itself is extremely stressful. By the time I left, I was an angry mess - not trustful of anyone, feeling out of place. Even when I was doing ok financially - I was still stressed. Before I got to LA, I would wonder why the place was so prone to riots, historically speaking. After living there for several long months, I can attest to a bubbling, seething level of ... hatred... caused by class divisions, racial tensions and historical grudges. No wonder the place goes up in flames periodically.

No wonder I had to get out of there.