Meet Janet and Piper. Right when I started to lament not witnessing enough street quirkiness in SF, here she is feeding Piper a leche con arroz popsicle while waiting for the 49 bus. She even missed two sets of buses while we chatted and she showed me pictures of Piper’s home and we discussed her animal whispering talents. These are the treasures of a flaneur. Here are I am with piper. I got to hang too A photo posted by Alfred Megally (@alfred_megally) on Jul 27, 2015 at 5:31pm PDT

I start my day by looking at Bernal Heights, and end my day by running to the top. At first I could barely make it past the first steep section without searching where on the sidewalk I was going to puke. It’s been three months in San Francisco. Assimilating back to The Bubble after a year away was a surprising struggle. Everyone is busy. I’m busy. Filtering events and prioritizing personal time is necessary. I have to make quick judgements about people. I have to sharpen my wit or else I get filtered too. At the same time, it’s stimulating …